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Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

Job in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 07175, USA
Listing for: The Judge Group
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-04
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Cybersecurity, Systems Engineer, Security Management & Operations, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 150000 - 190000 USD Yearly USD 150000.00 190000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

The Dev Sec Ops  Engineer IV serves as the organization’s senior-most technical authority within the Dev Sec Ops  and secure software delivery domain. This role is responsible for setting technical direction, architecting enterprise-scale Dev Sec Ops  capabilities, and driving long-term maturity of secure software development and application security practices across the organization.

The ideal candidate is a deeply experienced Dev Sec Ops  and application security practitioner with authoritative expertise in secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC), application security engineering, automation, platform security, and software delivery architecture. This role leads the design of resilient, scalable, and security-focused engineering solutions that align with organizational risk and operational priorities.

The Dev Sec Ops  Engineer IV partners closely with application development, platform engineering, cybersecurity engineering, cloud, infrastructure, and enterprise architecture teams to influence technology decisions, reduce systemic risk, and ensure security is embedded throughout software delivery and engineering workflows. While not a people manager, this role functions as a principal technical leader responsible for setting engineering standards, mentoring senior engineers, and shaping how secure software delivery is engineered across the enterprise.

What

you will be doing:
Enterprise Dev Sec Ops  Architecture & Technical Strategy
  • Define and drive the organization’s Dev Sec Ops  architecture and long-term technical strategy.
  • Architect enterprise-scale secure software delivery and application security capabilities aligned with business, operational, and risk priorities.
  • Establish Dev Sec Ops  engineering standards, secure design patterns, and reference architectures across development and platform environments.
  • Lead design and implementation of scalable security controls within software delivery pipelines and engineering workflows.
  • Influence major technology and platform decisions related to secure software development, automation, and application security.
  • Anticipate emerging application security threats, software delivery risks, and engineering trends and incorporate them into Dev Sec Ops  strategy and architecture.
Executive & Cross-Functional Technical Leadership
  • Serve as the senior technical authority for Dev Sec Ops  and secure software delivery across the enterprise.
  • Influence enterprise architecture, platform engineering, cloud modernization, and software delivery initiatives through secure engineering expertise.
  • Represent Dev Sec Ops  engineering in architecture reviews, risk discussions, and executive-facing initiatives.
  • Provide authoritative guidance during high-impact application security incidents, software delivery failures, or platform security events.
  • Align Dev Sec Ops  investments and engineering priorities with organizational objectives and risk appetite.
  • Mentor senior engineers and shape technical leadership across Dev Sec Ops  and application security functions.
  • Establish and maintain engineering governance, quality standards, and secure development best practices.
  • Drive continuous improvement of Dev Sec Ops  maturity, automation, and secure engineering effectiveness.
  • Ensure documentation, standards, and engineering patterns support long-term scalability, resilience, and operational sustainability.
  • Shape engineering culture through technical leadership, collaboration, and promotion of secure-by-design principles without direct people management responsibility.
Needs
  • 10+ years of experience IT
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience in Dev Sec Ops , application security engineering, platform security, or secure software delivery leadership.
  • Expert-level knowledge of secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC), application security, Dev Sec Ops  architecture, and software delivery automation.
  • Extensive experience designing enterprise-scale secure software delivery and Dev Sec Ops  capabilities.
  • Deep experience integrating security controls and automation into complex engineering and deployment environments.
  • Advanced expertise in automation, scripting, infrastructure-as-code, and engineering scalability practices.
  • Experience influencing enterprise architecture and engineering strategy in large or complex organizations.
  • At least 1 expert level cybersecurity certification such as CISSP, CASP, CCSP, etc.
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