Merck · 5 hours ago
Assoc. Dir , Cybersecurity Engineering
USA - Pennsylvania - West Point
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$142K/yr - $224K/yr
8+ years expMerck is a global healthcare company that is seeking an Associate Director for Product Security Platform Engineering. This role will lead the development and scaling of security tooling ecosystems, ensuring that security capabilities are aligned with enterprise security strategy and developer-friendly.
BiotechnologyHealth CareMedicalPharmaceutical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead design, development, and scaling of product security platforms, including integrating application scanners and cloud-native security guardrails
Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines, provisioning workflows, and developer platforms
Drive automation/AI and orchestration to reduce manual security review overhead
Translate enterprise security policies and standards into enforceable platform capabilities
Partner with architecture, Cloud, DevOps, and product teams to integrate secure‑by‑design principles into engineering workflows
Establish platform KPIs, KRIs, and adoption metrics; enable reporting for risk reviews, leadership updates, and regulatory needs
Oversee platform operations, including performance, availability, team processes, backlog management, vendor management, and escalations
Lead a team of platform engineers and security specialists
Provide mentorship, career development, and continuous learning opportunities
Cultivate a culture of engineering excellence, automation, and measurable security outcomes
Work closely with product lines, cloud engineering, DevOps, and enterprise security teams to drive adoption of platform capabilities
Act as a trusted technical advisor to internal teams
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, DevSecOps, platform engineering, cloud security, or application security
Deep experience with at least two of: SAST, SCA, DAST, cloud security platforms, Containers, vulnerability management tooling, logging/telemetry, or CI/CD integration
Strong engineering background (Python, Java, automation frameworks, cloud-native architectures)
Experience deploying enterprise‑scale security platforms and integrating them into engineering ecosystems
Proven leadership experience managing teams or large cross‑functional initiatives
Preferred
Experience embedded security controls in the developer workflow
Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP/Alibaba cloud guardrails
Background in distributed systems, API platforms, and event-driven architectures
Experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams
Bachelor's or Advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field
Relevant certifications (CISSP, CCSK, GIAC, etc.)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
Retirement benefits, including 401(k)
Paid holidays
Vacation
Compassionate and sick days
Company
Merck
Merck is a biopharmaceutical company that offers medicines and vaccines for various diseases.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.59MKey Investors
Private Capital AdvisorsGavi, the Vaccine Alliance
2018-11-25Post Ipo Equity· $0.59M
2016-01-21Series Unknown· $5M
1980-12-19IPO
Leadership Team
Betty Larson
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Dean Li
Executive Vice President and President, Merck Research Laboratories
Recent News
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