MSD · 14 hours ago
Assoc. Dir , Cybersecurity Engineering
West Point, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$142K/yr - $224K/yr
8+ years expMSD is seeking an Associate Director for Product Security Platform Engineering to lead the security tooling ecosystem supporting application security and cloud security. The role involves working closely with product security leadership and platform engineering teams to ensure scalable and developer-friendly security capabilities aligned with the enterprise security strategy.
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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
MSD
MSD is a leading global biopharmaceutical company that provides medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Eli Kamhine
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