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Job Summary :

Wizards of the Coast connects people around the world through play and imagination, and they are seeking a visionary Technical Director – Application Security to lead a new product security team. The role focuses on embedding security into game development culture, tools, and infrastructure, ensuring secure and resilient experiences for millions of players.

Responsibilities :

• Build and Scale a Modern Application Security Program
• Architect and drive the implementation of secure-by-design principles across CI / CD pipelines, game engines (Unity, Unreal), APIs, and cloud-native environments.
• Integrate security tooling (SAST, DAST, SCA) into developer workflows and automate remediation where possible.
• Establish scalable policies and controls to govern secure coding, build validation, and deployment.
• Lead Partner Studio Security and Governance
• Develop and operationalize a comprehensive governance model for 2nd and 3rd party studios.
• Conduct regular security assessments, establish KPIs, and monitor compliance with contractual security obligations.
• Drive Threat Modeling and Product Risk Management
• Embed threat modeling, privacy review, and risk profiling into the product lifecycle.
• Partner with game and platform teams to ensure security architecture reviews are standard practice.
• Oversee Security Validation and Incident Preparedness
• Implement security testing frameworks for staging and production (including pen testing and dynamic scanning).
• Collaborate with incident response teams to ensure readiness across digital platforms and gaming services.
• Promote a Culture of Developer-Centric Security
• Establish a Security Champions program to extend security best practices into feature and game teams.
• Deliver SSDLC training and provide coaching to internal teams, contingent workers, and external developers.
• Lead Security Tooling Strategy and Technical Partnerships
• Define and execute the tooling roadmap across platforms, including Snyk, Veracode, Coverity, Tenable, Orca, Expel, Splunk, and Sumologic.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to align security with infrastructure-as-code and serverless architectures.

Qualifications : Required :

Company :

Wizards of the Coast develops and publishes game-based and other entertainment products. Founded in 1990, headquartered in Renton, Washington, USA, team size 501-1000 employees, currently Late Stage. Wizards of the Coast has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.

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Mid-Senior level

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Full-time

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Software Development

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