Application Security Assurance Manager

As a member of the CISO organization, this role provides strategic leadership for application security governance across DTCC’s container platforms by unifying container security and vulnerability management into a cohesive, risk-driven control framework. The leader owns the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of platform-native AppSec controls-spanning build, deployment, and runtime-ensuring security is embedded through automation, policy-as-code, and standardized guardrails. By partnering closely with Cloud, Platform, and Application teams, this role enables secure scaling of containerized workloads while reducing material risk, improving vulnerability signal quality, and ensuring controls are audit-ready, measurable, and aligned to DTCC’s regulatory and risk management expectations.

Your Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead SCA, SAST, and DAST programmes to provide scalable application security coverage across DTCC.
• Manage application security risk by driving vulnerability identification, prioritisation, remediation, and escalation.
• Partner with engineering teams to improve security outcomes and reduce application risk.
• Own AppSec platforms and services ensuring reliability, optimisation, adoption, and effective integration.
• Establish security standards and governance for secure development and testing practices.
• Drive programme maturity through metrics, reporting, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Advance detection capabilities by evaluating emerging technologies, tooling, and AI-driven security solutions.
• Maintain strong risk and control oversight through compliance with policies, standards, and regulatory expectations., * Highlights the expected benefits of new actions and strategies to help others overcome fears of change.
• Fosters a culture where honesty and transparency are expected.
• Proactively seeks feedback from others on his/her own performance.
• Ensures that regular feedback is given in a constructive and behaviorally oriented manner.
• Supports an environment where individuals are respected for their contributions.

• Minimum of 8 years of related experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience

Full time

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC?

Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

Pay and Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).

With over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC’s subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It’s the chance to make a difference at a company that’s truly one of a kind.

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