Application Security Program Manager (remote)

• Applicants are able to work remotely provided they reside in the EST or CST time zones
• Please note that we cannot accept any candidates requiring C2C or those requiring sponsorship for a work visa.

•The Application Security Program Manager supports the Information Security Office in transitioning the State’s secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) from a near-complete modernization project to a sustained operating program.

• The position coordinates the people, decisions, workflows, and measures needed to make application security practices workable across State technology teams.

• As initial transition tasks are completed, the manager shifts effort to adoption, performance, risk reduction, and continuous improvement across the broader application security portfolio.

• This is a cross-functional program management role.

• The manager works with Vulnerability Management, Security Architecture, Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC), Application Development, GitHub Governance, infrastructure and platform teams, agency product owners, and vendors.

• The manager drives follow-through, program adoption, and accountability across stakeholders and elevates decisions to the appropriate owner; specialist teams retain their established technical, product, and risk approval authority.

• This role requires the ability to oversee application security efforts across multiple teams and drive program improvements to strengthen the State of Maine’s security posture.

• We seek a self-motivated individual who thrives in fast-paced environments, seamlessly drives initiatives with multiple stakeholders, and has demonstrable experience in application security leadership.

If you seek a culture that fosters success and allows you to play a key role in maintaining the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the State of Maine’s applications and systems, then MaineIT is where you need to be! With the MaineIT Information Security Office, you can expect:• Immersion in rapidly evolving issues of state government and a fast-moving organization full of opportunity.• Collaboration with talented peers and exposure to creative problem-solving approaches.• Opportunities to tackle unique and complex projects in application security.

• 8 to 10 years of experience in leadership roles and cybersecurity program management, and change agent roles, improving application security program maturity..• Experience improving application security program maturity.• Stakeholder Management and Organizational Change Management Leadership.• Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).

• Certification - Code and dependency scanning

• Strong facilitation, writing, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Substantial experience managing complex technology, cybersecurity, or application security programs across multiple teams, with demonstrated delivery through influence and shared accountability.• Working knowledge of software delivery and application security concepts, including security requirements, code and dependency scanning, vulnerability management, remediation, and risk treatment.• Ability to translate technical and policy issues into clear actions, owners, decisions, and management reporting; strong facilitation, writing, and stakeholder communication skills.• Experience establishing repeatable processes, coordinating organizational change, using measures to improve performance, and managing competing priorities in an evolving program.• Experience implementing, operationalizing, or governing Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) practices across multiple development teams.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.

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