Principal Security Assurance Engineer - Platform and Application Security

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We are a team of passionate storytellers, technology innovators, and change agents. Building off Adobe Express initial success, we are now re-imagining (from the ground up!) the way people discover, create, and publish the full range of media types - from graphics to imaging to video - right in the browser and on their mobile devices. Our aim is to build fast and easy product experiences that empower students, social influencers, marketers, small businesses - really anyone with something to say - to make something that will stand out and impress their audience.

The Principal Security Assurance Engineer will serve as the primary driver for ensuring strong security practices for Adobe Express and also be the primary liaison between Adobe Express teams and the broader Security organization. This role is essential for embedding robust security practices directly within the development and operational processes in our platform and applications. The role will prioritize both Adobe Express' product engineering goals and the overall security goals of Adobe, to align and improve the product development lifecycle.

Strategic Security Leadership

• Influence product strategies and roadmaps to include vital security measures, ensuring Adobe Express leads in security within Creative Cloud.

• Lead the security dialogue within the organization by participating in Product Security Alignment Meetings alongside representatives from the Security Business Operations and Enablement team and representatives from Adobe Express.

Security Integration and Advocacy

• Integrate and supervise security requirements from the inception into all stages of development, from initial design through production.

• Advocate for the adoption of security best practices, tools, and processes, ensuring that security is a core component of the product development lifecycle.

Management and Oversight

• Act as the primary point of contact for solutions involving multiple Security Champions, coordinating efforts across various components and teams.

• Be responsible for the effectiveness of security practices and initiatives, ensuring they are accurately implemented and yield the expected security posture improvements and tracked through associated metrics.

Risk Management

• Collaborate closely with Adobe Security team to manage security requirements and ensure these are well communicated and understood by the engineering teams.

• Handle risk assessments, provide business justifications for risk adjustments and exceptions, and ensure all Adobe Express products meet strict security standards.

Team Leadership and Development

• Lead and mentor Security Champions within Adobe Express, fostering a culture of security awareness and continuous improvement.

• Provide strategic direction for the team, helping them to prioritize security tasks and integrate them into their respective roadmaps and sprints.

• Work alongside engineering teams to advise and facilitate their threat modeling efforts.

• Identifying emerging security problems that need additional focus, and contributing to building solutions to solve them, especially around the AI/ML space.

• Master's degree in computer science, engineering, cybersecurity or a related field, or a bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience in a similar security role.

• Outstanding organization skills, strong planning skills, communication skills, and high attention to detail. The position requires speaking publicly to senior leadership and customers.

• Proven track record building technical rapport and enduring relationships within diverse teams.

• Proficient knowledge of public cloud infrastructure and architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP) and associated security concepts and challenges.

• Deep familiarity of foundational security principles, techniques, and standard methodologies such as authentication, authorization, logging, baselines, data handling, and SPLC.

• Solid knowledge of application & operations security vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10) and mitigation techniques.

• Ambitious and driven, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to multitask and switch between multiple high urgency projects.

• Hangs on experience with emerging threats, mitigations, and industry trends.

• Experience leading projects and programs, especially within the Cybersecurity domain.

• Practical experience in an engineering and software development organization and within the Secure Development Lifecycle.

• Background in Lean Enterprise/Agile/DevOps/SecDevOps development frameworks.

• Strong experience working with SaaS/cloud delivered solutions.

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