Application Security Engineering Manager

Skills

About the Role

You will lead the company's application security team, formulate and implement application security strategy and technical roadmap, build a full-lifecycle application security system, manage security risks and vulnerabilities, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with R&D, product, testing, operations, and compliance teams.

Requirements

• 8+ years of application security or related experience, including 3+ years managing senior application security teams.
• Preferred fintech, digital currency, payment, or blockchain industry experience.
• Deep understanding of application security risks in digital currency trading and payment systems.
• Proficiency in security code review, penetration testing, vulnerability research, SDLC security management, and application security monitoring.
• Experience with OWASP Top 10, vulnerability discovery, and remediation.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, or Go.
• Familiarity with SAST, DAST, IAST, and vulnerability scanners.
• Understanding of FATF, MiCA, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS requirements.
• Excellent leadership, team management, coordination, and analytical skills.
• Experience handling major application security incidents.
• Fluent oral and written Chinese and English communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, information security, network security, or a related field.
• CISSP, CISM, or CEH certifications preferred.
• Preferred experience building security systems for compliant exchanges or payment institutions.
• Preferred cloud security experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Formulate application security strategy, technical roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Lead SDLC security, vulnerability management, security code review, penetration testing, and security monitoring.
• Establish application security standards, processes, and operating procedures.
• Track emerging security technologies, vulnerabilities, and attack methods.
• Build, manage, and develop the application security engineering team.
• Set team OKRs, performance standards, assignments, training, and reviews.
• Lead application security risk assessments and mitigation planning.
• Integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Establish and manage the vulnerability management system.
• Respond to application security incidents and lead root-cause investigations.
• Ensure compliance with global regulations and industry standards.
• Support audits, risk assessments, regulatory reporting, and compliance programs.
• Collaborate with R&D, product, testing, operations, compliance, network security, and data security teams.
• Provide security guidance, remediation support, and awareness training.

Benefits

• Meaningful cross-functional collaboration.
• Opportunities for career advancement in a fast-growing organization.
• Culture that welcomes data-backed ideas and innovation.