Senior AVP - Application and Cloud Security

Senior AVP - Application and Cloud Security

This range is provided by Henderson Scott. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range: $150,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)

Salary: Up to $150,000 - $200,000+ benefits

A global leader in operations management and analytics is seeking a Senior Assistant Vice President (Senior AVP) - Application & Cloud Security to lead its product security strategy across the full software and cloud technology stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the security strategy for application and cloud environments, ensuring alignment with business goals and compliance requirements.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of AppSec and CloudSec (AWS) professionals.
• Identify and track vulnerabilities and architectural risks across products and cloud platforms.
• Embed security-by-design and resilience principles within engineering and product teams.
• Develop secure reference architectures and patterns for cloud adoption (AWS), microservices, and serverless environments.
• Deploy and optimise modern security tooling, including SAST, DAST, SCA, IaC scanning, CSPM, and runtime protection.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to reduce risk while maintaining delivery speed.
• Establish and report on KPIs and KRIs that demonstrate progress and maturity of security controls.

Experience and Skills

• 10+ years of cybersecurity experience focused on application and/or cloud security.
• 5+ years in leadership roles, with experience building and scaling security engineering functions.
• Strong technical background in secure SDLC, DevSecOps, threat modelling, and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred).
• Practical experience with technologies including Java, Python, containers, and microservices.
• In-depth knowledge of modern security tooling and controls (SAST, DAST, WAF, API security, secrets detection, etc.).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, CCSP, or AWS Security Specialty are desirable.

Desirable

• Experience building or advising on AI/ML privacy practices or Responsible AI.
• Background in regulated industries such as healthcare or fintech.
• Contributions to open source, security research, or public policy initiatives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Career growth within a global technology and analytics leader