Lead Application Security Architect

Summary

Lead an internal security consulting team focused on mobile app ecosystem (iOS/Android) and enterprise security architecture, driving threat modeling, AI/ML security governance, and CI/CD security tooling.

Our client is hiring a Software Security Architect to leadtheir internal security consulting team, with a sharp focus on their mobile appecosystem (native and hybrid, iOS/Android) alongside the broader enterprise.

What You'll Do

• Lead threat-driven architecture reviews — mobileclients/SDKs, identity flows (OAuth2, JWT), AI deployments (MCP, RAG, agent harnesses)

• Advance AI-enabled threat modelling; pilot new initiatives

• Drive architecture decisions across business units, mobilepipelines included

• Build security-by-design into mobile app development

• Uplift CI/CD security tooling (mobile SAST/DAST, secretsmanagement)

• Relaunch Security Champions into a programme people wantto join

• Design identity governance across hybrid/multi-cloud,incl. on-device token handling

• Architect frameworks for Gen AI deployment, monitoring,governance

• Own security blueprints for Gen AI, MCP, AI guardrails

• Lead agentic AI security — auth/authz of AI agents

What You Bring

• Bachelor's in CS, Engineering, or equivalent

• 5+ yrs as a software engineer/developer; mobile dev/security a plus

• 3+ yrs leading a team in security architecture/consulting

• Threat modelling experience, ideally mobile (OWASPMASVS/MSTG)

• Track record delivering complex, multi-stakeholderinitiatives

• Hands-on AI/ML security: LLMs, MCP, agentic AI

• Strong OWASP/SANS fundamentals; SAST, DAST, SCA, containerscanning

• Certifications (SANS, AWS, Azure) a plus

If you would like to explore this opportunity, pleaseemail your resume in Microsoft Word format to eugene.chang@thevinesearch.com

We thank you for your interest and will contact shortlisted candidates for a more detailed discussion.

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