Lead Engineer - Product Security

As a Lead Engineer - Product Security, your primary responsibilities include implementing security standards in the SDLC, leading audits and penetration tests, recommending security best practices, and mentoring your team on security issues. You'll ensure compliance within SLAs while collaborating with various teams to resolve vulnerabilities.

To be successful in the Lead Engineer - Product Security position, candidates typically need 5 to 8 years of experience in software security. A solid understanding of application security practices, familiarity with SAST and DAST tools, and experience in leading teams and conducting training sessions are essential qualifications.

The Lead Engineer - Product Security ensures application compliance by conducting various security audits and assessments, collaborating with development teams to implement necessary changes, and constantly updating security policies and procedures to reflect current trends and regulations.

Mentoring is crucial for the Lead Engineer - Product Security as it involves guiding and developing the skills of the team members. This guidance enhances their understanding of security practices, fosters a security-first mindset, and cultivates a more secure development culture within the organization.

A Lead Engineer - Product Security utilizes various security tools, including SAST and DAST for automated scanning, OWASP tools for vulnerability assessments, and other security assessment frameworks to ensure comprehensive security evaluations and compliance across applications.

In response to this question, explain how you'd incorporate security requirements from the initial design phase, conduct regular security audits, and perform threat modeling to ensure security considerations are integrated throughout the SDLC.

Describe your approach to penetration testing, including scoping, reconnaissance, vulnerability scanning, exploitation, and reporting. Emphasize the importance of understanding the application context and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.

Provide a specific example highlighting the vulnerability, your approach to mitigating it, and how you worked with the development team throughout the remediation process, showcasing effective team collaboration.

Discuss your familiarity with specific SAST and DAST tools, how you've used them in past projects, and the outcomes of implementing these tools in improving application security.

Discuss your methods for staying informed, such as following security blogs, attending conferences, participating in forums, and engaging with the broader security community to exchange knowledge and emerging best practices.

Share your approach to developing training sessions, including hands-on workshops, engaging presentations, and collaborative learning to effectively enhance the security knowledge of your team.

Describe your process for regularly reviewing and updating security policies, including gathering input from stakeholders, evaluating compliance with industry standards, and ensuring relevance to emerging risks.

Explain that the most critical aspect of application security is the continuous assessment and integration of security practices from design to deployment, fostering a culture of security awareness across all levels of development.

Illustrate your strategy for assessing vulnerabilities based on risk, potential impact, and exploitability, and how you would work with the development team to create a manageable remediation plan.

List the essential tools, including vulnerability scanning tools, code analysis software, penetration testing resources, and any specific frameworks that support automated security testing and compliance auditing.