Zillow
Director, Application Security
$209K–$352K
Remote-USA · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Experience
- 12+ years of progressive security experience; at least 5 years in leadership roles managing managers and multifunctional security teams.
About the job
Leads Zillow’s Application Security and Security Architecture functions, setting strategy, managing teams and budgets, and embedding security into product and platform engineering.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a multi-manager security organization and establish a 2–3-year strategic roadmap.
- Build developer-centered AppSec programs integrated into CI/CD, secure design reviews, and developer tooling.
- Guide security architecture, vulnerability management, talent planning, budgets, and executive communication of risk.
What they ask for
- 12+ years of progressive security experience, including at least 5 years leading managers and multifunctional security teams.
- Track record leading AppSec programs integrated into SDLC, CI/CD, and developer workflows.
- Deep expertise in multicloud security, including IaC, Kubernetes/container security, and Zero Trust architecture.
- Proficiency in Python, Go, or a similar programming or scripting language.
Nice to have
- Experience at a high-growth consumer technology or fintech company.
- AWS experience; executive and ideally board-level presentation experience.
Pay
$220,200.00 - $351,800.00 annually (base salary); $209,200.00 - $334,200.00 annually (base salary)
Tools
AWS, Terraform/CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Python, Go, SIEM, SOAR, DAST/SAST
AI focus
Evaluate AI/ML-driven attack surfaces and adapt security architecture and controls.
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