Zynga is hiring a
Application Security Lead

Summary

Join our team as a Principal Application Security Engineer and work with cybersecurity leadership to perform proactive security engineering assessments, identifying vulnerabilities in games, systems, applications, and network infrastructure. This role will serve in a lead capacity for application security initiatives, improving overall cybersecurity across our gaming products and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience; advanced degree in science, engineering, or technology is preferred
• Strong background in application security engineering, penetration testing, and vulnerability management
• Proven experience in application development, security assessments, and penetration testing
• Excellent leadership skills and strong interpersonal abilities
• Gaming security experience is a plus!
• Ability to work independently and within a distributed team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with great attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate with teammates and customers to tackle ambiguous challenges

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cybersecurity leadership to engage Game Studios and Central Technology Teams in proactive security assessments, focusing on secure application security engineering and effective solutions
• Lead application security initiatives to bolster product security efforts within our gaming products and services!
• Serve as an application security domain expert in security testing, offering mentorship to penetration testers in identifying and addressing vulnerabilities
• Drive security engineering thought leadership within the product teams, encouraging a proactive approach to application security
• Assess the efficiency of application security measures and provide recommendations for ongoing improvement
• Evaluate the effectiveness of application security measures and provide recommendations for continuous improvement
• Engaging in complex engineering discussions and demonstrating deep security expertise to ensure detailed application security assessments and threat analyses are conducted
• Coordinate application security efforts to ensure compliance with third-party requirements while engaging with external researchers to address vulnerabilities in our products

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Bonus plan
• ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan)
• 401K Company Match Contribution (US)
• RRSP/DPSP company match contribution (Canada)
• Health coverage, dental, disability, critical illness, EAP, and life insurance (Canada)
• Medical, dental, vision, EAP, life insurance, and disability benefits (US)
• Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs
• Global Fitness reimbursement program
• Global Wellbeing Program
• Financial wellness program with unlimited access to certified financial planners
• Discretionary Time Off policy for many employees
• Family planning support program
• Generous paid parental, pregnancy-related disability, caregiver, and compassionate leaves