Senior Manager, Platform Engineering, Security

Meet Our Team:

The Platform Engineering Organization at Pega builds foundational services that power our cloud-based platform, enabling customers worldwide to deploy secure, scalable, and resilient applications. We are expanding our leadership team with a Senior Manager – Platform Security to strengthen our platform security posture and ensure our products meet the highest standards of trust and reliability.

Picture Yourself at Pega:

Pega is a low‑code platform delivering AI‑driven decisioning and workflow automation at enterprise scale. At Pega, we actively explore and embrace emerging AI capabilities with curiosity, responsibility, and a drive for meaningful innovation. You will work in an environment where AI enabled tools are used to enhance learning, improve engineering efficiency, and support better decision making across the cloud platform.

We expect you to apply critical thinking to all AI generated outputs—validating accuracy, quality, and relevance before applying them in production environments. We view AI maturity as a spectrum, progressing from foundational adoption toward more strategic, advocacy driven integration, and you will play an active role in that journey.

What You'll Do at Pega:

• Own and lead platform wide vulnerability management and security assessments for a largescale, Java based enterprise platform.
• Act as the primary security leader and POC for platform engineering teams.
• Manage the full lifecycle of vulnerabilities, from identification and triage to remediation and verification.
• Coordinate and support security assessments, including static and dynamic testing, penetration testing, and audit activities.
• Partner with engineering, product, and DevSecOps teams to embed security into the software development lifecycle.
• Establish security standards, remediation SLAs, and release readiness criteria.
• Provide leadership visibility into security risks, trends, and remediation health.
• Mentor teams and promote secure by design engineering practices.

Who You Are:

• You demonstrate a strong Growth Mindset—embracing curiosity, continuous learning, and adaptability in a fast‑changing technology environment. You are comfortable speaking about AI with confidence and conviction, and you view AI as an enabler to improve outcomes rather than a substitute for sound engineering principles.

• You challenge assumptions, learn quickly from change, and apply critical thinking to validate outputs and make informed decisions. You bring a thoughtful, quality‑driven approach to your work and actively contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

What You've Accomplished:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• 15 -18 years of software engineering experience, with several years in senior leadership roles.
• Strong experience with Java based systems, vulnerability management, and secure SDLC practices.
• Familiarity with common security testing approaches (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, penetration testing).
• Experience working in cloud native, CI/CD driven environments.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Pega Offers You:

• Gartner Analyst acclaimed technology leadership across our categories of products
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• An innovative, inclusive, agile, flexible, and fun work environment
• Competitive global benefits program inclusive ofpay + bonus incentive, employee equity in the company
  
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