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Director, Software Engineering - Security

Austin, TX

$250k-$350k / yearest.

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🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll lead the development of core security infrastructure and product-wide protection strategies at Navan. You'll balance rapid innovation with world-class defense-in-depth as the primary architect of a platform powering the Navan ecosystem. You'll drive a culture of execution and quality, ensuring security is a built-in feature, not a bottleneck.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Manage a specialized team of 8–10 software and security engineers.
  • Oversee design and implementation of scalable security frameworks for authentication, authorization, and encryption.
  • Collaborate with Product Management to define and prioritize the strategic security roadmap.
  • Lead security incidents and drive remediation when needed.

📋 Requirements

  • BS/MS in Computer Science or related field.
  • 12+ years of progressive engineering experience with at least 4 years in leadership.
  • Deep expertise in Java and Spring Framework.
  • Experience with distributed systems and AWS or GCP.

✨ Nice to Have

  • In-depth knowledge of modern authentication (SAML, JWT, OIDC, Passkeys).
  • Experience with Agile/CI/CD lifecycle and Security as Code (SAST, DAST, SCA).
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