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[Remote] Lead, SDLC Security Engineering

Remote · Hong Kong Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Agilent Technologies is seeking a Lead in SDLC Security Engineering to manage the implementation and adoption of security practices across their Productivity Solutions Division. This role involves leading a team to embed security controls into developer workflows, ensuring secure software development and release processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a small team responsible for SDLC security tooling, automation, and developer-facing security guardrails
  • Define team priorities, roles, execution plans, and resource needs in alignment with Platform Engineering & DevSecOps objectives
  • Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of SDLC security tooling, including scanning, secrets management, policy-as-code, and automated guardrails
  • Manage vulnerability management workflows and help define secure release criteria in partnership with Security, QE, Release Management, and engineering teams
  • Integrate security automation into CI/CD pipelines and developer paved roads to make secure practices easier for engineering teams to adopt
  • Coordinate threat modeling inputs and security requirements into software delivery workflows
  • Partner with DevSecOps, Developer Experience, QE, Release Management, and engineering teams to drive secure-by-default practices
  • Provide security engineering input into platform governance, incident response, release readiness, and risk review processes
  • Drive adoption of security tooling, standards, documentation, and enablement across engineering teams
  • Establish operating rhythms, performance expectations, and delivery plans for the security engineering function

Skills

  • Typically, a minimum of 1-2 years of experience formally or informally leading people, projects, and/or programs
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent plus directly relevant experience
  • Strong background in application security, cloud security, secure SDLC, DevSecOps, or CI/CD security automation supporting software product development
  • Experience leading or coordinating engineers, technical programs, security tooling initiatives, or cross-functional implementation efforts
  • Hands-on experience with secure SDLC tooling such as SAST, SCA, DAST, secrets detection, container/cloud scanning, vulnerability management, or policy-as-code
  • Experience integrating security controls into CI/CD pipelines, developer workflows, and platform engineering environments
  • Experience with threat modeling, vulnerability management, secure release criteria, and developer-facing security guardrails
  • Ability to design scalable, low-friction security practices that reduce risk without slowing engineering teams unnecessarily
  • Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to partner across DevSecOps, Security, QE, Release Management, and software engineering teams
  • Ability to resolve technical and operational challenges, manage conflicting priorities, and guide team members through complex assignments

Benefits

  • Eligibility for bonus, stock and benefits
  • Option to work remotely

Company Overview

  • Agilent Technologies addresses the scientific and laboratory management needs of analytical scientists and clinical researchers. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.agilent.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Agilent Technologies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 21 in 2026, 51 in 2025, 56 in 2024, 58 in 2023, 70 in 2022, 64 in 2021, 53 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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