Director of Engineering (Application, Cloud and Offensive Security)

• We are hiring a Director of Engineering for the Application, Cloud and Offensive security teams in the Security Engineering organization
• Snowflake is the AI Data Cloud powering enterprises worldwide to store, process, and build intelligent applications on their most sensitive data. As AI has become more deeply embedded in what Snowflake and its customers do, the threat landscape has evolved at the same pace
• This Director role was created directly in response to that convergence: a wide mandate with real influence across three security pillars and the visibility to shape how one of the most consequential technology platforms in the world stays ahead of emerging threats
• Define and execute the security strategy across three core pillars: application security, cloud security assurance, and offensive security (including the red team program), setting direction and driving measurable outcomes across all three pillars
• Build and develop a high-performing security engineering organization, hiring top talent and creating a culture of rigor, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Drive the offensive security program including red team operations, adversarial simulations, and proactive threat modeling to stay ahead of emerging attack vectors in an AI-accelerated threat landscape
• Partner closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure leadership to embed security into Snowflake’s AI products and cloud architecture from the ground up, not as an afterthought
• Own the cloud security assurance function, ensuring Snowflake’s cloud environment meets the security standards expected by enterprise customers and regulators worldwide
• Translate security risk into business impact, communicating program status, emerging threats, and strategic priorities to executive stakeholders with clarity and confidence
• Influence company-wide security posture through cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Compliance, Trust, and the broader CISO organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance plans
• Health savings accounts
• Robust retirement plans
• Life and disability insurance
• Weekly online lunch and learns
• Virtual workout classes
• Ergonomic work-from-home equipment
• On-demand mental health and wellness programs
• Fertility benefits and family planning resources
• Generous time-off and various leave plans
• Onsite and Remote Work
• Employee discounts and pre-tax selections
• New hire equity + Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Quarterly bonus or commission program- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 12+ years of progressive experience in security engineering, with significant tenure in leadership roles overseeing multi-domain security programs (or equivalent experience)
• Exceptional ability to partner with product and engineering organizations, influencing secure-by-design practices and embedding security without creating velocity drag
• Experience leading or overseeing a red team or offensive security program, with a clear understanding of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
• Strong command of cloud security architecture across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including cloud-native security controls, identity, and infrastructure security
• Deep expertise across at least two of the three pillars: application security, cloud security, or offensive security, with working knowledge across all three
• Proven track record building and scaling high-performing security engineering teams in a fast-paced enterprise technology environment
• Experience securing AI/ML workloads, large language model infrastructure, or AI-adjacent attack surfaces
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, OSCP, GREM, or equivalent
• Familiarity with security for multi-tenant cloud data platforms at enterprise scale
• Contributions to industry security research, conference presentations, or open-source security tooling