Principal, Security Engineering & Vulnerability Management for WB Games

• Partner with WB Games engineering and studio teams to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle across GitHub and Perforce-based workflows.
• Drive adoption of secure development tooling and controls — including SAST, DAST, secrets management, dependency scanning, branch protections, and CI/CD guardrails — embedded directly into developer pipelines.
• Champion secure-by-design principles and threat modeling across game studios, live-service platforms, and online services.
• Lead application and product security reviews for new game launches, major releases, and live-service features prior to public exposure.

• Executive presence, technical security expertise, business acumen, communication skills and alignment focus.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or other related discipline preferred or 10+ years of previous technical security experience.
• 10+ years of supervisory or management experience in a technical security environment.
• Strong technical engineering background, with the ability to engage credibly with software, infrastructure, and platform engineering teams on architecture, code, and operational decisions.
• Demonstrated experience securing the software development lifecycle, including hands-on familiarity with source control and build platforms used in games and media production, particularly GitHub and Perforce, and the ability to embed security controls (SAST/DAST, secrets management, branch protections, CI/CD guardrails) directly into developer workflows.
• Proven track record in vulnerability and threat remediation at scale, prioritizing exposures, driving root-cause fixes with engineering owners, and reducing time-to-remediate for both internet-facing and internal assets in fast-moving threat environments.
• Should possess proficiency in the technical aspects of cyber security, such as:
• Cloud infrastructure and concepts, specifically the security aspects thereof
• Application security topics such as the OWASP top 10.
• SIEM & logging tools
• Vulnerability Management and EDR/XDR toolsets.
• Network and Compute architectures
• Identity & Access Management and Privileged Access Management
• Solid knowledge of various regulatory requirements and information security control frameworks (ISO, NIST, PCI, GDPR, CCPA, SOX).
• Strong understanding of audit/risk management methodologies and regulatory requirements pertaining to information security, privacy and/or data security.
• Hands-on experience with security practices such as security incident response and risk management.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, specifically the ability to communicate within the context of the intended audience, whether that be senior executives or highly technical engineering resources. Good understanding of Industry trends and emerging threats.
• Experience in leading projects leveraging global teams with matrix resources.
• Extensive experience in the information security field designing and implementing enterprise security solutions in a global context.

• Experience in providing Cybersecurity services and modeling for Media, Broadcast & Entertainment companies.
• Security certifications are a plus (CISSP, CISM, CISA, SANS, etc.)

How We Get Things Done...

This last bit is probably the most important!

Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done.

You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day.

We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

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