Capability Lead – Application Security at nttlimited – hyderabad | Jobyssey

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Application Security Capability Leads should possess strong experience in application security and actively contribute to the development and maturity of the application security practice. This includes hands-on expertise across application security domains, supporting practice growth, enabling go-to-market initiatives, and contributing to thought leadership and best practices within the practice.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Practice Development:

· Develop and execute strategic plans for the application security practice

· Develop/enhance service capabilities in the areas of application security including application security assessments, threat modelling, vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and code reviews to identify and mitigate potential security issues.

· Develop service offerings, pricing strategies, and sales collateral

Oversee security assessments programs (DAST/SAST/SCA) and application security audits
Collaborate with sales teams, pre-sales teams and other internal and external stakeholders to proactively position application security services to customers.
Establish solution/service center of excellence (CoE) through collaboration with vendors and partners including startups
Stay updated on the latest security threats, trends, and technologies to provide advisory to customers.

2. Delivery and Operations:

Govern application security delivery
Manage application security CoEs to
Stay up-to-date with emerging threats, technologies, and application exploit techniques

3. Go-to-Market:

Collaborate with sales teams to develop and execute go-to-market strategies
Develop and deliver thought leadership content (e.g., blog posts, white papers, webinars, conference talks)
Build relationships with key clients, partners, and industry influencers

4. Leadership:

Lead and mentor a team of security professionals, including managers and individual contributors
Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning

Qualifications & Experience:

15+ years of experience in application security, with 8+ years in leadership roles
Proven track record of building and managing successful security practices
Strong knowledge of penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming, breach attack simulation, and ethical hacking
Experience with practice development, go-to-market strategies, and sales enablement
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Industry-recognized security certifications (e.g., OSCP, CEH, CISSP, CISA, CISM)

Workplace type:

Hybrid Working

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application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move

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than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as

established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each

year in R&D.

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