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About the role

  • Lead application and product security as Team Lead, AppSec at Forward, a fintech company. Oversee security for both Forward-built and AI-generated software while leading a team of senior engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Lead application and product security across Forward-built, third-party, and AI-built software.
  • Evolve the pentest program: aggressively security-test and remediate existing software, then continuously test net-new agents and the software agents create.
  • Proactively build and integrate AI solutions within the appsec function.
  • Own remediation workflows and vulnerability management with Engineering, including pre-production vs. post-production gap analysis.
  • Partner with other teams to build controls to contain external exposure: network allowlists, egress proxy, and proxy-level DLP.
  • Support the test-to-production review process so AI-built work is security-reviewed before promotion.
  • Grow and develop a team of senior engineers; set quality and coverage standards for offensive testing.
  • Build and maintain security services within the Forward application stack.

Requirements

  • Typically has 7 or more years in application security, offensive security, or product security, including team leadership.
  • Hands-on pentesting and code-review depth across web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure (AWS).
  • Experience building or scaling a security testing program — scoping, tooling, cadence, and remediation SLAs.
  • Understanding of AI/LLM attack surface: prompt injection, insecure agent tool use, and vulnerabilities characteristic of AI-generated code.
  • Experience with modern programming languages such as Ruby, Python, or Go, and with secure SDLC practices.
  • Ability to communicate risk and priorities crisply to engineers and executives.
  • Typically has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical degree, or equivalent industry experience.

Benefits

  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • a flexible time-off policy
  • paid parental leave
  • RRSP match
  • wellness reimbursement
  • volunteering days
  • annual professional development budget
  • charitable donation match

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$175,000 - CA$200,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

AWSCloudPythonRubySDLCGo

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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