It all started when engineer Fred Luddy wrote code that automated a tedious task for his coworker, Phyllis. She cried tears of joy. Backed by Greylock and Sequoia.
About the role
Security-led: 13+ years in security, with at least 3 years in principal-level roles owning architecture, risk, or threat modeling across the organization Engineering-led: 13+ years of software engineering, including at least 3 years building or owning security-critical systems such as identity, authorization, data pipelines, distributed systems, or platform security, and a demonstrated move into security ownership at enterprise scale Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field, or an exceptional record of impact
- Experience that meets one of the qualifying backgrounds below, including design reviews, threat modeling, and risk assessment at enterprise scale
- A sustained record of setting security direction across multiple teams or product lines, with standards, controls, or architecture that others adopted as their baseline
- Recognised depth in at least one core security discipline, such as application, cloud, identity, cryptography, or offensive security, with working breadth across the others
- Expert fluency with threat modelling methodologies (e.g., STRIDE, attack trees) and security frameworks such as the OWASP Top 10, to the point of extending, critiquing, or contributing to them
- A demonstrated ability to ramp quickly on new technology domains and reason about security where no established patterns exist
More about this role
Role
This is a principal-level security architecture and strategy role with enterprise-wide scope. You will set security direction across ServiceNow’s products and platforms, define the controls and standards that teams build against, and serve as a technical authority on complex and emerging threats, including those introduced by AI and agentic systems. You’ll also drive the use of AI to strengthen security itself, applying it to detection, triage, and security analysis. You’ll partner with security research teams to turn their findings into requirements and roadmap priorities, and represent ServiceNow’s security posture externally and to executive leadership. We’re looking for a deep security or engineering expert; experience with AI security is a plus, not a prerequisite.
What you'll do
- Contribute to the security strategy and reference architecture across the company’s products and platforms
- Lead threat modeling for complex and novel systems, including AI and agentic systems where established patterns don’t yet exist
- Define platform-wide security standards, including access-control and data-boundary models that other teams build against
- Establish what secure-by-design...
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