Technical Program Manager, Threat and Vulnerability Management

Technical Program Manager - Threat and Vulnerability Management

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

The Oracle Threat and Vulnerability Management (TVM) team proactively identifies, assesses, prioritizes, and relentlessly drives the remediation of security weaknesses and vulnerabilities at scale across the total enterprise. The TVM team performs security assessments, vulnerability research, guides and advises mitigation strategies, and coordinates the response to zero-day and other urgent vulnerabilities. We ensure the security of the software and hardware that runs our cloud and non-cloud infrastructure and strive for continuous improvement. As a team, we defend our customers and ensure Oracle meets or exceeds all applicable security and regulatory requirements in all markets.

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Are you interested in building large-scale distributed security systems and tools for the cloud? Do you enjoy all aspects of security, from end user devices and traditional information technology (IT), to hyperscale cloud and multicloud services, to hardware and operational technology (OT)? A security-focused leader can have significant technical and business impact. This is a unique opportunity to work with smart people to solve complex and industry-wide problems in distributed systems, security, and multi-tenant Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) at massive scale. The biggest challenges for the team is the dynamic and fast growth of the business, driving us to improve our systems, tools, and automation to scale to our security expertise several orders of magnitude greater than what we can support today. We understand that software is living and needs investment. The challenge is making the right tradeoffs, communicating those decisions effectively, and crisp execution. Come shape the future of one of the largest cloud services on earth with us

Our ideal candidate is a self-starter and excellent communicator who can prioritize appropriately, drive clarity, and work well with people at all levels. You are flexible and able to pivot quickly to address and drive new requests as they come up. You are highly organized, process-oriented, and comfortable working across a variety of teams to identify and implement the right mechanisms to deliver on our vision of the future.

We are looking for a senior Technical Program Manger to lead key initiatives for Oracle Threat and Vulnerability Management. You will partner closely with engineering, product, and security leaders across Oracle to define strategy, drive execution, and deliver secure and scalable security services. This role requires a strong technical background, program leadership skills, and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels of the organization. The role requires an individual adept at managing high-visibility and fast-paced workstreams, keeping multiple deliverables running at the same time while driving execution and helping unblock work.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program execution for large-scale initiatives across multiple teams and disciplines across Oracle ensuring on-time and high-quality outcomes. This includes program planning, execution, and governance across engineering, operations, and security teams.
• Define clear program scope, success metrics, timelines, and communication plans for complex and ambiguous problem spaces.
• Drive alignment and communication across engineering, product, security, compliance, and operations stakeholders.
• Influence architectural and security decisions by providing programmatic insights and risk assessments.
• Anticipate and resolve cross-functional issues, mitigate risks proactively, and ensure program goals are met on time and with high quality.
• Manage stakeholder communication at all levels, including status reporting, executive reviews, and customer-facing updates through concise updates, dashboards, and reviews.
• Establish and improve program management processes to increase transparency, execution speed, and accountability.
• Partner with engineering leaders to continuously improve operational excellence, incident response, and program delivery.
• Champion OCI values such as "Own without Ego", "Act Now, and Iterate", and "Earn Trust, Give Trust" in every aspect of delivery.

Qualifications

• 5+ years technical program management experience
• Experience in evaluating and assessing security threats across a variety of environments and industries.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and/or distributed systems fundamentals.
• Understanding of secure networking principles, routers, switches and load balancers.
• Understanding of databases, NoSQL systems, storage, and/or distributed persistence technologies.
• Knowledge of database security principles.
• Knowledge of encryption technologies and architectures.
• Prior experience with distributed systems, cloud computing, and IaaS.
• Understanding of security vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
• Programming and debugging fundamentals in languages/interfaces, such as Python, Java, Go, etc.
• Experience automating tedious work using available application programming interfaces.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience developing or securing services on a public cloud platform (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI).
• Proven ability to drive culture and behavioral change within engineering organizations.
• Strong knowledge of compliance program security controls, like ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HITRUST, FedRAMP, and UK Cyber Essentials.
• Strong knowledge of risk assesment frameworks, like ISO/IEC 27005, ISO 31000, FAIR, and NIST
• Knowledge of incident response frameworks and methodologies, including frameworks like NIST and MITRE ATT&CK.
• Experience with security operations and security alert triage processes.
• Experience building continuous integration/deployment pipelines with robust testing and deployment schedules.
• Experience working with internal customers and translating requests into prioritized work or features.
• Experience and understanding of cryptographic algorithms, standards, implementation and application.
• Experience and understanding of threat modeling, penetration testing, reverse engineering and attacks on software.
• Experience working with large enterprise customers.