Delta Airlines

United States, Georgia, Atlanta

Information Technology

02-Jul-2025

Ref #: 29111

LinkedIn Tag: #LI-CB2

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

At Delta Air Lines, connection is at the heart of everything we do and guides our every action. We strive to welcome and care for all of our customers during their travels with us and aim to deliver an elevated experience.

Delta is focused on sustaining a strong IT operation, growing our capabilities, and maximizing optimization across each of our tech hubs to elevate the travel experience for our customers and empower our 90,000 Delta people.

We’re committed to fostering innovation, and we’re excited to invite you to be part of our journey as we shape the future of technology at the world’s best airline!

As a Manager of Application Security, you will lead a team focused on proactively identifying and remediating vulnerabilities in Delta’s applications. Your team will partner closely with development, DevOps, and security teams to embed security early in the software development lifecycle (SDLC). You will drive the adoption of secure coding practices, influence remediation prioritization, and inspire innovation in how we approach application security. As the manager of the Application Security team, you will effectively communicate the mission of the team to the team members, manage the resources appropriately, be oriented to driving solutions, and use your influence as a manager to drive change.

Key responsibilities include:

• Build and lead a high-performing Application Security team focused on innovation, collaboration, and measurable impact.
• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for application security aligned with Delta’s business and technology goals.
• Champion a “shift-left” security culture by integrating security into CI/CD pipelines and development workflows.
• Oversee the implementation and optimization of tools such as SAST, DAST, and software composition analysis (SCA) to identify vulnerabilities in source code and third-party dependencies.
• Partner with engineering and application teams to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities based on risk, business impact, and exploitability.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members and developers on secure coding practices and threat modeling.
• Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to influence secure design and architecture decisions.
• Track and report on key metrics to measure the effectiveness of the application security program and drive continuous improvement.
• Stay current on emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and security technologies, and translate them into actionable strategies.
• Lead training sessions and workshops to raise security awareness and capabilities across the organization.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and excellence within the team and across Delta IT.

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

• Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
• New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31)
• In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period
  • 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
• Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits
• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
• Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
• Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
• World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
• Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
• Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• Proven experience building and leading an application security team in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of application security principles, secure SDLC, and common vulnerabilities (e.g., OWASP Top 10).
• Hands-on experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, and other application security tools.
• Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and product managers.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
• Experience developing and delivering security training and awareness programs.
• Ability to think strategically while also being hands-on when needed.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for innovation.
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
• Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CSSLP, OSWE, CISSP, or equivalent.
• Experience with cloud-native application security (e.g., AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with Agile and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with threat modeling and secure architecture reviews.

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