Secrets Management Lead

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum of five years of relevant experience in security or a related field.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required; advanced degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the enterprise strategy for secrets detection and prevention.
  • Architect and design secrets scanning solutions across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Establish comprehensive standards and policies for secrets management.
  • Integrate secrets controls into CI/CD pipelines and developer platforms.
  • Drive the enterprise-wide rollout of secrets scanning solutions with complete coverage.
  • Develop risk-based prioritization for addressing secrets exposure and remediation needs.
  • Collaborate with Identity and Access Management (IAM) to align on credential lifecycle management.
Full Job Description
Core Responsibilities
  • Define enterprise strategy for secrets detection, prevention, and remediation
  • Own architecture and design of secrets scanning solutions across SDLC
  • Establish standards, policies, and guardrails for secrets management at scale
  • Lead integration of secrets controls across CI/CD pipelines and developer platforms
  • Drive enterprise rollout of secrets scanning (e.g., GHAS, Wiz) with full coverage
  • Define risk-based prioritization model for secrets exposure and remediation
  • Partner with IAM to align credential lifecycle, rotation, and governance controls
  • Lead cross-team coordination for detection → response workflows
  • Drive automation strategy for detection, validation, and remediation at scale
  • Influence tooling roadmap, vendor feature requests, and capability enhancements
  • Establish KPIs, dashboards, and reporting for secrets risk posture and burn-down
  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across AppSec initiatives


Qualifications
  • Minimum of five years related work experience.
  • Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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