Application Security Support Manager

About SM Investments

At SM Investments, we shape sustainable growth stories that move industries and uplift communities. As one of the Philippines leading conglomerates, we build opportunities across retail, banking, and property — guided by excellence, integrity, and innovation.

About the Role

The Application Security Support Manager is responsible for safeguarding the organization's applications by identifying, mitigating and preventing security vulnerabilities throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). The role ensures compliance with security standards and integrates secure coding practices into development processes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with application development teams to integrate security controls and best practices into continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines for secure development.
• Perform application security testing, covering SCA, SAST, DAST.
• Conduct secure code review to identify vulnerabilities references to industry standards.
• Perform threat modeling and risk analysis for new and existing applications.
• Investigate and respond to application-related security incidents.
• Ensure adherence to company information security policy, regulatory, and industry standards.
• Create and maintain application security policies, standards and guidelines.
• Educate developers and stakeholders on secure coding and application security principles.
• Implement and maintain security monitoring tools and dashboards for applications.
• Stay updated on emerging threats, tools and technologies in application security.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 5–8+ years of experience in Application Security, Information Security, or related domains.
• 2–4+ years of experience in Software Application Development.
• 2–4+ years in a leadership or managerial role preferred.