Sr. Research Director, Application Security

What makes Gartner a GREAT fit for you? When you join Gartner, you’ll be part of a fast-growing team that helps the world become smarter and more connected. We’re the world’s leading research and advisory company, achieving consistent double-digit growth by steering clients toward the right decisions with business and technology insights they can’t find anywhere else. Our associates enjoy a collaborative work environment, exceptional training and career development — as well as unlimited growth opportunities. If you like working with a curious, supportive, high-performing team, Gartner is the place for you.

What makes Gartner Research a GREAT fit for you?

• You are a team player who values expert insights, bold ideas and intellectual courage.

• You are always learning and looking to discover what’s next in technology.

• You pursue personal excellence through team collaboration and consensus.

• You love to shape ideas and business-related recommendations to help clients solve their technology adoption challenges.

If this describes you, Gartner is looking for you! Gartner is an upbeat culture based on collaboration, teamwork, integrity and objectivity that values creativity and innovation. As a Gartner analyst, you’ll not only help clients solve complex challenges and deliver on key initiatives, but you’ll also grow your career and the scope of your impact across industries. We work hard — and we reward success with exceptional opportunity.

What you’ll do:

This analyst creates thought leading research within our Security and Risk Management practice for technology leaders around the world. S/he publishes original research, speaks with clients directly, and presents at global events and on-site for client engagements. A life-long learner and versatile individual is who we want to join our team.

It is critical to have deep experience in application security, a growth mindset, and an insatiable curiosity for the impact that software and application security has on IT, Cybersecurity, and all markets and industries. Our Security Leader clients need actionable advice on how to secure the applications built and used by their organization, including open source, commercial, and home-grown. 

As a Gartner analyst, you will deliver thought-leading security research.  You will meet with clients every day: on the phone, in video-conference meetings, from the stage at a Gartner event, or face-to-face during an on-site engagement.  In every client interaction, analysts help clients solve difficult (organizational and technical) challenges that lead to better business performance.

To support these conversations you will research markets, practices and trends, and produce research for Gartner clients to apply to their mission critical priorities:

• Conduct research and analysis to uncover application security trends and best practices.

• Deliver high-quality actionable advice through a variety of media (for example, video recordings, written research).

• Write provocative and pragmatic research that is clear and actionable.

• Create and deliver presentations for webinars, onsite engagements and Gartner conferences.

• Track vendors, market trends and emerging practices to remain ahead of the curve within these areas and adjacent spaces.

• Promote Gartner’s industry leadership reputation by handling press inquiries.

• Deliver outstanding sales support in order to retain and grow the Gartner business.

What you’ll need:

It helps to be passionate about the cybersecurity industry.

Gartner analysts are viewed as THE experts.  You need to know your markets, vendors, trends, team practices, etc. and be able to see the forest and the trees.  Most Gartner analysts have many years of hands-on experience and enjoy solving complex problems for the world’s biggest companies.

• Subject matter expertise, with demonstrated knowledge of Software Supply Chain security including DevSecOps and secure development practices.

• Ability to guide Gartner clients in designing an Application security testing strategy and product selection.

• Knowledge of key challenges with cloud native application deployments including Kubernetes and container security as well as experience with container and infrastructure-as-code security scanning 

• Ability to collaborate with colleagues that cover adjacent software security areas, including software engineering, cloud and SaaS