Staff Product Security Engineer

The OpportunityAt Adobe, securing the future of creativity is our mission. Our customers rely on our products every day to transform ideas into reality, and Adobe's security organization has built world-class security capabilities to protect that trust. The challenge is ensuring that expertise continuously develops the products and platforms our customers depend on.We seek a Staff Product Security Engineer to act as a Security Partner for our most valuable products. In this position, you will develop deep product and business insight. You will analyze signals from the security ecosystem and focus them into a few clear priorities. You will convert security capabilities into practical guidance that product and engineering teams can follow. You will operate with significant autonomy, own the security narrative for your portfolio end to end, and grow your influence across the Security organization and the product teams you partner with. This is an outstanding chance to create a meaningful impact!What you'll DoServe as the single point of contact for a portfolio of Adobe's most complex and highest-value products, owning evaluation and communication of the product's security posture.Build and maintain deep context on each product's architecture, roadmap, and business drivers. Partner with your Technical Security Portfolio Manager (TSPM) to track assets, ownership, and open findings. Stay focused on the highest-leverage decisions!Lead security design reviews and threat modeling for major releases, platform-level development, and new products or services, identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing security gaps across architecture, trust boundaries, data flows, and threat actor behavior.Synthesize security signals, including threat models, vulnerability findings, and customer-identified concerns, into a curated set of top security priorities per product.Direct the security activities needed for a successful release. These include threat modeling, penetration testing, vulnerability remediation, and paved-road onboarding. Integrate security into the existing release readiness process instead of treating it as a final gate.Identify systemic risk patterns across your portfolio, build mitigations, paved roads, and reusable security frameworks that address whole classes of risk at scale.Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers on your team. Share knowledge beyond your portfolio through tech talks, blogs, white papers, and conferences.Contribute to the Security organization's roadmap through research and proof-of-concepts, and share expertise on emerging threats in AI/ML and agentic systems.What you need to succeed10+ years in Application or Product Security and a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.A demonstrable history of building end-to-end security solutions that were adopted across multiple engineering teams, and of translating product context into prioritized, actionable security guidance.Proven ability to threat model complex, distributed, and AI/ML systems, and to make and defend risk-based decisions under uncertainty.Solid knowledge of application architectures, cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes), and secure SDLC practices.Broad knowledge of vulnerability classes (OWASP Top 10, SANS) and authentication mechanisms (SAML, OAuth/OIDC, zero-trust).A background in security code review across multiple languages and stacks.Hands-on experience with standard security tooling (Burp Suite, Kali Linux) and the ability to build or customize tools when needed.A track record of external technical communication, alongside clear and confident communication with senior leadership and non-technical audiences.A collaborative approach to working across globally distributed teams and a genuine interest in helping developers ship features securely.About AdobeAdobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours.Let’s Adobe togetherAt Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email View email address on click.appcast.io or call View phone number on click.appcast.io.AI Use Guidelines for Interviews:Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.About AdobeAdobe empowers everyone to create through innovative platforms and tools that unleash creativity, productivity and personalized customer experiences. Adobe’s industry-leading offerings including Adobe Acrobat Studio, Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Creative Cloud, Adobe Experience Platform, Adobe Experience Manager, and GenStudio enable people and businesses to turn ideas into impact, powered by AI and driven by human ingenuity.Our 30,000+ employees worldwide are creating the future and raising the bar as we drive the next decade of growth. We’re on a mission to hire the very best and believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. At Adobe, we believe that great ideas can come from anywhere in the organization. The next big idea could be yours. Let’s Adobe togetherAt Adobe, we believe in creating a company culture where all employees are empowered to make an impact. Learn more about Adobe life, including our values and culture, focus on people, purpose and community, Adobe for All, comprehensive benefits programs, the stories we tell, the customers we serve, and how you can help us advance our mission of empowering everyone to create.Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Learn more.Adobe aims to make our Careers website and recruiting process accessible to any and all users. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation to navigate our website or complete the application process, email View email address on click.appcast.io Use Guidelines for Interviews:Our interviews are designed to reflect your own skills and thinking. The use of AI or recording tools during live interviews is not permitted unless explicitly invited by the interviewer or approved in advance as part of a reasonable accommodation. If these tools are used inappropriately or in a way that misrepresents your work, your application may not move forward in the process.At Adobe, we empower employees to innovate with AI — and we look for candidates eager to do the same. As part of the hiring experience, we provide clear guidance on where AI is encouraged during the process and where it’s restricted during live interviews. See how we think about AI in the hiring experience.Expected Pay Range:Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several  U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets. The U.S. pay range for this position is $168,200 - $310,100 annually. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the job location during the hiring process. In New York, the pay range for this position is $214,100 - $310,100 In Massachusetts, the pay range for this position is $188,700 - $273,175 At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans. Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.State-Specific Notices:California:Fair Chance OrdinancesAdobe will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.Colorado:Application Window NoticeIf this role is open to hiring in Colorado (as listed on the job posting), the application window will remain open until at least the date and time stated above in Pacific Time, in compliance with Colorado pay transparency regulations. If this role does not have Colorado listed as a hiring location, no specific application window applies, and the posting may close at any time based on hiring needs.Massachusetts:Massachusetts Legal NoticeIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.SummaryLocation: New York; Waltham; McLeanType: Full time