Director of Developer Advocate, Application Security - Checkmarx

Description

Checkmarx is the leader in agentic application security, delivering enterprise-grade protection while helping organizations lower engineering costs and accelerate development velocity. The Checkmarx One platform scan trillions of lines of code each year, enabling companies to cut vulnerability density by more than half. Autonomous security agents continuously detect and counter AI-driven threats across the software development lifecycle, delivering prevention-first protection for legacy, modern, and AI-generated code at enterprise scale.

Complete AppSec coverage across human and AI-generated code, supply chain, and runtime risks. Real-time remediation built for the agentic development lifecycle (ADLC).

We're the platform enterprises turn to when the stakes are high, and the complexity is real.

What are we looking for?

 We are seeking a visionary and highly technical Director of Developer Advocate, Application Security to lead our engagement with the global development community in the era of Agentic AI.

This role sits at the intersection of deep technical expertise, developer experience, ecosystem growth, and go-to-market strategy. You will shape how developers, platform teams, and security engineers understand, adopt, and advocate for Agentic Application Security.

You are not just building community; you are defining a movement.

Key Responsibilities

Developer Ecosystem & Community Leadership

• Build and scale a global developer community around Agentic Application Security
• Establish the company as a trusted authority in the AI-driven development lifecycle
• Engage with developers across GitHub, Discord, Slack, LinkedIn, conferences, and meetups
• Cultivate developer champions, contributors, and ecosystem partners
• Represent the voice of the developer internally to influence product and strategy

Agentic Thought Leadership

• Define and evangelize best practices for securing AI-generated and agent-created code
• Publish technical blogs, architectural guides, and deep-dive content
• Speak at industry conferences, webinars, podcasts, and technical events
• Create narrative frameworks around ADLC vs. SDLC and AI-native security

Technical Content & Product Storytelling

• Deliver live and on-demand webinars and Agentic AI Labs for developers and security engineers
• Record high-quality product demos and walkthroughs
• Develop hands-on tutorials, sample applications, and technical playbooks
• Create product-level technical documentation that balances depth and clarity
• Collaborate with Product Marketing to align technical messaging with GTM strategy

Go-To-Market Alignment

• Partner with Sales and Customer Success to support