Lead Security Mobile Engineer

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. 

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.

The Lead Security Mobile Engineer is responsible for securing Allegion’s mobile applications, mobile SDKs, and the connected products they support. As a Lead Security Mobile Engineer, you will be the hands-on security expert for our mobile development teams and a trusted advisor to engineering and business leaders. You will build the mobile security roadmap, solve real problems alongside engineers, and help teams make sound decisions about risk. 

You will join a small, high-impact Product Cybersecurity team. If you enjoy going deep technically and influencing across a global organization, this role gives you the room to do both. 

At Allegion, we recognize that great talent and breakthrough ideas can come from anywhere. That’s why this position offers a flexible remote work arrangement, with occasional on-site visits as needed based on the role. Whether you’re working remotely or collaborating in person, we’re committed to providing the tools, support, and a dynamic environment you need to succeed. At Allegion, your career thrives where innovation meets flexibility, empowering you to achieve your goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. 

While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the remote schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion. 

Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position. 

What You Will Do: 

• Own the mobile security roadmap and standards, and guide teams on the tools that puts them into practice.  

• Serve as the hands-on mobile security expert, working directly with engineers on architecture, code, and remediation 

• Guide mobile teams through our secure development lifecycle, adding mobile-specific depth through architecture reviews, threat modeling, and security testing. 

• Coach and mentor engineers as a player-coach, working alongside them in the code and the tools 

• Advise engineers and leaders on risk-based decisions by communicating security tradeoffs clearly 

• Drive security work across multiple teams, products, and regions for mobile and connected products 

What You Need to Succeed: 

Required 

• 5+ years of experience in software development, security engineering, or application security, with a demonstrated track record of taking on increasing levels of responsibility. 

• Hands-on security testing experience, such as security code review, vulnerability assessment, and mobile application testing 

• Technical leadership: a record of leading by example and by influence, staying hands-on in the code and the tools while coaching others 

• Ability to influence and partner with all levels of the organization, from engineers to senior leaders, on development, cloud, and risk decisions 

• Experience working across multiple teams, products, or regions in a large, complex organization 

• High learning agility: you quickly learn new products, technologies, and threats and put them to work 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or equivalent education and experience 

• Willingness to travel approximately 20% of the time 

Preferred 

• 8+ years of mobile (iOS and/or Android) software development experience 

• 2+ years applying security to products or applications, such as threat modeling, secure design, security tooling, and vulnerability remediation 

• Experience building or leading a security strategy or roadmap across multiple products 

• Program or project management experience 

• Experience with connected (IoT) products, cloud security, and API security 

• Penetration testing or ethical hacking experience, ideally on mobile applications 

• Related industry certifications 

• Experience delivering results in a diverse, global, fast-paced environment 

Why Work for Us? 

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if: 

• You’re seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others. With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. 

• You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development. As we grow, we want you to grow with us. 

• You want a culture that promotes work-life balance. Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work! 

• You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential. 

What You’ll Get from Us: 

• Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy” 

• Unlimited Paid Time Off 

• A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, which currently offers a 6% company match and no vesting period 

• Health Savings Accounts – Tax-advantaged savings account used for healthcare expenses 

• Flexible Spending Accounts – Tax-advantaged spending accounts for healthcare and/or dependent daycare expenses 

• Disability Insurance – Short-Term and Long-Term coverage, paid for by Allegion, provides income replacement for illness or injury 

• Life Insurance – Term life coverage with the option to purchase supplemental coverage 

• Tuition Reimbursement 

• Voluntary Wellness Program – Simply complete wellness activities and earn up to $2,000 in rewards 

• Employee Discounts through Perks at Work 

• Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself” 

• Opportunities to leverage your unique strengths through CliftonStrengths assessment & coaching 

Compensation: This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience. 

• The expected Base Salary Range: $131,400 - $177,500. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. 

• Bonus Eligible: Yes 

Apply Today! 

Join our team of experts today and help us make tomorrow’s world a safer place! 

Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification and every single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role. 

Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace.  Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do.   We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.

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