Describe a time when you had to balance security requirements with business/product delivery speed, especially involving cross-team collaboration.
Include:
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What was the security risk and what was at stake for the business?
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Who were the stakeholders (product, engineering, compliance, security, leadership)?
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What options did you propose (trade-offs), and how did you drive alignment?
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How did you ensure ownership: execution plan, milestones, and follow-through?
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What was the outcome, and what would you do differently?
Follow-ups to be ready for:
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If the team refused your recommendation, how did you escalate (or not)?
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How did you quantify risk (likelihood × impact) and decide what to defer?
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What did you do to prevent recurrence (process/tooling/guardrails)?