Job opportunity
Founding IT Security Engineer
Ai Safety
Build MATS’s secure IT foundation as its first dedicated IT Security Engineer, focusing on identity, endpoints, and distributed operations.
This founding role owns corporate IT and security for a research organization operating across London, Berkeley, and remote collaborators. You will configure systems, automate workflows, and establish controls supporting staff, fellows, vendors, and sensitive research. The work spans endpoint security, identity management, communications, compliance, and incident response.
Key Responsibilities:
Deploy MDM and EDR across a hybrid two-country fleet
Own identity lifecycles, SSO, least privilege, and hardware-key MFA
Implement email security, phishing protection, and collaboration governance
Lead audits, vendor reviews, privacy, and data-processing controls
Maintain incident response, access reviews, backups, and security policies
Requirements:
Built an IT or security function from scratch
Hands-on system configuration, scripting, and stack implementation experience
Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or Cyber Essentials
Comfort operating a SIEM and working autonomously
Ability to explain security requirements clearly to non-technical colleagues
Apply security engineering, identity management, compliance, and incident response to protect MATS’s research operations.
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Apply on source site This founding role owns corporate IT and security for a research organization operating across London, Berkeley, and remote collaborators. You will configure systems, automate workflows, and establish controls supporting staff, fellows, vendors, and sensitive research. The work spans endpoint security, identity management, communications, compliance, and incident response.
Key Responsibilities:
Deploy MDM and EDR across a hybrid two-country fleet
Own identity lifecycles, SSO, least privilege, and hardware-key MFA
Implement email security, phishing protection, and collaboration governance
Lead audits, vendor reviews, privacy, and data-processing controls
Maintain incident response, access reviews, backups, and security policies
Requirements:
Built an IT or security function from scratch
Hands-on system configuration, scripting, and stack implementation experience
Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or Cyber Essentials
Comfort operating a SIEM and working autonomously
Ability to explain security requirements clearly to non-technical colleagues
Apply security engineering, identity management, compliance, and incident response to protect MATS’s research operations.
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