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Security Infrastructure Engineer

This role designs, builds, and operates identity and access management systems that scale across cloud infrastructure, SaaS platforms, and internal services at AI companies. Engineers here balance automation with compliance, implementing SSO consolidation, RBAC models, and lifecycle management while reducing access sprawl and supporting rapid business growth. They work at the intersection of security governance and operational efficiency, partnering with infrastructure, IT, and compliance teams to embed least-privilege access into AI development workflows and multi-cloud environments. The role sits within security or infrastructure teams and demands expertise in identity platforms like Okta, cloud IAM services, and scripting automation to protect critical assets while enabling researchers and engineers to move quickly.

$ titles --canonical
Enterprise Security EngineerStaff Engineer, IAMIT Security EngineerSecurity Infrastructure Engineer
Open Jobs18
Companies Hiring12
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Skills

What companies are looking for in this role.

$ skills --core

Designing and implementing identity and access management architectures across cloud and hybrid environments

95%

Conducting security assessments and vulnerability scans of infrastructure and cloud environments

92%

Implementing and maintaining least-privilege access controls and role-based access policies

90%

Securing infrastructure-as-code through policy enforcement and automated scanning

88%

Managing endpoint and device security across employee and operational systems

85%

Designing zero-trust network architectures and identity-aware perimeter access models

83%

Establishing and operating privileged access management systems with approval workflows and audit trails

82%

Implementing single sign-on and multi-factor authentication across enterprise systems

80%

Automating security workflows and identity lifecycle processes to reduce manual effort

80%

Developing and enforcing cloud security posture management practices and compliance frameworks

78%

Securing containerized workloads and managing continuous vulnerability scanning for container images

75%

Architecting secrets management platforms with high availability and secure distribution

72%

Building and operating large-scale mission-critical security infrastructure systems

70%

Implementing data loss prevention and SaaS security controls across enterprise platforms

68%

Integrating security events and audit logs into observability and monitoring platforms

65%
$ skills --emerging

Developing automation frameworks and APIs to eliminate manual security operations tasks

72%

Securing multi-cloud deployments across heterogeneous cloud providers

68%

Architecting security systems for AI workloads and agent-based infrastructure

65%

Designing just-in-time and time-bound privilege elevation workflows

65%

Implementing hardware-backed device trust mechanisms for compliant device access

60%
$ skills --soft

Collaborating with engineering, research, and compliance teams to balance security with business velocity

85%

Leading cross-functional technical initiatives and driving alignment across stakeholders

78%

Establishing security standards, frameworks, and baseline configurations across the organization

73%

Communicating complex technical security concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

72%

Mentoring and developing security and infrastructure engineering team members

70%

Partnering with business stakeholders to design security controls that are workable in practice

68%

Driving continuous improvement through measurable security metrics and KPIs

65%
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Technology

The tools and technologies that define this role.

$ tech --language
Pythonmoderate
NodeJSlow
TypeScriptlow
$ tech --platform
AWSvery high
Azurehigh
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)high
Kuberneteshigh
Oktahigh
Dockermoderate
Gitmoderate
Google Workspacelow
Slacklow
$ tech --tool
AWS IAMvery high
Azure ADhigh
Terraformhigh
CloudFormationmoderate
Datadogmoderate
HashiCorp Vaultmoderate
Jamfmoderate
Okta Workflowsmoderate
Kolidelow
Lumoslow
OpenBaolow
OpenTofulow
Tineslow
Workatolow
Workspace ONElow
$ tech --concept
IAMvery high
RBACvery high
SSOvery high
CI/CDhigh
MFAhigh
OAuth2high
OIDChigh
SAMLhigh
Zero Trusthigh
ABACmoderate
CSPMmoderate
CVSSmoderate
Device Trustmoderate
DLPmoderate
FedRAMPmoderate
ISO 27001moderate
KSPMmoderate
MDMmoderate
SASEmoderate
SCIMmoderate
SOC 2moderate
VPNmoderate
ZTNAmoderate
Binary Authorizationlow
CASBlow
DSPMlow
JWTlow
MCPlow
Okta Expression Languagelow
PCI-DSSlow
TPMlow
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Open Jobs

18 open Security Infrastructure Engineer jobs across 12 companies.

Notion2w
Security Engineer, Corporate Security
San Francisco, California·Infrastructure & IT
Abridge3w
Senior Enterprise Security Engineer
SF Office·Infrastructure & IT
Poolside3w
Member of Security (Corporate Technology)
Remote (EMEA/East Coast)·Infrastructure & IT
OpenAI3w
Senior Staff Software Engineer, Identity Infrastructure Engineering
San Francisco·Infrastructure & IT
Palantir3w
Senior Identity Security Engineer
Washington, D.C.·Infrastructure & IT
Palantir3w
Senior Identity Security Engineer
Palo Alto, CA·Infrastructure & IT
Palantir3w
Senior Identity Security Engineer
New York, NY·Infrastructure & IT
Nscale4w
Staff Engineer, Endpoint Security
AMER·Infrastructure & IT
Nscale4w
Staff Security Engineer, Privileged Access (PAM)
AMER·Infrastructure & IT
Replit4w
Security Engineer - Vuln Management (Infra)
Foster City, CA·Infrastructure & IT
Recursion1mo
Staff Engineer, Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Salt Lake City, Utah·Infrastructure & IT
Crusoe2mo
Staff Corporate Security Engineer
San Francisco, CA - US·Infrastructure & IT
Crusoe2mo
Senior Systems Engineer - IAM
San Francisco, CA - US·Infrastructure & IT
Waymo2mo
Network Security Engineer
Chicago ,IL, USA·Infrastructure & IT
Scale AI2mo
Security Engineer, Infrastructure
New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; Washington, DC·Infrastructure & IT
OpenAI4mo
Software Engineer, Identity Infrastructure Engineering
San Francisco·Infrastructure & IT
Ricursive Intelligence5mo
Founding Security Engineer
Palo Alto·Infrastructure & IT
Palantir8mo
Information Systems Security Manager
New York, NY·Infrastructure & IT