Chief Security & IT Leader — Equity + Flexible PTO

Allium; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Flexible time off

Job summary

Allium is hiring a hands-on security leader to own the security program and employee IT environment. You’ll set priorities, implement controls, and partner with Engineering to protect systems and data. You’ll balance AI-enabled tooling with robust defenses against credential theft, compromised dependencies, and fast-moving threats.

You’ll lead a growing function, shaping the team, tools, and specialist support while coordinating across the organization to maintain risk and audit readiness.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of security engineering, infrastructure security, or corporate security experience.
• Hands-on experience in cloud-based controls and threat reduction.
• Depth in identity, cloud/app security, detection/response, or software supply-chain security.
• Experience building security programs at growing tech companies; strong risk tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Own the security roadmap and translate risks into implemented controls.
• Set AI agent security standards: identities, permissions, isolation, logging.
• Own employee IT security and workforce security across devices, identities, and SaaS.
• Strengthen cloud and software security; reduce standing privileges and improve dev-sec practices.
• Lead detection, response, and recovery; define escalation and containment procedures.
• Develop fast, evidence-based vulnerability response with prioritization by impact.
• Support enterprise trust via audits, vendor security reviews, and legal alignment.
• Build the security function: tool selection, automation, and team development.

Skills

Security engineering

Cloud security

Identity and access management

Detection and response

Threat modeling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS or related

Tools

SIEM

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Allium is hiring a hands-on security leader to own the security program and employee IT environment. You’ll set priorities, implement controls, and partner with Engineering to protect systems and data. You’ll balance AI-enabled tooling with robust defenses against credential theft, compromised dependencies, and fast-moving threats.

You’ll lead a growing function, shaping the team, tools, and specialist support while coordinating across the organization to maintain risk and audit readiness.