Corporate IT Security Engineer

Jam City Inc; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jam City Inc is seeking an IT Security Engineer to enhance its security posture. This hands-on role involves monitoring security systems, leading incident investigations, and collaborating across teams to protect company assets. Candidates with a strong background in security tools and protocols will thrive in this dynamic environment.

Benefits

Unlimited Vacation

100% Employee Covered Medical

Catered Lunches

Yoga & Wellness Activities

Dog Friendly

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, Kerberos).
• Experience with SIEM platforms and detection engineering.
• Ability to perform and lead internal red team assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident investigations across SaaS platforms.
• Design and implement automated security workflows.
• Monitor and triage alerts from security systems.

Skills

Automation experience

Security monitoring

Incident investigation

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Relevant degree in IT or Cybersecurity

Tools

Okta

AWS

GCP

Python

Bash

Job description

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to "level up" our talent. We’re searching for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

PERKS & BENEFITS

Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays

100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan

Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More

Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens

Yoga & Wellness Activities

Happy Hours

Company Events

Dog Friendly

Jam City IT focuses on providing world-class end-user support and empowering employees with best-in-class technical resources. Our technology team is growing, and we are looking to add an IT Security Engineer to the organization. This hands-on role will support and strengthen our security posture through proactive improvements and responsive actions. As a Security Generalist, you will monitor security systems, analyze events and logs, investigate incidents, and take necessary actions. You will also implement and maintain security tools, automations, and infrastructure—including our future SIEM. You will lead operational security tasks such as vulnerability remediation, user access reviews, and code scan follow-ups.

As a SME, combining deep technical engineering expertise with operational responsibility across Jam City's security controls, you will serve as both builder and executor of security solutions.

Reporting to the VP of IT (Data Protection Officer), you’ll work cross-functionally to protect company assets, infrastructure, and applications from cyber threats while supporting compliance and security best practices across the organization.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead incident investigations across SaaS platforms including Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, Box, as well as Cloud Platforms such as GCP and AWS.
• Design and implement automated security workflows in Okta (e.g., contextual access, dynamic MFA, threat response automation).
• Design, implement, and deploy SIEM tooling and develop detection rules/playbooks.
• Maintain and execute User Access Reviews (UARs), vulnerability scans & remediations, and threat response.
• Perform red teaming exercises and annual penetration testing campaigns.
• Configure, test, and optimize endpoint, browser, and SaaS security controls.
• Collaborate with DevOps and Engineering to ensure secrets and API keys are securely managed.
• Monitor and triage alerts from EDR, DLP, and code scanning systems.
• Participate in security awareness programs and phishing simulations.
• Assist with compliance audits and security documentation including Business Continuity, DR/backup policies.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Deep understanding of authentication protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth, Kerberos).
• Experience with SIEM platforms and detection engineering (rule creation, log correlation).
• Strong automation experience with Okta Workflows, scripting (Python/Bash), and APIs.
• Familiarity with endpoint protection, browser session security, and DLP tools.
• Ability to perform and lead internal red team assessments and penetration testing.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines and secure development knowledge (secrets management, hardcoded credential detection, etc.).
• Strong documentation and cross-team collaboration skills.

TOOLS / ENVIRONMENTS

• Okta, Google Workspace Admin, GitHub Security, CrowdStrike, Nessus/Tenable, AWS/GCP IAM, AWS Security Tools (Guard Duty, Security Hub, CloudTrail, CloudWatch), GCP SCC
• Scripting languages (Python, Bash), Terraform (optional), Okta Workflows/Workforce Identity Cloud.
• Jira, Confluence, Google Drive for documentation.

CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:

- Company news and events on our LinkedIn

- Company Blog

- Employee Feedback on our Comparably page

- Find videos on our teams and games on our Youtube

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION

We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more.

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, religion, ethnicity, marital status, disability, genetic information, military status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other classification protected by law. Our management is committed to following this policy in all aspects of employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY

Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing engaging games for a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Josh Yguado, Jam City is behind some of the highest-grossing mobile games. Its franchise Cookie Jam has generated over half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has over 120 million downloads.

The company develops immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around entertainment brands. Notably, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in over 40 countries at launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios worldwide, including Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.