Enterprise Security Engineer

Gecko Robotics; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Gecko Robotics is seeking an Enterprise Security Engineer to build and operate the shared systems protecting people, devices, apps, and sensitive data. You will work within InfoSec Engineering, partnering with IT Engineering to secure endpoints, identity, and SaaS controls while enabling responsible AI use.

The role emphasizes governance, risk-based decisions, and cross-functional collaboration across Security, IT, Compliance, Legal, and Engineering, with up to 20% travel to Gecko offices as

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Enterprise Security Engineering, Security Engineering, IT Security, or a related role.
• Hands-on experience administering endpoint management and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions in production environments.
• Experience administering or securing identity and access management (IAM) platforms, including SSO, MFA, or lifecycle management.
• Experience evaluating, governing, or administering SaaS applications, OAuth integrations, and enterprise security controls.
• Experience working with regulated, customer-protected, or other sensitive data (e.g., CUI, HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2).
• Strong systems configuration, troubleshooting, workflow design, and operational ownership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to balance security and compliance requirements with business needs and user experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across Security, IT, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and other cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and operate endpoint-management, device-compliance, browser-security, and endpoint detection and response controls; harden workforce devices and shared enterprise systems.
• Own and improve identity security—including Okta policies, MFA, Conditional Access, and lifecycle controls—and establish practical governance for SaaS applications, OAuth access, browser extensions, AI tools, and other third-party technology.
• Create clear, usable paths that let employees adopt approved AI tooling and other technology while protecting regulated and sensitive data and meeting security, privacy, contractual, and compliance obligations.
• Translate requirements into effective configurations and workflows, partnering closely with IT Engineering to solve shared problems, reduce recurring friction, and make controls easy to operate.
• Build and tune enterprise detections; evaluate alerts and control gaps; lead corporate-side incident response; make proportionate risk decisions and coordinate remediation with the teams that own the affected systems.
• Partner with Product Security, Cloud Infrastructure, IT, and Facilities when enterprise-security concerns intersect with applications, cloud services, engineering systems, or physical security.
• Establish and maintain governance for the adoption and use of AI tools and other rapidly emerging workplace technologies, ensuring security, privacy, and compliance requirements are met.
• Travel up to 20% to Gecko offices and other locations as needed to support enterprise security initiatives, physical security projects, incident response, and cross-functional collaboration.

Skills

Endpoint management

EDR solutions

Identity & Access Management

SaaS & OAuth governance

Data security & compliance

Security architecture & risk

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Tools

Okta

OneLogin

Active Directory

Jamf

Intune

NinjaOne

CrowdStrike

Trend Micro

SentinelOne

Claude / ChatGPT / Cursor / Grok

Job description

What We Do

Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko's complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customerswith a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Role at a Glance

Gecko is seeking an Enterprise Security Engineer to help build and operate the shared systems that protect our people, devices, applications, and sensitive data.

You will sit within InfoSec Engineering and partner closely with IT Engineering. Your primary focus will be workforce endpoint and device security, identity security, SaaS and OAuth governance, enterprise detections, and the protection of regulated data.

Our goal is to eliminate friction: solve shared security and technology problems so everyone else can focus on their unique roles. Security and compliance should create trustworthy paths for the company to move faster and remain in compliance, not unnecessary barriers that teams must work around.

Responsible use of AI tools is an important example. Gecko should be able to benefit fully from emerging technology without misusing sensitive data or creating unacceptable security, privacy, contractual, or compliance risk. This role will help establish the systems, guardrails, and guidance that make responsible adoption possible.

This role supports U.S. Government programs. Its essential functions require regular access to export-controlled technical data, U.S. Government information systems, and customer facilities subject to U.S.-person access requirements. To satisfy the U.S. Government contractual and customer-access requirements applicable to this role, the selected candidate must qualify as a “U.S. person,” that is, a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or other protected individual, including a refugee or asylee, as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). This requirement applies only to roles with these access needs and is not a general condition of employment at Gecko Robotics or its affiliates.

What You Will Do

• Build, configure, and operate endpoint-management, device-compliance, browser-security, and endpoint detection and response controls; harden workforce devices and shared enterprise systems.

• Own and improve identity security—including Okta policies, MFA, Conditional Access, and lifecycle controls—and establish practical governance for SaaS applications, OAuth access, browser extensions, AI tools, and other third-party technology.

• Create clear, usable paths that let employees adopt approved AI tooling and other technology while protecting regulated and sensitive data and meeting security, privacy, contractual, and compliance obligations.

• Translate requirements into effective configurations and workflows, partnering closely with IT Engineering to solve shared problems, reduce recurring friction, and make controls easy to operate.

• Build and tune enterprise detections; evaluate alerts and control gaps; lead corporate-side incident response; make proportionate risk decisions and coordinate remediation with the teams that own the affected systems.

• Partner with Product Security, Cloud Infrastructure, IT, and Facilities when enterprise-security concerns intersect with applications, cloud services, engineering systems, or physical security.

• Establish and maintain governance for the adoption and use of AI tools and other rapidly emerging workplace technologies, ensuring security, privacy, and compliance requirements are met.

• Travel up to 20% to Gecko offices and other locations as needed to support enterprise security initiatives, physical security projects, incident response, and cross-functional collaboration.

Technologies and Security frameworks You Should Be Familiar With

Experience with every technology or framework is not required. Relevant technologies include:

• Identity management (e.g., Okta, Onelogin, Active Directory)

• MDM systems (e.g., Jamf, Intune, NinjaOne)

• EDR/MDR tools (e.g., CrowdStrike, TrendMicro, SentinelOne)

• AI management (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Grok)

• Government security frameworks (FedRAMP, CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, CUI handling)

• Commercial security frameworks (SOC2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 42001)

About You

Required Skills

• 3+ years of experience in Enterprise Security Engineering, Security Engineering, IT Security, or a related hands-on security engineering role.

• Hands-on experience administering endpoint management and endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions in production environments.

• Experience administering or securing identity and access management (IAM) platforms, including SSO, MFA, or lifecycle management

• Experience evaluating, governing, or administering SaaS applications, OAuth integrations, and enterprise security controls.

• Experience working with regulated, customer-protected, or other sensitive data (e.g., CUI, HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2).

• Strong systems configuration, troubleshooting, workflow design, and operational ownership skills.

• Demonstrated ability to balance security and compliance requirements with business needs and user experience.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively across Security, IT, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and other cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience governing AI tools or other rapidly adopted workplace technology.

• Experience in government, defense, critical infrastructure, or another highly regulated industry, including familiarity with CUI, CMMC, FedRAMP, NIST, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.

• Experience administering CrowdStrike Falcon, Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne, or another enterprise EDR platform.

• Experience administering Okta, Microsoft Intune, Jamf, or comparable identity and endpoint management platforms.

• Experience with DLP, CASB, browser security, or SaaS/OAuth governance technologies.

• Experience automating security or IT workflows using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar scripting languages.

• Experience working on a small, high-growth, or startup team where security processes, tooling, and ownership were built from the ground up.

Who We Are

At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer company equity, 401(k) matching, gender-neutral parental leave, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health, ongoing professional development, family planning assistance, and flexible paid time off.

Gecko values collaboration, innovation, and partnership, and we believe we do our best work when we're together in person. We’re an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week, others need a bitmoreflexibility. Ultimately, we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect today’s infrastructure and give form to tomorrow’s. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission, we’d love to hear from you.