Identity & Endpoint Security Engineer

Neuralink; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Neuralink is seeking a Hands-on IT Security & Identity Engineer to own identity, access, and endpoint security for our corporate environment. You will manage our IdP, SSO federation, and lifecycle automation, while driving endpoint protection, detections, and vulnerability management with the IT team.

This build-and-operate role requires practical risk decisions, clear communication with engineers and clinicians, and the ability to run controls in production, including on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 5+ years of professional enterprise IT security experience.
• 5+ years securing corporate IT environments (identity/MFA, endpoint security, logging/detection, vulnerability management).
• Experience administering an enterprise IdP (Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra, or Okta) including SSO federation and SCIM provisioning.
• Strong knowledge of IAM protocols: SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SCIM.
• Hands-on infrastructure/configuration using Terraform and Git-based workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and operate identity and access management across multiple platforms; own SSO federation and SCIM provisioning.
• Manage identity infrastructure and access policy as code using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD.
• Drive identity lifecycle automation from onboarding through offboarding with RBAC and just-in-time access.
• Design and operate strong authentication (MFA, FIDO2/WebAuthn).
• Own endpoint security posture across macOS, Windows, and Linux including EDR and device encryption.
• Build and maintain security logging and detection across identity, endpoint, SaaS, and network logs.
• Run enterprise vulnerability management including prioritization and remediation workflows.
• Harden IT services used by engineering, science, and clinical staff; review permissions and access models.
• Collaborate to design and operate services on the network with strong authentication and least privilege.
• Lead or support detection, triage, and incident response; participate in on-call rotation.
• Conduct regular access reviews; produce evidence for HIPAA and SOC 2 compliance.

Skills

IAM security

MFA enforcement

Endpoint security

Logging & detection

Vulnerability management

Email/file services

Scripting (Python/Bash/PowerShell)

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

SSO federation

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, cybersecurity, or another STEM discipline

Tools

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

SAML

OIDC

OAuth 2.0

SCIM provisioning

Google Workspace

Microsoft Entra

Job description

Neuralink is seeking a Hands-on IT Security & Identity Engineer to own identity, access, and endpoint security for our corporate environment. You will manage our IdP, SSO federation, and lifecycle automation, while driving endpoint protection, detections, and vulnerability management with the IT team.

This build-and-operate role requires practical risk decisions, clear communication with engineers and clinicians, and the ability to run controls in production, including on-call responsibilities.