IT & AI Security Lead for Robotics

Simbe Robotics; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical benefits

Job summary

Simbe Robotics is seeking a senior IC in security to own corporate IT, security governance, and product/robot security strategy. You will lead hands-on security initiatives, design scalable controls, and collaborate with leadership to align cybersecurity with business goals.

The role covers endpoint protection, IAM, incident response, and governance for AI and robotics systems, with broad cross‑functional impact and direct exposure to executives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years across corporate IT and security; startup experience required.
• Hands‑on security and privacy certifications to support business growth.
• Strong command of MDM, SSO/IdP, endpoint protection, and cloud security.
• Working knowledge of OT/IoT security concepts; edge device or embedded systems security experience a plus.
• Deep knowledge of AI/ML security risks and applicable frameworks (NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS).
• Operates well without a team under them; comfortable building from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Device lifecycle and desktop support for a distributed workforce.
• Onboarding/offboarding provisioning across the full SaaS and tooling stack.
• Office network design, maintenance, and physical access controls at HQ.
• SSO/IdP, MDM, and SaaS access management.
• System administration for company-wide SaaS tools (Google Workspace, Slack, Atlassian, and others).
• Stay current on cybersecurity risks relevant to robotics, edge AI, and retail environments; translate threats into guidance for Engineering and Product.
• Advise on security architecture for product features and customer integrations; threat modeling and data handling guidance.
• Assess cybersecurity risk across the robot fleet and customer-deployed systems; surface findings to leadership.

Skills

Security leadership

Cloud security

AI/ML security

OT/IoT security

Startup experience

Incident response

Tools

MDM

SSO/IdP

Google Workspace

Slack

Atlassian

Job description

Simbe Robotics is seeking a senior IC in security to own corporate IT, security governance, and product/robot security strategy. You will lead hands-on security initiatives, design scalable controls, and collaborate with leadership to align cybersecurity with business goals.

The role covers endpoint protection, IAM, incident response, and governance for AI and robotics systems, with broad cross‑functional impact and direct exposure to executives.