Security & IT Leader for Onchain Finance

Allium; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Allium is seeking a hands-on security leader to own the company’s security program and employee IT environment. You will set priorities, implement controls, and partner with Engineering and business teams to protect systems and data our company depends on.

As AI accelerates software development, you will build defenses against credential theft, compromised dependencies, and rapid-attacking threats, while shaping a growing security function and team.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in security engineering, infra security, or corporate security.
• Hands-on experience implementing controls in cloud environments.
• Expertise across identity, cloud/app security, detection/response, endpoint security or software supply chain.
• Proven track record building/improving security programs at growing tech companies.
• Judgment on AI-enabled tools: access, validation, and controls.
• Clear communication with engineers, executives, customers and providers.

Responsibilities

• Own the security roadmap, prioritize risks, and assign ownership with clear progress updates.
• Define security approach for AI agents, identities, tool permissions, and logging.
• Lead employee IT and workforce security across devices, cloud, and SaaS.
• Strengthen cloud/software security; manage privileged access and developer integration.
• Lead detection, response, and recovery with defined escalation paths.
• Drive vulnerability response with visibility, risk-based prioritization and containment.
• Support enterprise trust via audits, customer security reviews, and vendor assessments.
• Build and scale security tooling, automation, and team growth.

Skills

Security leadership

Cloud security

Identity & access management

Security program building

AI tool governance

Effective communication

Job description

Allium is seeking a hands-on security leader to own the company’s security program and employee IT environment. You will set priorities, implement controls, and partner with Engineering and business teams to protect systems and data our company depends on.

As AI accelerates software development, you will build defenses against credential theft, compromised dependencies, and rapid-attacking threats, while shaping a growing security function and team.