Senior Security Engineer: AI & Enterprise Defenses

Watershed; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k matching

PTO

Parental leave

Gym subsidy

Educational reimbursement

Recognition programs

Job summary

Octus is hiring a hands-on Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to own the security technology protecting employees, endpoints, and enterprise systems. You will harden security settings in business systems and secure AI tools used at scale.

The role covers IT and enterprise security, cloud and application security, incident response, vendor risk, and audits. The team is small, offering broad exposure and opportunities to mentor teammates.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in cybersecurity or security-focused IT engineering.
• Hands-on experience running EDR and MDM across Mac and Windows fleets.
• Strong working knowledge of identity platforms like Okta or Entra ID, including SSO, MFA, and conditional access.
• Experience hardening SaaS platforms such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
• Experience with SSE or secure web gateway tools, and with DLP.
• Experience tuning a SIEM and responding to security incidents.
• Working knowledge of SOC 2, NIST CSF, and GDPR, and how technical controls support them.
• Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Comfort working with REST APIs.
• Clear writing and speaking with both technical and non-technical people.
• Comfort working across many areas at once on a small team.

Responsibilities

• Own the care and feeding of our security tools. Tune policies, manage upgrades, fix integrations, and retire what we no longer need.
• Manage endpoint security across Mac and Windows with Microsoft Defender, Intune, and Jamf Pro.
• Manage Netskope policies for web, SaaS, and data loss prevention.
• Harden identity in Okta and Microsoft Entra ID. This covers SSO, MFA, conditional access, privileged access, and admin access reviews.
• Set and enforce security configuration in enterprise systems like Google Workspace, Slack, Atlassian, and other SaaS apps.
• Manage email security with Abnormal Security and Google Workspace controls.
• Support secrets and credential management in 1Password.
• Harden AI tools like Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT. Configure admin settings, connector and MCP controls, audit logging, and data protections.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Scripting

Communication

Team collaboration

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or Cybersecurity

Tools

EDR

MDM

Okta

Entra ID

Google Workspace

Microsoft 365

SSE/secure web gateway

DLP

SIEM

1Password

Wiz

Snyk

Job description

Octus is hiring a hands-on Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to own the security technology protecting employees, endpoints, and enterprise systems. You will harden security settings in business systems and secure AI tools used at scale.

The role covers IT and enterprise security, cloud and application security, incident response, vendor risk, and audits. The team is small, offering broad exposure and opportunities to mentor teammates.