IT Security Engineer (SF Bay Area)
About The Position
Higgsfield AI is the fastest-scaling generative AI company in history, hitting $500M in annual revenue run rate, 25M+ users worldwide, 6M+ generations per day, and powering 390 of Fortune 500 brands. We're building at the absolute frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. Joining Higgsfield means becoming part of a high-impact team shaping the future of AI-native experiences, at a company that isn't just moving fast, but rewriting what fast looks like. You'll own corporate security: the devices, identities, and SaaS the company runs on. This role secures the people side, while the Infrastructure Security Engineer role secures the cloud and ML platform.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience running MDM and EDR at fleet scale.
- Production experience running an IdP: SSO/SAML/SCIM, MFA, and conditional access.
- Enough scripting to automate the repetitive parts (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
- High agency.
- Working English.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with SOC 2.
- High-growth startup experience.
Responsibilities
- Own MDM across the fleet: enrollment, policy enforcement, compliance, device lifecycle.
- Run EDR/XDR: detection, triage, and response on employee devices.
- Set and maintain endpoint hardening standards with IT and Engineering.
- Own corporate identity: Entra SSO, MFA, conditional access.
- Run joiner-mover-leaver: provisioning and same-day offboarding across all SaaS.
- Administer a Password Management solution and drive credential hygiene.
- Security-review new SaaS before adoption; own the approved-app list; hunt shadow IT.
- Secure the collaboration stack: email, Slack, file sharing.
- Run phishing simulations and onboarding security training.
- Partner with infrastructure security on centralized security monitoring: feed endpoint and identity signals into shared detection and response.
Benefits
- Competitive and thoughtfully structured compensation package designed to align with impact, experience, and long-term growth.
- Base Salary: The anticipated salary range for this role is $165 - $230k, depending on experience, skills, scope, and location.
- Equity: In addition to cash compensation, employees are eligible to participate in the company’s stock option program and share in Higgsfield’s long-term growth.
- Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees professionally and personally.
- The opportunity to work on ambitious AI products alongside a highly experienced, fast-moving, and international team.
- Significant ownership, direct impact, and opportunities for professional growth as the company scales.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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