Staff+ Security Engineer, IT and Corporate Security
About The Position
Verkada is transforming how organizations protect their people and places with an integrated, AI-powered platform. A leader in cloud physical security, Verkada helps organizations strengthen safety and efficiency through one connected software platform that includes solutions for video security, access control, air quality sensors, alarms, intercoms, and visitor management. Over 30,000 organizations worldwide, including more than 100+ companies in the Fortune 500, trust Verkada as their physical security layer for easier management, intelligent control, and scalable deployments. Founded in 2016, Verkada has expanded rapidly with 15 offices and 2,200+ full-time employees.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree or equivalent
- 7+ years of experience as a security engineer or IT systems engineer working on security
- Understanding of security weaknesses, exploits, attacks and mitigations
- Strong understanding of identity management, endpoint security, and cloud-based SaaS environments
- Scripting ability. You will write Python scripts for security and compliance automation
- Experience aligning on security risks and plans with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
- Ability to think both strategically and operationally — you can design the system and implement it
- Experience in a high-growth startup environment
Responsibilities
- Design and implement identity and access management controls (SSO, MFA, RBAC, conditional access policies, Zero Trust Network Access)
- Lead endpoint security strategy (MDM, EDR, DLP, device hardening)
- Define and enforce security best practices across the organization
- Partner with IT, Engineering, and Security teams to secure internal systems, endpoints, SaaS applications, and corporate infrastructure
- Collaborate with leaders to define, communicate, and execute on goals, priorities and process
- Support compliance efforts (SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.)
- Build security automation, tooling and agents through orchestration platform to ensure security best practices and governance
- Respond to internal security events and alerts
- Manage and implement corporate AI security strategy
Benefits
- Comprehensive wellness perks, benefits, and resources
- Healthcare programs that can be tailored to meet the personal health and financial well-being needs
- Premiums are 100% covered for the employee under at least one plan and 80% for family premiums under all plans
- Nationwide medical, vision and dental coverage
- Health Saving Account (HSA) with annual employer contributions
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) with tax saving options
- Expanded mental health support
- Paid parental leave policy & fertility benefits
- Time off to relax and recharge through our paid holidays, firmwide extended holidays, flexible PTO and personal sick time
- Professional development stipend
- Fertility Stipend
- Wellness/fitness benefits
- Healthy lunches provided daily
- Commuter benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
