Security Engineer

Profound
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 80,000 - 150,000 annuallyFunction: CybersecurityExperience: 3+ yearsSkills: ["Security","IAM","Access control","Least-privilege"]

Join Profound as a Security Engineer responsible for owning the security posture of the platform, infrastructure, and corporate environment. You will design and operate access controls, IAM, vulnerability management, and compliance programs, collaborating with Engineering and Operations to protect customer data and enable rapid growth as the first dedicated security hire.

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6 months ago

Security Engineer

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Job Summary

Join Profound as a Security Engineer responsible for owning the security posture of the platform, infrastructure, and corporate environment. You will design and operate access controls, IAM, vulnerability management, and compliance programs, collaborating with Engineering and Operations to protect customer data and enable rapid growth as the first dedicated security hire.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Cybersecurity

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, implement, and maintain role-based and attribute-based access control across production systems, cloud infrastructure, and corporate tools
  • •Own identity and access management including SSO, SCIM provisioning, and lifecycle automation across Google Workspace, AWS, and internal systems
  • •Conduct regular access reviews and enforce least-privilege principles across environments
  • •Build automated workflows for onboarding, offboarding, and role change provisioning
  • •Build and run a vulnerability management program across infrastructure, applications, and dependencies

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 80,000 - 150,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •3+ years of experience in security engineering in high-growth SaaS or infrastructure-heavy environments
  • •Deep understanding of access control models and authentication protocols such as OAuth, SAML, and OIDC
  • •Hands-on experience building or maintaining a SOC 2 compliance program
  • •Strong knowledge of AWS security services and cloud security architecture (IAM, VPC, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Security Hub)
  • •Experience integrating vulnerability management tooling into CI/CD workflows
Experience:3+ yearsSecuritySaaSInfrastructure
Skills:SecurityIAMAccess controlLeast-privilege
Certifications:CISSPCCSPAWS Security Specialty
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AWSOAuthSAMLOIDCSCIMSSOCI/CDSASTDASTSCAContainer scanningTerraformCloudFormationSIEMPythonBash

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Profound
Builds an AI visibility and answer‑engine optimization platform that helps enterprise brands measure, optimize, and control how they appear across ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity and other AI/answer engines.
Industry: Enterprise Software
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2024
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