IT and Security Specialist

1 month, 1 week ago
Full-time
Senior
Cybersecurity
Epoch AI

Epoch AI

Epoch is a research institute focused on exploring critical trends and questions that influence the development and governance of artificial intelligence, providing valuable insights into its societal implications.

Professional Services
1-10
Founded 2022

Description

  • Set and maintain security protocols that are practical and do not add unnecessary process.
  • Identify, investigate, and remediate security risks through hands-on technical work.
  • Own key security implementation decisions, including approaches to 2FA and other controls.
  • Partner with engineering and research teams to define workable security standards.
  • Ensure staff follow security standards and keep controls lightweight enough to be adopted.
  • Manage access across Google Workspace, GitHub, AWS, Google Cloud, 1Password, Slack, and Airtable.
  • Grant, change, and remove access as people join, move projects, or leave the organization.
  • Hold admin and owner roles on core platforms to keep access decisions moving efficiently.
  • Run cloud accounts and software subscriptions, including IAM, budgets, quota increases, seats, renewals, and nonprofit pricing.
  • Own the technical side of onboarding and offboarding for all accounts and groups.
  • Serve as the first point of contact for internal technical issues related to accounts and software.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in security, DevSecOps, IT operations, or a similar field.
  • Experience owning security at a medium-sized organization, not just advising on it.
  • Experience with complex technical and research projects, ideally in the AI space.
  • Strong ability to work closely with engineers, with very little coding required.
  • Experience running IT or security operations across identity, access, endpoints, and cloud.
  • Deep knowledge of Google Workspace administration and AWS IAM is a strong plus.
  • Comfort making access decisions and holding admin authority without a committee.
  • Familiarity with AI research and with Epoch AI’s work is a plus.
  • Professional-level English proficiency is required.
  • Ability to overlap with UTC–8 (Pacific Time) and UTC+1 (Central European Time) is preferred.
  • Ability to travel for three retreats per year is preferred.

Benefits

  • Annual salary of $125,000 to $155,000 USD.
  • Fully remote work with flexible hours.
  • Compensation can be paid in local currencies in most locations.
  • Comprehensive global benefits, including health insurance and life insurance where applicable.
  • Pension plan offered where applicable in your country.
  • Generous PTO with no specific annual limit, including 30 protected days per year.
  • Unlimited personal and sick leave, plus 4 months paid parental leave for eligible permanent staff.
  • Flexible expense budget for equipment, productivity tools, learning and development, and approved AI tools.
  • Paid work trips, including three staff retreats per year and relevant conferences.
  • Access to well-equipped Berkeley offices, with paid meals, snacks, gym access, and 20 office days per year.

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