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Partner 20, Staff Engineer, Enterprise Security

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21 hours ago

Base Salary

$243k - $284k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own the insider-risk and data-protection program, including selecting and implementing a DLP platform and AI-augmented investigative tooling.
  • Drive secure adoption of AI tools and agents through data-flow controls, governance, guardrails, and access policies.
  • Own SaaS security posture, including vendor inventory, SSPM, secure configuration baselines, and monitoring.
  • Set and enforce authentication and authorization policies with IT, including Okta, device trust, MFA, and access reviews.
  • Manage EDR deployment, coverage, and rulesets across macOS, Windows, and iOS, and coordinate MDM policies.
  • Own joiner, mover, and leaver security processes, especially access revocation, data holds, and offboarding exfiltration checks.
  • Run vendor security due diligence and third-party security assessments at scale.
  • Monitor, investigate, and respond to data-exfiltration and insider-risk events with Incident Response and Legal.
  • Participate in the Security team’s on-call rotation.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in security engineering or enterprise security roles.
  • Deep expertise in identity and access management, authentication and authorization, DLP and insider-risk tooling, SaaS security posture management, and endpoint management.
  • Demonstrated ownership of security programs end to end, including strategy, vendor selection, implementation, and accountability for outcomes.
  • Hands-on experience securing enterprise AI tools and agentic systems, including data-flow controls, model and tool access governance, and AI-vendor evaluation.
  • Experience with Google Workspace, Okta, MDM solutions, SSPM, zero-trust architecture, and cloud-native environments.
  • Experience running third-party and vendor security assessments at scale.
  • Ability to translate technical risk into actionable language for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong collaboration skills, empathy, and low-ego teamwork.

Benefits

  • Eligible for the a16z carry program, discretionary bonus programs, and benefit and perquisite plans.
  • Benefits include health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401(k), vacation, and sick leave.
  • Requires in-office presence two days per week on Tuesday and Thursday in San Francisco, with occasional days in Menlo Park, California.

Tech Stack

iOSmacOSWindows

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About a16z

1,001-5,000 employees

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies from seed through growth across consumer, enterprise, fintech, bio/health, AI, crypto, and games. The firm manages multiple funds and earns management fees and carried interest, and provides portfolio support through recruiting, go-to-market help, and expert networks. Founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, it is privately held and headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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