Hiring: Lead Security Engineer, Internal and IT Company: Artemis Security Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:58:20 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Azure, FedRAMP, GCP, GDPR, HIPAA, IAM, SIEM, SOC, SOC 2, SaaS, Slack About the job Experience: •5+ years of hands-on experience in security engineering, IT security, or corporate security, with real ownership of internal security programs at a top-tier software/tech company Required Skills: •Artemis Security is hiring our first Security Engineer to own internal security at the company. In a cybersecurity company, internal security isn't a checkbox — it's a reflection of everything we sell. Our customers trust us with their most sensitive telemetry, and how we run our own environment has to meet a bar higher than anyone else's. •You won't be managing a team. You'll be building the program. •Own Artemis's internal security posture end to end, including endpoint security, identity and access management, network security, email security, and cloud security for our corporate environment •Design and run our identity strategy across SSO, MFA, conditional access, and privileged access management •Build and operate our vulnerability management program, including patching, endpoint hardening, and continuous monitoring •Lead incident response for internal security events, from detection and containment through investigation and post-incident review •Drive our compliance and certification work (SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and others as we grow), including scoping, evidence collection, and working with external auditors •Build and run the security awareness program, including ongoing training, phishing simulations, and role-specific education Qualifications: •Deep expertise in one or more of the following: identity and access management, endpoint security, cloud security (AWS/GCP/Azure), or SaaS security •Applied hands-on capability in SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001 audits, including scoping, evidence collection, and working with auditors •In-depth knowledge of modern attacker tradecraft — you know how real breaches happen, not just what the frameworks say •Direct experience leading incident response for internal security events, from detection through post-mortem •Operational familiarity with modern security tooling across EDR, SIEM, IAM, MDM, DLP, email security, and vulnerability management •Strong systems thinking — you can balance security rigor with the reality of a fast-moving startup •Clear communicator who can translate security tradeoffs to leadership and non-technical teams •Comfort operating with autonomy in an early-stage environment and building programs from scratch, without a manager or team backing you up •Prior experience as the first or founding internal security hire at a startup •Background as a practitioner in cybersecurity — SOC, threat detection, red team, or product security experience Compensation: •$180,000 - $230,000 / year •We offer a competitive compensation of $180,000-$230,000 per year, and a top-of-market equity component Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!