IT Security Engineer (SF Bay Area)

About the position

Higgsfield AI is the fastest-scaling generative AI company in history, hitting \$500M in annual revenue run rate, 25M+ users worldwide, 6M+ generations per day, and powering 390 of Fortune 500 brands. We're building at the absolute frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. Joining Higgsfield means becoming part of a high-impact team shaping the future of AI-native experiences, at a company that isn't just moving fast, but rewriting what fast looks like.

You'll own corporate security: the devices, identities, and SaaS the company runs on. This role secures the people side, while the Infrastructure Security Engineer role secures the cloud and ML platform.

Responsibilities

• Own MDM across the fleet: enrollment, policy enforcement, compliance, device lifecycle.
• Run EDR/XDR: detection, triage, and response on employee devices.
• Set and maintain endpoint hardening standards with IT and Engineering.
• Own corporate identity: Entra SSO, MFA, conditional access.
• Run joiner-mover-leaver: provisioning and same-day offboarding across all SaaS.
• Administer a Password Management solution and drive credential hygiene.
• Security-review new SaaS before adoption; own the approved-app list; hunt shadow IT.
• Secure the collaboration stack: email, Slack, file sharing.
• Run phishing simulations and onboarding security training.
• Partner with infrastructure security on centralized security monitoring: feed endpoint and identity signals into shared detection and response.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience running MDM and EDR at fleet scale.
• Production experience running an IdP: SSO/SAML/SCIM, MFA, and conditional access.
• Enough scripting to automate the repetitive parts (Python, PowerShell, or Bash).
• High agency.
• Working English.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with SOC 2.
• High-growth startup experience.

Benefits

• Competitive and thoughtfully structured compensation package designed to align with impact, experience, and long-term growth.
• Base Salary: The anticipated salary range for this role is \$165 - \$230k, depending on experience, skills, scope, and location.
• Equity: In addition to cash compensation, employees are eligible to participate in the company’s stock option program and share in Higgsfield’s long-term growth.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees professionally and personally.
• The opportunity to work on ambitious AI products alongside a highly experienced, fast-moving, and international team.
• Significant ownership, direct impact, and opportunities for professional growth as the company scales.