IT Security Engineer
Skills
About the role
Why work at Higgsfield AI?
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.
About the role
You'll own corporate security: the devices, identities, and SaaS the company runs on. Sister role to theInfrastructure Security Engineer - they secure the cloud and ML platform; this role secures the people side.
Key Responsibilities
We are looking for someone with experience in scaling high-growth startups who can make an immediate impact in the following areas:
Endpoints:
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.
Corporate identity & access
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.
Awareness & response
Security-review new SaaS before adoption; own the approved-app list; hunt shadow IT.
Secure the collaboration stack: email, Slack, file sharing. AWARENESS & RESPONSE
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 have:
Familiarity with SOC 2.
High-growth startup experience.
What we offer:
Competitive base salary in USD
Equity: participation in the company’s stock option program, giving you the opportunity to share in the company’s long-term growth.
On-site role in our Almaty office (we will relocate you from anywhere).
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