Enterprise Security Engineer

About Persona

Persona is the configurable identity platform built for businesses in a digital-first world. Verifying individuals and organizations is harder — but more important — than ever, with AI enabling fraudsters to launch sophisticated accounts at scale and regulations evolving rapidly.

We’ve built Persona to support practically every use case and industry — that’s why we’re able to serve a wide range of leading companies. For example, Coursera uses Persona to ensure the right person is earning each degree. Meanwhile, OpenAI relies on Persona to keep bad actors out, protecting one of the world’s most powerful AI platforms from large-scale abuse in a time when AI is reshaping the way we work and live.

We believe that making the internet safer and more human requires a team that reflects the diverse, global nature of the people we aim to serve. We’re growing rapidly and looking for exceptional people to join us.

About the Role

Persona’s Security Team is looking for someone to lead our corporate security efforts. You’ll play a pivotal role in fortifying our defenses against evolving threats. Your mission is to protect fellow Personerds and the systems we use to do our work. You’ll have the opportunity to employ cutting‑edge technologies, innovative strategies, and your expertise to thwart potential attacks before they disrupt our operations.

This is a full‑time position based in our headquarters in downtown San Francisco. Our in‑office days are Tuesday - Thursday, with the option to work from home on Monday and Friday.

What you’ll do at Persona

• Develop, enhance, and implement endpoint detection and response rules and tooling for endpoint devices
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with our TechOps Team in implementing security best practices for SaaS and endpoint environments and support security initiatives like 2‑factor authentication, automated encryption of client devices, DLP, etc.
• Build tools and processes for automating security controls and monitoring at scale
• Support security initiatives across the organization and harden our corporate infrastructure against attack
• Recommend endpoint and SaaS mitigations and controls based on generated telemetry
• Provide recommendations and support for insider threat programs
• Participate in the on‑call rotation for the Security Team

What you’ll bring to Persona

Benefits and perks

Persona offers a wide range of thoughtful and inclusive benefits for this role, including medical, dental, and vision, 3% 401(k) contribution, unlimited PTO, quarterly mental health days, family planning benefits, professional development stipends, wellness benefits, unlimited paid time off, among others. While we believe competitive compensation and benefits are a critical aspect of you deciding to join us, we do hope you consider why our core values and culture are right for you. If you’d like to better understand what it’s like working at Persona, feel free to check out our reviews on Glassdoor.

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

At Persona, we strive to put diversity and inclusion at the forefront of everything we do, reflecting our core values. Our DEIB Employee Resource Group seeks to build a diverse and inclusive team that fosters an environment where each Personerd feels empowered to bring their unique differences to work and achieve their full innovative potential. Our hope is that by fostering such an environment, we strengthen our business and relationships by putting people first.

We strive to promote a culture that celebrates diversity and inclusiveness regardless of, but not limited to, race, gender, sexual orientation, family status, religion, ethnicity, national origin, physical disability, veteran status, or age.

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