Director of Security Engineering

C1 is the first AI-native identity security platform that protects every identity: human, non-human, and AI. With powerful automation, platform-level AI, and out-of-the-box connectors, it centralizes access visibility, enforces fine-grained controls, enables just-in-time access, and automates user access reviews across all apps. It’s easy to use, quick to deploy, and trusted by enterprises like DigitalOcean, Instacart, Ramp, and Zscaler.

We're Conductors who own problems, raise the bar, and obsess about our customers' success. Our values—Earn the Customer's Trust, Embrace Change, Practice Compassionate Candor, and Be the Conductor—guide everything we do.

We're looking for a Director of Security Engineering to lead and scale our security engineering function. In this role, you'll own the security posture of C1's platform and infrastructure, ensuring our customers can trust us with their most sensitive identity data. You'll build and lead a high-performing team, set technical direction for security initiatives, and partner across the organization to embed security into everything we build.

This is a high-impact leadership role at a company where security is the product. You'll work closely with engineering, product, and go-to-market teams to ensure we practice what we preach.

What You'll Do

Lead the Security Engineering Team

• Build, mentor, and develop a team of security engineers focused on product security, infrastructure security, and security operations

• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and collaboration

• Set clear goals and create professional development paths for your team

Define and Execute Security Strategy

• Develop and implement a comprehensive security engineering roadmap aligned with company objectives and customer commitments

• Own C1's security architecture across cloud infrastructure, applications, and data systems

• Drive security reviews, threat modeling, and secure design practices across the engineering organization

Secure the Platform

• Ensure the security and integrity of our AI-native identity platform, including protection of customer data and identities

• Lead vulnerability management, penetration testing, and incident response capabilities

• Partner with engineering teams to integrate security into CI/CD pipelines and the software development lifecycle

• Serve as the technical lead for security audits, customer security assessments, and regulatory inquiries

Partner Across the Organization

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leadership to balance security requirements with velocity

• Support Sales and Customer Success with security expertise during customer engagements

• Report on security posture, risks, and initiatives to executive leadership

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years in security engineering, application security, or infrastructure security, with 5+ years leading security teams

• Deep experience securing SaaS platforms, ideally in the identity, security, or enterprise software space

• A builder's mindset: you're excited to create security programs and tooling from the ground up, not just maintain them

• Strong technical foundation in cloud security (AWS), container security, and modern application architectures

• Hands-on experience with security tools and practices: SAST/DAST, vulnerability management, SIEM, incident response, and penetration testing

• Track record of building and scaling high-performing security teams

• Experience with compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP) and customer security assessments

• Excellent communication skills—able to translate security concepts for technical and non-technical audiences

Bonus Points

• Experience at an identity, IAM, or security vendor

• Background in securing AI/ML systems or agentic architectures

• Open source contributions or community involvement in security

Why C1?

• Mission that matters: Identity is the #1 enterprise attack surface. We're building the platform to solve it.

• Ownership and impact: Share in C1's success as part of a team that believes in winning together.

• Flexibility: Work where you're most productive—Portland, San Francisco, or remote.

• Comprehensive benefits: Flexible time off, top-tier healthcare for you and your family, and competitive compensation.

• Work-life balance: We work hard, but we know you have a life outside of work. We want C1 to be an important part of your life—not your whole life.

ConductorOne, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin or nationality, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.