Founding IT Security Engineer

Build MATS’s secure IT foundation as its first dedicated IT Security Engineer, focusing on identity, endpoints, and distributed operations.

This founding role owns corporate IT and security for a research organization operating across London, Berkeley, and remote collaborators. You will configure systems, automate workflows, and establish controls supporting staff, fellows, vendors, and sensitive research. The work spans endpoint security, identity management, communications, compliance, and incident response.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deploy MDM and EDR across a hybrid two-country fleet
• Own identity lifecycles, SSO, least privilege, and hardware-key MFA
• Implement email security, phishing protection, and collaboration governance
• Lead audits, vendor reviews, privacy, and data-processing controls
• Maintain incident response, access reviews, backups, and security policies

Requirements:

• Built an IT or security function from scratch
• Hands-on system configuration, scripting, and stack implementation experience
• Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001, or Cyber Essentials
• Comfort operating a SIEM and working autonomously
• Ability to explain security requirements clearly to non-technical colleagues

Apply security engineering, identity management, compliance, and incident response to protect MATS’s research operations.