Security & IT Engineer

About Sofar Ocean

Sofar Ocean is building the world's largest real-time ocean sensor network. Our Spotter buoys collect ocean data across the globe, and our software, including Wayfinder for voyage optimization, turns that data into decisions for commercial shipping, government, and defense customers. We're a team of about 100 based at Pier 28 in San Francisco, and we're growing fast.

About the role

You’ll own Sofar’s corporate security and identity infrastructure and lead our security compliance program. You’ll turn security priorities into working controls, and be the internal point person for customer security reviews. Helpdesk and facilities IT are handled by our managed IT partner, whom you’ll work alongside.

What you’ll do

• Identity and access: own Google Workspace as our identity provider. Roll out SSO and SCIM provisioning across our SaaS tools, automate joiner/mover/leaver processes, and run periodic access reviews.

• Endpoints: own device management (MDM, EDR) and endpoint detection and response, including device compliance policies.

• Security operations: tune and triage SIEM detections. Track vulnera