Senior Cyber Defense Engineer

The role

You will design, implement, and mature security controls that protect Gong's business applications, workforce, and corporate environment. You will work within Corporate Security Engineering to embed security controls at scale using an AI-first and Zero Trust strategy.

What you will do

• Own the security posture of the corporate technology stack including AI security, identity, DLP, EDR, MDM, and network security.
• Manage Zero Trust access policies for workforce and external users.
• Handle identity and access capabilities including SSO, MFA, and PAM.
• Evaluate and rollout new security technologies from proof of concept to production.
• Create automated workflows and API integrations to scale security controls.
• Manage SaaS, third-party, and AI governance.
• Provide domain expertise for SecOps incident response.
• Partner with IT and R&D to embed security standards into daily processes.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity engineering, ideally in a high-growth SaaS environment.
• Hands-on expertise with identity platforms, including Okta or Entra ID.
• Experience in at least two of the following: data security, DLP/DSPM, endpoint security, EDR/BDR, email security, or network/SASE.
• Practical experience with SSO, MFA, RBAC, SCIM, Zero Trust, and SSPM platforms.
• Experience evaluating SaaS and application security.
• Understanding of common security frameworks such as CIS, NIST, and OWASP.
• An engineering mindset to build automation, API integrations, and workflows.
• Ability to drive security through strong relationships and communicate effectively across teams.
• An AI-first, hands-on problem-solving mindset.
• Fluent English and the ability to work effectively with global teams.

Nice to have

• Experience securing AI agents, agentic workflows, or low-code/no-code platforms.
• Offensive security knowledge.
• Familiarity with emerging SaaS threats, including OAuth abuse, token theft, and identity-based attacks.

Benefits

• Hybrid working model that supports flexibility, autonomy, strong working relationships, and effective work habits.

About the company

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system.