Senior Security Engineer

The role

Build and run Apollo's core security controls, including identity and access, cloud and infrastructure security, endpoint management and incident response. Make the secure path the default for everyone, and lead security projects from start to rollout.

What you will do

• Design, build and operate core security controls: identity and access management, infrastructure and cloud security, endpoint management and incident response
• Build paved roads that make the secure path the default, easy path
• Establish and advocate for security practices across Apollo and communicate security decisions and tradeoffs clearly
• Evaluate vendors and tooling, make build-vs-buy calls, and assess vendor security posture before adoption
• Lead major security projects end to end, from ideation through implementation and rollout
• Collaboratively define and shape the security roadmap and priorities

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in security roles in a hands-on technical capacity (not purely GRC/compliance)
• Ability to think structurally about threat modeling and failure modes
• Ability to read code, understand infrastructure and evaluate technical controls
• Engineering mindset: treat security as an engineering problem and build custom solutions when needed
• Prioritize automation and systems-level thinking to scale security; comfortable using AI to accelerate development
• Direct experience with application security, cloud security or product security
• Track record of building buy-in for security practices and being trusted by non-security people
• Comfortable in a fast-moving startup environment with ambiguity and changing priorities

Nice to have

• Software engineering experience
• Specialisation in zero-trust architectures, sandboxing, detection engineering, GRC engineering, incident response, endpoint management (Kandji, Jamf or similar), or identity/access management

Benefits

• Market competitive salary and equity
• Competitive benefits
• Unlimited token budget for engineers
• Flexible work hours and schedule
• Unlimited vacation
• Unlimited sick leave
• Up to 6 months of paid parental leave
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
• Retirement savings with competitive employer matching (e.g. 401(k) for US employees)
• Lunch, dinner and snacks provided on workdays
• Paid work trips, including staff retreats, business trips and relevant conferences
• $1,000 (USD) yearly professional development budget

Before you apply

• Visa sponsorship is offered in both the UK and US, but not guaranteed for every role or candidate; if an offer is made, the company will work to find a visa route
• Interview process: screening interview, take-home test (approx. 2-3 hours), 3 technical interviews, and a final interview with the CEO
• AI tools may be used on the take-home test, and the candidate is responsible for the quality of what is submitted

About the company

Apollo Research works with frontier AI companies to test their models before deployment and to research scheming. It also builds Watcher, a coding agent security product.