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Island is seeking a Senior Security Operations Engineer to serve as the security anchor for US operations. This role owns incident response, cloud security posture, vulnerability management, and FedRAMP compliance across commercial and GovCloud environments, operating as the US-side peer to the global SecOps Lead.
Key responsibilities include leading US-timezone incident response efforts (triage, containment, investigation, stakeholder communication, post-incident reviews); managing and improving cloud security posture across AWS, GCP, and Azure including Wiz findings remediation, IAM exposure, and misconfiguration management; owning vulnerability management across web, infrastructure, and container environments with prioritization and remediation tracking; driving FedRAMP continuous monitoring activities for GovCloud including evidence collection, POA&M tracking, and NIST 800-53 compliance; and partnering with the global SecOps Lead on team strategy, tooling decisions, and security improvements.
Required qualifications: 5+ years in security operations with hands-on depth across at least two of incident response, cloud security posture, or vulnerability management. Proven incident response experience with ability to lead triage and containment under pressure, write clear timelines, and run post-mortems. Solid AWS knowledge (IAM, EC2, EKS, S3, CloudTrail, GuardDuty); GCP or Azure experience preferred. Hands-on CSPM experience, preferably Wiz. Strong communication skills across async and sync contexts, translating technical findings into business risk. Scripting ability and mindset to reduce manual overhead is a plus. US citizenship required; ability to work in FedRAMP-regulated environments mandatory.
Island is a venture-backed enterprise security platform unifying AI enablement, network access, data protection, identity, and endpoint control. Backed by Coatue Management, Insight Partners, and Sequoia Capital, the company was named a LinkedIn Top Startup of 2024 in Dallas, ranked #6 in the 2025 Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards, and selected for the 2026 CNBC Disruptor 50 List.
