Security Automation Engineer

About Iru Iru is the AI-powered security & IT platform used by the world’s fastest-growing companies to secure their users, apps, and devices. Built for the AI era, Iru unifies identity & access, endpoint security & management, and compliance automation—collapsing the stack and giving IT & security time and control back. Iru is backed by some of the smartest investors in tech—General Catalyst, Tiger Global, Felicis, Greycroft, and First Round Capital. In July 2024, Iru raised $100 million from General Catalyst, valuing the company at $850 million. Customers include Cursor, Vercel, Lovable, Replit, and Mercor, and Iru partners with industry leaders such as ServiceNow and AWS. Iru was named to Forbes’ America’s Best Startup Employers 2025 list for employee engagement and satisfaction. The Opportunity: IRU is seeking an innovative and highly technical Security Automation Engineer to help shape the future of security operations, AI governance, and enterprise automation. This role sits at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Security Engineering, Cloud Operations, and Automation. The successful candidate will be responsible for securing AI technologies, implementing AI governance controls, automating security and operational workflows, and enabling the safe adoption of AI across the organization. As AI becomes increasingly integrated into business operations and product development, this role will play a critical part in ensuring AI is deployed securely, responsibly, and at scale while improving operational efficiency through intelligent automation.