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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Security and IT Operations Manager - **Company:** Atomic Semi - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software as a Service, Cyber Security, Information Leak Prevention, Identity and Access Management, Information Technology Operations - **Published:** May 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=16b99e53f788a5df ## About the Role Do you have experience in Stakeholder management?, * 3-7+ years of experience in IT operations, security operations, systems governance, GRC, or internal security and IT roles. * Demonstrated experience building operational processes, documentation, and playbooks from scratch in a fast-paced or rapidly growing organization. * Strong practical understanding of identity and access management, permissions auditing, SaaS governance, and endpoint/device management. * Familiarity with export control and government-related compliance environments, particularly EAR, ITAR, NIST 800-171, CMMC, SOC 2, and/or FedRAMP. * Familiarity with IAM, MDM, endpoint management, or SaaS administration platforms. * Proven ability to operate independently, break complex security problems into actionable work, and build structure in highly ambiguous environments. Nice-to-have * Experience acting as an early or foundational IT/security hire at a startup or operationally rigorous environment. * Experience supporting regulated, government-adjacent, or defense technology environments. Working at Atomic Semi ## Description As a Security & IT Operations Analyst, you will help build the security, IT, and governance foundations that support our fast-moving engineering organization as we scale across new offices, growing teams, and increasingly complex systems. Sitting at the intersection of security operations, systems governance, and IT operations, you will take broad ownership of how Atomic Semi manages access, devices, operational risk, and sensitive information. We're looking for someone who can operate as both a strategic security lead and a hands-on builder, shaping the systems, policies, and operational rigor that will support Atomic through its next stage of growth. You will know you are successful when you have built a scalable, highly secure IT foundation from scratch that protects our sensitive data without slowing down our engineering teams. Responsibilities * Own end-to-end change management for IT and security systems, including impact assessment, cross-site coordination, rollout execution, and stakeholder communication. * Design and implement scalable processes around permissions management, identity access, and SaaS governance across our growing footprint of multiple locations. * Develop and maintain foundational operational security policies, acceptable use standards, and data loss prevention strategies from the ground up. * Lead compliance readiness and audit preparation efforts related to critical frameworks (e.g., EAR, ITAR, NIST 800-171, CMMC, SOC 2, etc). * Take ownership of the full employee device and access lifecycle, delivering reliable, high-quality IT support and troubleshooting that keeps our teams productive and our infrastructure running smoothly. * Evaluate new software, services, and operational workflows to identify and proactively remediate security and compliance gaps before they become issues. ## Related Videos - [DevSecOps culture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/783-devsecops-culture) - [Why Distributed Teams Lose Momentum – Even When Everyone Means Well](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100246-why-distributed-teams-lose-momentum-even-when-everyone-means-well) - [Beyond the Hype: Building Trustworthy and Reliable LLM Applications with Guardrails](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1594-beyond-the-hype-building-trustworthy-and-reliable-llm-applications-with-guardrails) - [Thinking Differently - How to Make Money from Cyber Attacks & Cheats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/745-thinking-differently-how-to-make-money-from-cyber-attacks-cheats) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Lessons learned from observing a billion API requests](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1574-lessons-learned-from-observing-a-billion-api-requests) ## Related Articles - [Events like RSAC Get You CISOs. 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