IT Security Specialist

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🕒 October 7

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $85k - $105k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Axios

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2017

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

📱 Media

Consulting • Marketing • Media

Axios is a media company that delivers news and insights through various platforms, including newsletters, local news outlets, and exclusive content for professionals. It covers a broad range of topics such as politics, policy, business, technology, health, and energy, providing in-depth reporting and analysis. By focusing on quick, concise, and powerful stories, Axios aims to make news more accessible and engaging for its audience. Its offerings include free daily newsletters like Axios AM and Axios Pro, as well as events and live discussions.

📋 Description

• Protect Axios systems, devices, identities, applications, and workflows • Own security for Axios’ Mac fleet, including Jamf, compliance, monitoring, alert investigation, malware response, and device remediation • Own Okta-based identity and access management, including adaptive MFA, authentication, SSO, application assignments, access scopes, and joiner/mover/leaver processes • Partner with People, Legal, and Infrastructure on provisioning, offboarding, access removal, archival, legal holds, and lifecycle automation • Establish and maintain security configurations and risk controls for core services and SaaS applications • Evaluate browser and SaaS security boundaries and identify risks in browser-based workflows • Use logs and activity monitoring to investigate suspicious activity and support incident response • Assess systems, tools, permissions, and workflows for security, operational fit, and supportability • Protect high-risk users, including journalists and executives, through privacy, account-security, and personal-data protections • Own security awareness programs, phishing simulations, reporting workflows, completion tracking, and targeted training • Design and deliver customized security training for newsroom, journalism, business, and technical teams • Develop AI security policies and guidance • Review AI tools, automations, agents, and internally built solutions for data handling, permissions, authentication, authorization, secrets management, logging, monitoring, human oversight, and operational readiness

🎯 Requirements

• Substantial experience in IT security, endpoint security, identity and access management, systems administration, or a related field • Hands-on experience with macOS, Jamf or comparable endpoint platforms, CrowdStrike Falcon, Okta or a similar identity provider, and Google Workspace security • Understanding of modern security boundaries across browsers, SaaS applications, identity providers, endpoints, APIs, data flows, and AI-enabled systems • Experience with security logging, monitoring, incident investigation, vendor assessments, and SaaS risk management • Experience operating or improving security awareness, phishing, or role-specific training programs • Ability to evaluate risk in the context of real-world workflows, users, business requirements, and operational constraints • Active development of AI literacy and responsible use of AI tools

🏖️ Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match • Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network • Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option • Dental and vision coverage • Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave • Birth-givers will have an additional 6-8 weeks depending on type of delivery, for a total of 18-20 weeks continuous leave • Generous vacation policy, plus holidays • One mental health day per quarter • Annual learning and development stipend • $100 monthly work-from-home stipend • Tele-mental health services through Headspace • OneMedical membership, including tele-health services • Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate • Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility • Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies • Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers • Virtual company-sponsored social events • A strong and positive work environment • A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture • Ongoing learning to support responsible and effective AI tool use