IT & Security Manager
Far Ai · Remote (US)
About this role
## IT & Security Manager — FAR.AI **About FAR.AI** FAR.AI is a non-profit AI research institute working to ensure advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. Our mission is to facilitate breakthrough AI safety research, advance global understanding of AI risks and solutions, and foster a coordinated global response. Since our founding in July 2022, we’ve grown to **50+ staff**, published **40+ academic papers**, and convened leading AI safety events. Our work includes pre-deployment testing for frontier developers, independent evaluations for governments (including the EU AI Office), and publishing the **AI Security Leaderboard**. --- ## The Role We’re hiring an **IT & Security Manager** to keep FAR.AI running reliably and securely as we grow. This is a **hands-on** role for someone who thinks about internal systems the way a security-minded engineer does—curious about what an attacker would actually go after, and more interested in systems that hold up under pressure than in systems that merely pass an audit. You will report to the **COO** and work closely with our **Head of Research Acceleration**, who owns research compute and cluster infrastructure. You own the organizational side of: - **Accounts** - **Devices** - **Identity & Access** - The **FAR.Labs office network** - The **security posture** underneath it In the short- to mid-term future, you will hire an **in-person IT Coordinator** for day-to-day support and manage them. You are the first person on this team and will shape what it becomes. --- ## Why This Role / Why Now IT at FAR.AI has been distributed across finance, business operations, research, and the executive team since our founding. That worked when we were 15 people, but has become a barrier at 50. We’re intentionally **not** looking for an MSP—we’re looking for someone we can build alongside. Although our security posture is reasonably strong, we’re improving it to withstand **targeted AI-driven attacks** as we increasingly work in security-critical areas. You’ll work on real problems in your first week, with a mandate to go after **root causes**. --- ## Key Responsibilities - **IT operations:** Own core internal systems end-to-end: accounts, devices, identity & access management, onboarding/offboarding, the FAR.Labs office network, and daily support. - **Security remediation:** Work through known security gaps prioritized by risk—access controls, endpoint hardening, data protection, data governance, and vendor/application risk. - **Self-serve infrastructure:** Reduce the amount of work that routes through you by partnering with Business Operations and others to design systems/processes that cut manual effort. - **Cross-functional partnership:** Work with team leads across Research, Operations, Futures (events), and Communications to help them build securely in their domains. - **Building the team:** Hire and manage an in-person IT Coordinator; define the role based on organizational needs. - **Internal communication & change management:** Roll out changes people can live with; communicate clearly, establish feedback loops, and iterate post-deployment. --- ## Must-Have Qualifications - You’ve owned **IT and security** at a technical organization (~**30–150 people**), ideally as the **first or sole** person to do so, building the function yourself. - You’re comfortable in a terminal and can code (you don’t need to be an expert engineer, but you’re not afraid of it). You prioritize **automation*
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