Island is the ideal environment for enterprise work — security is everywhere without ever getting in the way. The Island Enterprise Platform unifies AI enablement, network access, data protection, identity, and endpoint control into one coherent workspace, giving organizations universal visibility and control while delivering a fast, fluid, beautifully simple experience to users. It's not just a better way to secure work. It's a better way to work.
Backed by Coatue Management, Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, and others, and trusted by some of the largest enterprises on the planet, Island is redefining what the modern workplace can be.
Recent Awards:
2024 - Chosen as one of LinkedIn's Top Startups of 2024 in Dallas
2025 - Named #6 in the 2025 Dallas 100™ Entrepreneur Awards
2026 - CNBC Disruptor 50 List
Come join us in building something that's already changing how the world works, we’re always looking for world-class human beings (not resumes) to join the movement.
As a Senior Security Operations Engineer at Island, you will be the security anchor for our US operations - owning incident response, cloud security posture, vulnerability management, and FedRAMP compliance across our commercial and GovCloud environments. You will operate as the US-side peer to our global SecOps Lead, driving both day-to-day execution and longer-term improvements to how we detect, triage, and close risk across the stack.
What You’ll Do
- Lead US-timezone incident response efforts, including triage, containment, investigation, stakeholder communication, and post-incident reviews.
- Manage and improve cloud security posture across AWS, GCP, and Azure, including Wiz findings remediation, IAM exposure, misconfiguration management, and cloud detection engineering.
- Own vulnerability management across web, infrastructure, and container environments, including prioritization, remediation tracking, and reporting.
- Drive FedRAMP continuous monitoring activities for GovCloud environments, including evidence collection, POA&M tracking, audit support, and compliance operations aligned with NIST 800-53.
- Partner with the global SecOps Lead on team strategy, tooling decisions, risk identification, and security improvement initiatives.
What You Bring
- 5+ years of experience in security operations, with hands-on depth across at least two of: incident response, cloud security posture, and vulnerability management.
- Proven incident responder - comfortable leading triage and containment under pressure, writing clear timelines, and running post-mortems.
- Solid AWS knowledge (IAM, EC2, EKS, S3, CloudTrail, GuardDuty); GCP or Azure experience a plus. Hands-on CSPM experience, preferably Wiz.
- Strong communicator across async and sync - able to translate technical findings into business risk for engineering leads and senior stakeholders.
- Scripting ability and mind-set to reduce manual overhead and build durable workflows is a plus.
- Dallas, TX - US citizens only; ability to work in FedRAMP-regulated environments required.
Why Island?
- Build in a category-defining company
- Work on problems at the intersection of AI, security, and enterprise productivity
- Backed by top-tier investors
- Trusted by leading global enterprises
- Competitive compensation and meaningful equity
- A fast-moving, high-impact environment
What We Offer
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid time off and company holidays
- Professional development opportunities
- Collaborative, high-performance culture
- Modern office environment in Dallas, TX
Island is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in security operations
- Hands-on experience in at least two of incident response, cloud security posture management, and vulnerability management
- Proven incident response experience, including triage, containment, investigation, timeline writing, and post-mortems
- Solid AWS knowledge, including IAM, EC2, EKS, S3, CloudTrail, and GuardDuty
- Hands-on cloud security posture management experience, preferably with Wiz
- Strong communication skills for translating technical findings into business risk
- Ability to work in FedRAMP-regulated environments
- US citizenship
- Dallas, Texas location
- Scripting ability and mindset to reduce manual overhead and build durable workflows
- GCP or Azure experience
Island Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is described as potentially competitive for certain roles, with high on-target earnings figures and market-level total compensation snapshots mentioned for both sales and some non-sales functions.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a meaningful component in some offers, and an employee secondary event is described as providing liquidity for staff, which can materially increase total rewards for eligible employees.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Core benefits and on-site perks are described in at least one job-posting style snippet, including medical/dental/vision coverage, disability coverage, paid time off, company holidays, daily lunches, and gym/wellness access for HQ-based employees.
Island Insights
What We Do
What if the enterprise had complete control over the browser? What would it mean for security, for productivity, for work itself? Introducing Island, the Enterprise Browser - the ideal enterprise workplace, where work flows freely while remaining fundamentally secure. With the core needs of the enterprise naturally embedded in the browser itself, Island gives organizations complete control, visibility, and governance over the last mile, while delivering the same smooth Chromium-based browser experience users expect. Led by experienced leaders in enterprise security and browser technology and backed by leading venture funds -- Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Cyberstarts and Stripes Capital -- Island is redefining the future of work for some of the largest, most respected enterprises in the world. Welcome to work as it should be.
