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Cogent Security
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Security Lead

Cogent Security
United StatesUnited States
Full-time
$100,000 - $300,000 annually
Senior-Level

Job Description

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What You’ll Do

  • Shape the Cogent product at the frontier of AI and cybersecurity

    • Work hand-in-hand with machine learning engineers to build AI agents grounded in real-world security workflows

    • Contribute deep domain insight to shape product strategy, roadmap, and core capabilities

  • Build the world’s first AI-native cybersecurity Org

    • Extend and evolve Cogent’s security posture, systems, and incident response capabilities to create the strongest cyber program in the industry

    • Implement processes and tools to protect Cogent and our customers end to end

  • Educate the market and elevate the industry

    • Write thought-provoking content, partner with customers, and speak credibly about the role of AI in vulnerability management

    • Help define how the industry thinks about autonomous security

What You’ll Bring

You are a top 1% builder who thrives at the intersection of security and engineering. You bring:

  • 10+ years of deep, hands-on experience in security engineering

  • Expertise in vulnerability management across the attack surface

  • Fluency in Python or a comparable language, with a passion for automation

  • A track record of operating at scale in high-stakes, fast-paced environments

  • A bias for clarity, velocity, and technical rigor

  • (Bonus) Experience working closely with ML, AI, or data science teams

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Cogent Security

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Cogent Security (operating at cogent.security) is an applied AI lab building AI systems for enterprise cybersecurity teams. Founded in 2024 by unknown founders and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, USA, Cogent Security focuses on cybersecurity because it affects everyone—the reliability of critical infrastructure, the integrity of data, and the safety of people. Under the hood, Cogent's AI agents investigate and resolve vulnerabilities at machine speed before attackers exploit them. This allows enterprise cybersecurity teams to reduce the gap between identified risk and risk reduced. Backed by $42 million in Series A funding led by Bain Capital Ventures.

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