# Security and IT Operations Manager
**Company:** [Atomicsemi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicsemi)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Austin, TX
**Salary:** $100K-$150K
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** IAM, MDM, Saas Governance, Endpoint Management, Nist 800-171, Cmmc, SOC 2, Itar, Ear, GRC
**Posted:** 2026-05-13
> Builds security, IT, and governance foundations for a scaling semiconductor startup, owning change management, permissions, compliance (ITAR, NIST, SOC 2), device lifecycle, and operational risk remediation. Requires 3-7+ years in IT/security operations with hands-on IAM and endpoint expertise.
## Job Description
## 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.

## Required Experience
- 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.

## Compensation
- Annual salary range: $100,000 – $150,000, based on qualifications and experience.
- Total compensation includes generous equity.

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