Forward Deployed Security Engineer

📋 Job Overview

Clearly AI automates the most painful bottleneck in the enterprise: security and privacy reviews. We help security teams complete high-quality threat models, privacy impact assessments, and vendor risk evaluations in minutes instead of weeks. We’re live with Fortune 500s and global brands including Rivian, Ericsson, HID Global, Affirm, Webflow, and Okta. We’ve reviewed thousands of security-critical products, from badge scanners to stablecoin platforms to autonomous driving features.

🏢 About Clearly AI

Backed by Y Combinator, Basis Set Ventures, Crosspoint Capital, Argon Ventures, and Ritual Capital. Selected as a Top 10 Finalist for the RSAC 2026 Innovation Sandbox Contest. Advised by former CISOs of Amplitude and OKX, the former CEO of Reddit, and the former CPO of Brex. We are early. We are deeply technical. We are building alongside real practitioners, and we want a real practitioner who loves working with customers to help.

🎯 The Role

Our customers are Fortune 500s and global brands operating inside complex, highly regulated security environments. They need someone who can:

Understand real security workflows across threat modeling, privacy, and vendor risk
Integrate Clearly AI into those workflows alongside Jira, ServiceNow, Confluence, and GitHub
Drive disciplined implementation from contract to production
Translate deployment friction into shipped product improvements

This role exists to ensure customers deploy Clearly AI deeply, correctly, and measurably.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Technical Deployment & Production Adoption
• Implementation Project Management
• Security Workflow Optimization
• Product Feedback & Engineering Collaboration
• Support & Process Infrastructure

📌 Required Qualifications

• 2+ years in GRC, privacy, or security engineering or as a security consultant
• Hands-on experience with threat modeling, vendor risk assessments, or privacy reviews
• Experience implementing security tools into enterprise workflows, setting up integrations, and configuring tooling
• Strong cross-functional project management skills
• Ability to speak the language of security practitioners (STRIDE, DPIA, TPRM, CVE, etc.)
• Experience working closely with Product and Engineering teams
• Ability to debug customer issues to identify root causes

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Prior experience as a forward deployed engineer or security consultant
• Deep familiarity with modern security workflows (AppSec reviews, privacy programs, vendor risk programs)
• Experience translating customer deployment challenges into shipped product improvements
• Familiarity with Jira, ServiceNow, GitHub, Confluence integrations
• Demonstrated passion for security automation and operational efficiency
• Experience working in early-stage startups

🎁 Benefits

Competitive salary, equity, and benefits
Direct path to leadership opportunities as the company scales
Salary ranges are a guideline; actual base salary may vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process, and the ranges for this role may be modified. In addition, compensation package may include additional components such as equity and benefits. Benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.