--- title: 'Security Engineer, Corporate at Serval' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/security-engineer-corporate-serval-san-francisco-d8rhrwnre4rc' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Security Engineer, Corporate at Serval - **Company:** Serval - **Location:** San Francisco, CA - **Compensation:** $200k–$325k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-10-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Serval/cd10722e-19f2-4691-b4fd-5df64670681f/application **Skills:** Endpoint Security, Device Trust, Binary Authorization, Application Allowlisting, SaaS Security Posture Management, Workforce Identity, SSO, Phishing-resistant MFA, Lifecycle Automation, OAuth Governance, Certificate-based Network Access Control, 802.1x, Zero-trust, Mesh Network Access, ACLs, macOS, MDM, Configuration Management, Hardening, Endpoint Protection > Lead the corporate security strategy and execution for endpoint security, device trust, SaaS security posture, and workforce identity. Build and mentor a security team while embedding security into company operations to ensure a defensible corporate environment. ## Job description ## Who We Are [Serval](http://serval.com) is an AI-native automation platform transforming how enterprises operate. We build intelligent agents that understand real-world workflows and execute them end-to-end — replacing manual processes and rigid legacy systems with adaptive, learning software. Founded in early 2024, Serval is already trusted by companies like Fox, Notion, Perplexity, Vercel, and Brex to automate high-volume, high-friction operational work across their organizations. At the core of Serval is an agentic AI platform that turns natural language into production-grade workflows. Our agents don’t just respond to requests — they reason, take action across systems, and continuously improve with usage. What began with operational use cases has quickly evolved into a horizontal AI automation layer used across IT, HR, Finance, Security, Legal, and Engineering. Our mission is to eliminate repetitive, manual work across the enterprise and give teams leverage through intelligent automation. Long term, we’re building the universal AI operations layer — a system of agents that sits across business functions and runs the workflows that keep modern companies moving. We’re backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Meritech, First Round, General Catalyst, Elad Gil, and others. ## Role Overview As Corporate Security Lead, you'll build and scale the foundations of how Serval secures its workforce, devices, and the SaaS systems the company runs on. You will set the strategy and drive execution for endpoint security across our fleet, device trust, SaaS security posture, workforce identity, and corporate network access. You’ll make it easy for employees to do their jobs securely while keeping the corporate environment defensible against sophisticated adversaries. You'll be a hands-on leader with deep technical credibility and strong operational instincts. You will build and mentor a team, partner closely with IT, Engineering, D&R and Infrastructure Security, and ensure that strong device posture, least-privilege access, and secure-by-default corporate systems are the path of least resistance for the people who work here. ## What You'll Do - Own endpoint security for our fleet, maintain hardened configuration baselines, endpoint detection and protection, full-disk encryption, patch and compliance posture, and centralized device management at scale. - Stand up and operate a device trust program so that only healthy, managed, and attested devices can reach corporate and production resources, with posture continuously verified as a condition of access. - Implement binary authorization and application controls on endpoints, allowlisting and execution policy that prevents unauthorized or untrusted software from running, with a workflow that scales without grinding engineering to a halt. - Build a SaaS Security Posture Management practice across the company's SaaS estate, securing configurations, monitoring for drift, and governing third-party application access, with particular focus on OAuth grant and integration governance against the corporate identity and productivity suite. - Own workforce identity and access, single sign-on, strong/phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, and joiner/mover/leaver lifecycle, enforcing least privilege across corporate systems. - Lead corporate network security, including rollout of certificate-based, port-level network access control (e.g., 802.1x) across offices, and partnering with Infrastructure Security on zero-trust / mesh network access policies and ACLs. - Build, lead, and directly mentor a team spanning endpoint security, corporate/SaaS security, and identity, hiring and scaling these functions deliberately and proportionately as Serval grows. - Embed security into how the company works by design, partnering across IT, Engineering, and People teams so that secure defaults and paved roads are easier than the insecure alternative, and using Serval's own agents to automate corporate-security ## What You'll Need - Have 10+ years in cybersecurity with deep expertise in corporate/enterprise security, endpoint security, and workforce identity. - Have deep, hands-on expertise securing and managing a Mac-native fleet, MDM, configuration management, hardening, and endpoint protection on macOS. - Have built or operated device trust, binary authorization / application allowlisting, and SaaS security posture management programs in a fast-moving environment. - Have strong command of workforce identity (SSO, phishing-resistant MFA, lifecycle automation) and third-party OAuth application governance across a corporate identity and productivity suite. - Have experience rolling out certificate-based network access control (802.1x) and partnering on zero-trust / mesh network access policies and ACLs. - Have stellar leadership skills and a demonstrated history of driving durable, continuous improvements to programs, processes, and people. - Have strong engineering and automation instincts, comfortable scripting, building tooling, and treating corporate-security controls as code rather than one-off manual configuration. - Have deep experience building and leading endpoint, corporate/SaaS security, and identity teams. - Are mission-oriented, have unimpeachable integrity, and are passionate about securing a modern, high-trust workforce in a complex, fast-paced environment. ## What We Offer - Impact: Be a key player in shaping the success of our product and company. - Growth: Build a fundamentally new AI product offering with the support of our experienced team and investors. Grow rapidly with the company. - Culture: Join a culture that values innovation, ownership, accountability, and fun. ## About Serval ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: IT Service Management (ITSM), Enterprise Software, AI-powered Automation - **Target customers**: B2B; IT, Security, HR, and Workplace teams at mid-market and enterprise organizations - **Mission statement**: “Reimagining the employee support experience” by helping everyone get out of the help desk and back to the work they enjoy. ## Products & Services - **Serval Platform (AI-Native ITSM)**: A unified help desk, access management, and automation platform. Includes AI agents (Help Desk Agent, Automation Agent, Insights Agent) that handle requests, provision access, answer knowledge base questions, and surface workflow suggestions. Supports natural-language workflow creation, code-based workflows with no-code UI, and flexible deployment (cloud, hybrid, self-hosted). - **Access Governance & Provisioning**: Manages access requests for any app, resource, or role with customizable policies, approvals, just-in-time provisioning, and automatic deprovisioning via SCIM, API, or AI-generated workflows. - **Asset Management**: Automatically reconciles data from MDM, procurement, IdP, and HRIS into a single source of truth. - **Knowledge Base**: Built-in docs with sync from Notion, Google Drive, Confluence; AI agent surfaces answers instantly. - **Compliance & Security**: SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR compliant; SIEM integration; role-based access control; auditor-friendly logging. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: $1 billion (post-money, as of Series B in December 2025) - **Total Funding**: $127 million - Seed (Oct 2025): $5M - Series A (Nov 2025): $47M led by Redpoint - Series B (Dec 2025): $75M led by Sequoia Capital - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Sequoia Capital, Redpoint, and other top-tier investors. - **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 494.7% year-over-year (from ~10 to 58 employees); 43 active job postings; expanding into UK, Malaysia, Switzerland; high-profile talent from ServiceNow, Verkada, Rippling, Scale AI. ## Competitive Advantages - **AI-native architecture**: Entire platform built around AI agents, not bolted-on AI. Workflows created via natural language. - **Code-based workflows with no-code simplicity**: Workflows stored as code (Git-friendly) but editable in a UI – appeals to both engineers and non-technical teams. - **Flexible deployment**: Cloud, hybrid, or fully self-hosted – rare for modern SaaS, attractive to regulated enterprises. - **Compliance out of the box**: SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, SIEM integration – reduces friction for enterprise sales. - **Two-way sync with existing ticketing systems**: Low migration barrier; can integrate with current tools. ## Strategic Focus - **Product expansion**: Continuing to build out AI agent capabilities, access governance, and workflow automation. - **Go-to-market**: Scaling sales and customer success teams (mid-market and enterprise); building brand as the “AI platform for employee support.” - **Global reach**: Opening presence in Europe and Asia to serve multinational clients. - **Hiring aggressively**: 43 open roles across engineering, sales, marketing, design, and customer success. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as “elite team of builders and sellers” with a focus on stunning colleagues; “Work hard. Celebrate often.” - **Remote/hybrid/office**: Headquarters in San Francisco; roles likely hybrid or on-site (many postings indicate location). Some remote-friendly roles may exist. - **Notable perks**: Working on a generational company; fast-growing startup with strong funding; opportunity to define the AI-native ITSM category. - **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on code-based workflows, Git integration, and AI agent development. Strong technical team with alumni from top companies (ServiceNow, Verkada, Rippling, Scale AI). - **Growth trajectory**: 494.7% headcount growth YoY, $1B valuation, recent Series B – high momentum and opportunity for impact. ## Sources 1. [serval.com](https://www.serval.com/) 2. [serval.com/careers](https://www.serval.com/careers) 3. [linkedin.com/company/getserval](https://www.linkedin.com/company/getserval) 4. [cbinsights.com/company/serval](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/serval) 5. 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