Partner 20, Staff Engineer, Security Automation
Core
Anchor automation across a16z's security org by connecting tools, centralizing data, and building AI-native automations and dashboards to enable a small team to operate at scale.
Role type
Staff Engineer, Security Automation
Builds
AI-native security workflows, dashboards, and frameworks unifying cloud telemetry, SIEM, identity, and vulnerability data.
Domain
Venture Capital / Cybersecurity / AI Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Security engineering automation, Python, LLM integration, cloud security, detection engineering, identity security, vulnerability management, AI security risk analysis, technical communication
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Python, LLMs, AI APIs, SIEM, EDR, vulnerability scanners
Responsibilities
Connect security tools and centralize generated data; build LLM-augmented workflows and agentic automations; create dashboards for asset inventory and compliance; solve large-scale automation problems like vulnerability management; enable security team adoption of AI tools.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC