Security Engineer

About the role

Pencil is seeking a Security & Trust Specialist to manage day-to-day security operations and support IT systems. This hands-on role involves overseeing endpoints, identity and access management, and cloud security while collaborating with the Head of Security & Trust on compliance and audit tasks. The ideal candidate has a background in technical operations or IT administration and is eager to grow their career in security.

Responsibilities

• Administer and secure endpoints including MDM, patching, and encryption, while assisting with practical desktop support.
• Manage identity and access processes such as joiner/mover/leaver workflows and quarterly access reviews across SaaS tools.
• Monitor security alerts and logs, investigate security events, and document findings.
• Support compliance evidence collection for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001.
• Gather evidence for vendor and customer security questionnaires.
• Implement improvements to monitoring, alerting, and access control systems.

Required skills

• Endpoint management
• MDM
• Intune
• Google Workspace
• Microsoft 365
• IAM
• Cloud security

Nice to have

• Vanta
• Compliance
• Audit evidence gathering

Qualifications

• Background in desktop support, IT systems administration or technical operations
• Experience with endpoint management and Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 administration
• Exposure to cloud IAM basics

Certifications

• CompTIA Security+
• ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity
• Microsoft SC-900

Benefits

• Flexible Time Off
• Health insurance
• Private medical cover
• Monthly wellness and learning stipend
• Enhanced parental leave
• Flexible working hours

About the Company

Pencil uses Generative AI to redefine content creation, aiming to make AI the default tool in advertising. Founded in 2018, the company was acquired by The Brandtech Group in 2023 to further its mission of bringing GenAI to the Fortune 500.