1Password is growing. Weâve surpassed $400M in ARR and weâre continuing to accelerate, earning a spot on the Forbes Cloud 100 for four years in a row and teaming up with iconic partners like Oracle Red Bull Racing.
About 1Password
At 1Password, weâre building the foundation for a safe, productive digital future. Our mission is to unleash employee productivity without compromising security by ensuring every identity is authentic, every application sign-in is secure, and every device is trusted. We innovated the market-leading enterprise password manager and pioneered Unified Access Management, a new cybersecurity category built for the way people and AI agents work today. As one of the most loved brands in cybersecurity, we take a human-centric approach in everything from product strategy to user experience. Over 180,000 businesses, from Fortune 100 leaders to the worldâs most innovative AI companies, trust 1Password to help their teams securely adopt the SaaS and AI tools they need to do their best work.
If you're excited about the opportunity to contribute to the digital safety of millions, to work alongside a team of curious, driven individuals, and to solve hard problems in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you. Come join us and help shape a safer, simpler digital future.
Weâre hiring a Director of Infrastructure Security to lead how 1Password secures its cloud-native platform. This is a high-impact leadership role focused on building strong, scalable security across infrastructure, identity, and emerging AI systems.
Weâre looking for a leader who can set the direction for infrastructure security and follow through on it. Youâll bring the technical depth to understand what strong security looks like, the judgment to prioritize the right work, and the influence to drive alignment and investment across the company.
In this role, youâll own security across cloud infrastructure, identity and access (including privileged access), network and container environments, and AI-driven systems. Youâll lead and develop a team of engineers, partner closely with Security Operations and engineering leaders, and help raise the bar on how we design and build secure systems.
Youâll also play a key role in shaping how we secure AI and automated systems, including how they access resources, how policies are enforced, and how risk is managed as these technologies evolve.
Your work will help ensure our platform scales securely as the business grows, without slowing down product and engineering teams.
This is a remote opportunity within Canada and the US.
What we're looking for:
Weâre looking for someone who brings strong technical depth, leadership experience, and the ability to build and scale security programs.
Security leadership: 10+ years in security engineering, with at least 5 years leading teams. Youâve owned meaningful programs and helped teams grow and improve.
Cloud and infrastructure security experience: Strong understanding of AWS and modern cloud environments, including Kubernetes and infrastructure-level security controls.
Identity and access expertise: Experience building or improving privileged access programs, including how both people and systems get access to what they need.
Network and platform security: Experience working on things like network segmentation, WAF, and zero-trust approaches at scale.
Awareness of new areas like AI security: You understand how security is changing with AI and automated systems, and youâre comfortable working in that space as it evolves.
Strong technical judgment: You can review your teamâs work, spot gaps, and help raise the quality of whatâs being built.
People leadership and collaboration: Youâve built strong teams, supported peopleâs growth
What you can expect:
Set and drive the strategy for Infrastructure Security across cloud, identity, and AI systems
Define clear goals and metrics so we can track progress and make better decisions
Improve and scale key areas like cloud security, access management, and container security
Build and support a strong team, helping engineers grow and do their best work
Work closely with engineering teams to make security part of how systems are built from the start
Help define how we secure AI and automated systems, including how they access resources, how policies are enforced, and how risk is managed
Make sure security keeps up with company growth without slowing teams down
Partner across Security Operations to keep our work aligned and effective
USA-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $246,000 USD and $369,000 USD, plus immediate participation in 1Password's benefits program (health, dental, 401k and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.
Canada-based roles only: The annual base salary for this role is between $228,000 CAD and $342,000 CAD, plus immediate participation in 1Passwordâs generous benefits program (health, dental, RRSP and many others), utilization of our generous paid time off, an equity grant and, where applicable, participation in our incentive programs.
At 1Password, we approach each individual's compensation with a promise of fair market value and internal equity commensurate with experience and specific skill set.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Our culture
At 1Password, we prioritize collaboration, clear and transparent communication, receptiveness to feedback, and alignment with our core values: keep it simple, lead with honesty, and put people first.
Youâll be part of a team that challenges the status quo, and is excited to experiment and iterate in search of the best solution. That said, 1Password is not for everyone. Our work is demanding, we strive for excellence, and the pace is fast. We need people who are keen to take on challenging problems, who seek feedback to grow, and who are driven to make an impact. If you're looking for a place where you can settle into a comfortable routine, this might not be the right fit for you. Weâre looking for individuals who are proven experts in their fields, as well as those who are highly adaptable, can thrive in ambiguity and through change, are curious, and above all deliver results.
How we work with AI
We are committed to leveraging cutting-edge technologyâincluding AIâto achieve our mission. We also understand that thinking critically about AI in its current forms will help us create better solutions for our customers and ourselves with its future forms, which will help us continue to close the gap between security and privacy and achieve our mission. We want team members at all levels to take the approach of actively learning AI best practices, identifying opportunities to apply AI in meaningful ways, and driving innovative solutions in their daily work. Embracing the future of AI isn't just encouragedâit's an essential part of how we will be successful at 1Password.
This approach extends to our hiring processâcandidates are welcome to use AI tools responsibly and thoughtfully during the application process.
Our approach to remote work
We believe in the power of remote work, but recognize that in-person connection is important to help us achieve our mission. While we are a remote-first company, travel for in-person engagement is a part of almost all roles, and we require our employees to be ready and willing to take part. Frequency will depend on role and responsibilities, and may include, but is not limited to: annual department-wide offsites, team meetings, and customer/industry events.
What we offer
We believe in working hard, and rewarding that hard work through our benefits. While not an exhaustive list, here is a glance at what we currently offer:
Health and wellbeing
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