Director of IT, Infrastructure & Security

Field Ai

Irvine, US

On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior IT leaders comfortable with Linux-centric environments and hands-on security program management in a robotics/AI domain.

Best fit for

Senior IT leader with Linux expertise and security compliance experience
— “Linux/Ubuntu is the primary operating system across much of the company’s technical environment”
Hands-on director who balances strategic risk management with operational execution
— “Success here requires judgment, urgency, and practicality”
Candidate with MSP management experience in technical organizations
— “manage our MSP relationships”

Things to consider

Must align technical security controls with business priorities in a fast-moving startup
— “knowing which controls matter, building cross-functional alignment”
Requires comfort with Google Workspace/Slack/Github/Jira as core platforms
— “Google Workspace and Slack, Github nad Jira are core IT and identity platforms”

How to stand out

Demonstrate specific examples of maturing security programs beyond baseline compliance
— “mature it where it matters most”
Show cross-functional collaboration with engineering and legal teams on security initiatives
— “partner with Engineering, Legal, Sales, and Executive leadership”
Highlight experience shipping solutions with limited resources in dynamic environments
— “shipping durable solutions without depending on large teams”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

mature IT operations
serve as senior voice on IT and security risk to executive team

Typical background

IT-infrastructure-managementcorporate-securitycompliance-program-management

Skills & requirements

Required

It-infrastructure-managementCloud-securityCorporate-securityCompliance-program-managementLinux

Preferred

Soc-2-type-iiCMMC

Stack & domain

Google WorkspaceSlackGitHubJiraLinux/ubuntuItInfrastructureSecurity

About the role

Original posting from Field Ai via Lever

Who are We?
Field AI is transforming how robots interact with the real world. We are building risk-aware, reliable, and field-ready AI systems that address the most complex challenges in robotics, unlocking the full potential of embodied intelligence. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-based architectures, and are charting a new course, with already-globally-deployed solutions delivering real-world results and rapidly improving models through real-field applications.
Learn more at https://fieldai.com.
About the Job
We're hiring a Director of IT, Infrastructure & Security to own Field AI's IT operations, corporate and cloud security, and compliance program end-to-end. You'll inherit a working program, SOC 2 Type II is in place, CMMC is being run in partnership with our MSP, and core IT systems are operational. Your charter is to keep it running well, mature it where it matters most, and serve as the senior voice on IT and security risk to the executive team.
This person must be highly comfortable operating in an environment where Google Workspace and Slack, Github nad Jira are core IT and identity platforms, and where Linux/Ubuntu is the primary operating system across much of the company’s technical environment. We are looking for someone who has supported technical organizations where Linux-based systems are the norm, not an edge case.
This role is for someone who likes to operate close to the work. You will lead a small, capable IT team, manage our MSP relationships, and partner with Engineering, Legal, Sales, and Executive leadership to keep Field AI secure, compliant, and productive. Success here requires judgment, urgency, and practicality: knowing which controls matter, building cross-functional alignment, and shipping durable solutions without depending on large teams, heavy process, or perfect conditions.

Source: Field Ai careers (Lever)