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Menlo Security

Cloud-based browser security platform prevents phishing.

Principal Platform Infrastructure Engineer - SRE Enablement

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
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Bachelor's
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About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Proficiency in common programming and scripting languages, including Python, Bash, and Go.
  • Understanding of network topologies, communication protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP/S, UDP, and TLS, and enterprise-grade connectivity solutions.
  • Kubernetes expertise, including cluster administration, role-based access control, networking, workload management, and troubleshooting across production environments.
  • Proven experience with Terraform for infrastructure provisioning and management.
  • Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform services, including Google Kubernetes Engine, virtual private cloud networking, Cloud DNS, Artifact Registry, Secret Manager, identity and access management, Gemini Code Assist, and Workload Identity.
  • Prior experience and success mentoring junior and senior engineers.
  • Experience with GitOps methodologies and tools.
  • A clear understanding of how to use large language model code-assistance tools to effectively build software.
Responsibilities
  • Architect and govern the design, deployment, and operation of high-scale, multi-region virtual machine and Kubernetes infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services, ensuring resilience and performance across environments.
  • Drive cross-functional technical alignment with Engineering, Product, Compliance, and Security teams, serving as the architectural consultant and leader for major initiatives involving capacity planning, disaster recovery, and cloud-native application design.
  • Define and enforce organizational best practices and standards for Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Spacelift, ensuring consistency and security across provisioned cloud resources.
  • Design and manage complex, multi-layer configuration management and deployment workflows that optimize reliability and operational efficiency across the platform.
  • Set the technical direction and implement observability solutions using Grafana Cloud, Prometheus/Mimir, and OpenTelemetry collectors, establishing organization-wide standards for system visibility, metrics, and alerting.
  • Define the strategic architecture and lifecycle management of core platform services, including certificate management, DNS automation, ingress controllers, and service mesh networking with Cilium.
  • Identify and lead strategic efforts to eliminate technical toil and improve operational efficiency through tool development, strategic automation, and advanced continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines.
  • Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and senior engineers within Platform Infrastructure Engineering.
  • Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation as part of a globally distributed team, respond to incidents, and drive post-incident reviews to ensure long-term solutions and process improvements.

About the company

Menlo Security offers a cloud-based browser security platform that protects employees and businesses from online threats without triggering constant security alerts. The platform safeguards users wherever they go online, across any browser and device, by preventing phishing and malware from impacting the user’s session. Key products include HEAT Shield, an AI-powered phishing and ransomware protection solution that analyzes deep web sessions to stop new and unseen attacks before they reach a network, and HEATcheck, a vulnerability assessment that shows how evasive attacks could bypass typical defenses. Menlo Labs provides security researchers and tools to help customers secure online communications and stay informed about known and unknown threats. The company’s goal is to enable safe internet use for hybrid enterprises by making threats irrelevant to users and reducing the need for manual alert handling, while offering insights to improve overall security posture.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$260.5M

Headquarters

Mountain View, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Menlo said February 2026 ARR exceeded $140 million with over 120% net retention.
  • August 2026 IGEL and Menlo launched endpoint-to-browser Zero Trust access.
  • April 2026 Google named Menlo its Security Partner of the Year again.

What critics are saying

  • Chrome Enterprise Premium and Edge for Business bundle security into incumbent browser estates.
  • Zscaler, Cloudflare, and Palo Alto sell isolation inside broader SSE platforms.
  • If browser vendors absorb isolation, Menlo becomes a niche overlay and pricing erodes.

What makes Menlo Security unique

  • Menlo’s March 2026 Browser Security Platform governs humans and AI agents together.
  • Its MARS runtime sanitizes pages and files before agents read them.
  • Google Cloud WAN, Chrome Enterprise, and IGEL partnerships embed Menlo into access workflows.

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Benefits

  • Healthcare
  • OneMedical
  • Equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Holidays
  • Mental health days
  • Wellbeing initiatives
  • Catered lunches

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Newswire
Aug 12th, 2026
IGEL partners with Menlo Security to strengthen Zero Trust-Aligned secure access from Endpoint to Browser.

IGEL partners with Menlo Security to strengthen Zero Trust-Aligned secure access from Endpoint to Browser. Aug 12, 2026, 09:00 ET The joint solution strengthens endpoint-to-browser security while helping organizations optimize VDI use for supported browser and SaaS workflows FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 12, 2026 /CNW/ - IGEL(R), a global software company delivering the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM), and Menlo Security, the leader in Browser Security for human and agentic workforces, today announced a partnership that delivers end-to-end secure access from endpoint to enterprise applications. The joint solution pairs the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM) with Menlo Secure Application Access (SAA), helping organizations reduce unnecessary VDI dependency for browser-first workflows, reduce endpoint agent sprawl, and support Zero Trust-aligned access across web and SaaS workflows. Closing the Endpoint-to-Browser Security Gap Security architects face a critical challenge: many endpoint security models still treat device posture and browser access as separate control points, despite most work now happening in the browser through cloud and web applications. That gap is widening as AI agents begin working alongside employees in the browser, introducing new browser-based activity patterns that legacy endpoints and access controls were not designed to govern. The IGEL and Menlo Security partnership addresses this gap by creating a coordinated trust model that begins with the endpoint and extends into browser-based application access. "The future of enterprise computing is browser-first, but browser security is only as strong as the operating system beneath it," said Jim Airdo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances at IGEL. "IGEL is the secure OS foundation for modern application access, providing the trusted platform organizations need to confidently embrace browser-delivered workspaces. Together with the Menlo Browser Security Platform, we're delivering end-to-end protection that unifies endpoint and browser security into a single, resilient Zero Trust architecture." The joint solution reduces common integration and operational challenges that arise when endpoint and web security operate independently. Rather than adding more endpoint agents or routing browser-first workflows through full VDI sessions, security architects can align endpoint governance with browser-based access controls across the entire access path. Architecture Built for Simplicity and Scale With today's announcement, IGEL and Menlo Security are delivering a joint solution that combines IGEL-powered endpoints with Menlo Secure Application Access, providing three core architectural advantages: * Coordinated Zero Trust-Aligned Control Plane: IGEL's Preventative Security Model(R) helps establish a trusted endpoint foundation by reducing endpoint attack surfaces and limiting unnecessary risk before access occurs. Menlo SAA complements that foundation by applying least-privilege access controls for web and SaaS applications. Together, security teams can align endpoint governance through the Universal Management Suite(TM)(UMS(TM) with browser and SaaS access policies enforced through Menlo SAA, replacing disconnected endpoint and access workflows with a more coordinated security operating model. * Clientless Application Access: Organizations can secure access to business-critical applications for supported browser and SaaS access patterns without deploying additional endpoint agents or extending VDI infrastructure to workflows that can be securely delivered through the browser. This helps reduce endpoint agent sprawl and infrastructure complexity while simplifying deployment across diverse endpoint environments. * Streamlined Management: Security architects can leverage the UMS(TM) for centralized endpoint control while applying Menlo's browser-based security policies through existing identity providers and security orchestration tools. "Together, IGEL and Menlo give security teams one coordinated path from the device to the application, so they can extend Zero Trust everywhere their people and AI agents work without stacking endpoint agents or standing up VDI," said Aayush Agarwal, Director of Product Management at Menlo Security. "Securing the browser is now central to securing the enterprise, and we are building the Menlo Browser Security Platform to be the foundation that leading endpoint and infrastructure partners like IGEL can extend their own value on." Measurable Business Impact Organizations implementing the joint solution can expect specific operational improvements: * Enhanced Security Posture: Coordinated Zero Trust-aligned controls from endpoint to application reduce common gaps between device trust, credential use, and browser-based application access. * Simplified Architecture: Fewer endpoint agents and access-path integration points reduce both technical complexity and operational risk. * Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): More targeted use of VDI infrastructure for the workloads that require it, while browser and SaaS workflows can move to a simpler secure access model to improve IT efficiency. The joint solution supports immediate deployment for organizations seeking to modernize VDI environments or strengthen existing endpoint security investments with comprehensive web application protection. To learn more about the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM), visit https://www.igel.com/secure-endpoint-os/. About IGEL IGEL(R) is a global software company delivering the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM), a trusted and governed endpoint platform for secure access to cloud, VDI, DaaS, SaaS, Secure Browsers, enterprise applications, as well as OT endpoints. At its foundation is IGEL OS, an immutable operating system that helps reduce endpoint attack surface, preserve a known-good endpoint state, and support secure access across distributed work environments. Through the IGEL Preventative Security Model(R), the platform adds attested workload delivery, centralized governance, and contextual enforcement, aligning endpoint security with Zero Trust and SSE/SASE architectures from key IGEL Ready partners. IGEL Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery(TM)(BC&DR) helps organizations restore secure access on Windows endpoints affected by ransomware, other cyberattacks, or outages. Founded in 2001, IGEL is headquartered in Germany with U.S. offices in San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale, working with an ecosystem of 130 leading technology brands. Learn more at www.igel.com. Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies. About Menlo Security Menlo Security is the pioneer of the Browser Security Platform (BSP), the industry's first infrastructure designed to govern a hybrid workforce of humans and autonomous AI agents. By centering the browser as the new enterprise operating system, Menlo provides a "Guardian Runtime" that resolves the unique risks created when AI agents operate at machine-speed without human skepticism. The Menlo platform enables the agentic enterprise to scale AI with confidence, providing universal connectivity to legacy data and unified zero-day threat prevention across every session. Trusted by over 1,000 global enterprises-including eight of the ten largest financial institutions and major government agencies-Menlo protects over 8 million users and millions of simultaneous AI agent sessions. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, and backed by investors including JPMorgan Chase, American Express Ventures, and Vista Equity Partners, Menlo is securing the browser for the agentic age. Learn more at www.menlosecurity.com. SOURCE IGEL Yocasta Valdez, Director, Corporate Communications, [email protected]; Greenough Communications, [email protected]

PR Newswire
Aug 12th, 2026
IGEL partners with Menlo Security to strengthen Zero Trust-Aligned secure access from Endpoint to Browser.

IGEL partners with Menlo Security to strengthen Zero Trust-Aligned secure access from Endpoint to Browser. Aug 12, 2026, 09:00 ET The joint solution strengthens endpoint-to-browser security while helping organizations optimize VDI use for supported browser and SaaS workflows FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - IGEL(R), a global software company delivering the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM), and Menlo Security, the leader in Browser Security for human and agentic workforces, today announced a partnership that delivers end-to-end secure access from endpoint to enterprise applications. The joint solution pairs the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM) with Menlo Secure Application Access (SAA), helping organizations reduce unnecessary VDI dependency for browser-first workflows, reduce endpoint agent sprawl, and support Zero Trust-aligned access across web and SaaS workflows. Closing the Endpoint-to-Browser Security Gap Security architects face a critical challenge: many endpoint security models still treat device posture and browser access as separate control points, despite most work now happening in the browser through cloud and web applications. That gap is widening as AI agents begin working alongside employees in the browser, introducing new browser-based activity patterns that legacy endpoints and access controls were not designed to govern. The IGEL and Menlo Security partnership addresses this gap by creating a coordinated trust model that begins with the endpoint and extends into browser-based application access. "The future of enterprise computing is browser-first, but browser security is only as strong as the operating system beneath it," said Jim Airdo, Senior Vice President of Strategic Alliances at IGEL. "IGEL is the secure OS foundation for modern application access, providing the trusted platform organizations need to confidently embrace browser-delivered workspaces. Together with the Menlo Browser Security Platform, we're delivering end-to-end protection that unifies endpoint and browser security into a single, resilient Zero Trust architecture." The joint solution reduces common integration and operational challenges that arise when endpoint and web security operate independently. Rather than adding more endpoint agents or routing browser-first workflows through full VDI sessions, security architects can align endpoint governance with browser-based access controls across the entire access path. Architecture Built for Simplicity and Scale With today's announcement, IGEL and Menlo Security are delivering a joint solution that combines IGEL-powered endpoints with Menlo Secure Application Access, providing three core architectural advantages: * Coordinated Zero Trust-Aligned Control Plane: IGEL's Preventative Security Model(R) helps establish a trusted endpoint foundation by reducing endpoint attack surfaces and limiting unnecessary risk before access occurs. Menlo SAA complements that foundation by applying least-privilege access controls for web and SaaS applications. Together, security teams can align endpoint governance through the Universal Management Suite(TM)(UMS(TM) with browser and SaaS access policies enforced through Menlo SAA, replacing disconnected endpoint and access workflows with a more coordinated security operating model. * Clientless Application Access: Organizations can secure access to business-critical applications for supported browser and SaaS access patterns without deploying additional endpoint agents or extending VDI infrastructure to workflows that can be securely delivered through the browser. This helps reduce endpoint agent sprawl and infrastructure complexity while simplifying deployment across diverse endpoint environments. * Streamlined Management: Security architects can leverage the UMS(TM) for centralized endpoint control while applying Menlo's browser-based security policies through existing identity providers and security orchestration tools. "Together, IGEL and Menlo give security teams one coordinated path from the device to the application, so they can extend Zero Trust everywhere their people and AI agents work without stacking endpoint agents or standing up VDI," said Aayush Agarwal, Director of Product Management at Menlo Security. "Securing the browser is now central to securing the enterprise, and we are building the Menlo Browser Security Platform to be the foundation that leading endpoint and infrastructure partners like IGEL can extend their own value on." Measurable Business Impact Organizations implementing the joint solution can expect specific operational improvements: * Enhanced Security Posture: Coordinated Zero Trust-aligned controls from endpoint to application reduce common gaps between device trust, credential use, and browser-based application access. * Simplified Architecture: Fewer endpoint agents and access-path integration points reduce both technical complexity and operational risk. * Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO): More targeted use of VDI infrastructure for the workloads that require it, while browser and SaaS workflows can move to a simpler secure access model to improve IT efficiency. The joint solution supports immediate deployment for organizations seeking to modernize VDI environments or strengthen existing endpoint security investments with comprehensive web application protection. To learn more about the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM), visit https://www.igel.com/secure-endpoint-os/. About IGEL IGEL(R) is a global software company delivering the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform(TM), a trusted and governed endpoint platform for secure access to cloud, VDI, DaaS, SaaS, Secure Browsers, enterprise applications, as well as OT endpoints. At its foundation is IGEL OS, an immutable operating system that helps reduce endpoint attack surface, preserve a known-good endpoint state, and support secure access across distributed work environments. Through the IGEL Preventative Security Model(R), the platform adds attested workload delivery, centralized governance, and contextual enforcement, aligning endpoint security with Zero Trust and SSE/SASE architectures from key IGEL Ready partners. IGEL Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery(TM)(BC&DR) helps organizations restore secure access on Windows endpoints affected by ransomware, other cyberattacks, or outages. Founded in 2001, IGEL is headquartered in Germany with U.S. offices in San Francisco and Fort Lauderdale, working with an ecosystem of 130 leading technology brands. Learn more at www.igel.com. Windows is a trademark of the Microsoft group of companies. About Menlo Security Menlo Security is the pioneer of the Browser Security Platform (BSP), the industry's first infrastructure designed to govern a hybrid workforce of humans and autonomous AI agents. By centering the browser as the new enterprise operating system, Menlo provides a "Guardian Runtime" that resolves the unique risks created when AI agents operate at machine-speed without human skepticism. The Menlo platform enables the agentic enterprise to scale AI with confidence, providing universal connectivity to legacy data and unified zero-day threat prevention across every session. Trusted by over 1,000 global enterprises - including eight of the ten largest financial institutions and major government agencies - Menlo protects over 8 million users and millions of simultaneous AI agent sessions. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, and backed by investors including JPMorgan Chase, American Express Ventures, and Vista Equity Partners, Menlo is securing the browser for the agentic age. Learn more at www.menlosecurity.com. SOURCE IGEL

PR Newswire
Aug 12th, 2026
IGEL partners with Menlo Security to deliver endpoint-to-browser Zero Trust security

IGEL and Menlo Security have partnered to deliver integrated endpoint-to-browser security for enterprise environments. The solution combines IGEL's Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform with Menlo's Secure Application Access, addressing security gaps as work increasingly shifts to browser-based applications. The partnership aims to reduce unnecessary virtual desktop infrastructure dependency for browser-first workflows whilst supporting Zero Trust access controls. Security teams can manage endpoint governance through IGEL's Universal Management Suite alongside browser and SaaS access policies from Menlo SAA. The joint solution offers clientless application access, eliminating the need for additional endpoint agents whilst streamlining management across diverse endpoint environments. Organizations can expect reduced total cost of ownership through more targeted VDI use and simplified architecture. The solution is available for immediate deployment.

News4Hackers
Aug 7th, 2026
How Menlo Security secures AI agents from prompt injection.

How Menlo Security secures AI agents from prompt injection. Post Views: 15 Organizations are rapidly integrating AI agents such as Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and Claude Code into their workflows without adequate security measures in place, creating vulnerabilities that threat actors are actively exploiting. Ramin Farassat discusses Menlo Security's approach. Attackers are leveraging prompt injection techniques to embed hidden instructions within web content, documents, and even image files, which AI systems process and execute without human detection. These malicious inputs bypass traditional security controls by targeting the data streams that AI agents interact with rather than the models themselves. The threat landscape. The threat landscape for AI agents involves sophisticated methods where attackers manipulate input channels to inject malicious commands. These techniques can compromise data integrity, execute unauthorized actions, or exfiltrate sensitive information. Menlo Security's solution: MARS. Menlo Security has developed Menlo Agent Runtime Security (MARS) to address this emerging risk. The solution operates by isolating every AI agent session within a secure cloud environment, where content is analyzed and sanitized before being processed by the agent. This approach ensures that potentially harmful inputs are neutralized before they can influence the AI's behavior. Key features of MARS. MARS is now available for deployment, offering enterprises a proactive defense against prompt injection threats. The platform's architecture prioritizes real-time content analysis, ensuring that AI agents operate within a trusted boundary. This strategy aligns with broader efforts to secure AI ecosystems as their adoption expands across industries. Expert insights from ramin Farassat. Ramin Farassat, Menlo Security's Chief Product Officer, emphasized that the primary security gaps reside in the connectors and integrations that link AI models to external data sources, rather than the models' core architectures. Security teams must implement controls that monitor and restrict the attack surface of agentic AI systems without hindering their functionality. "By focusing on the environments where AI agents interact with data, organizations can mitigate risks while maintaining operational efficiency." Availability and events. Menlo Security is showcasing the solution at Black Hat USA (Booth #4702, Mandalay Bay) and Ai4 (Booth #424, The Venetian) from August 4-6 in Las Vegas. The platform's architecture prioritizes real-time content analysis, ensuring that AI agents operate within a trusted boundary.

Mission First Cyber
May 12th, 2026
Zero Trust Isolation for federal cybersecurity | Mission First Cyber + Menlo.

Zero Trust Isolation for federal cybersecurity | Mission First Cyber + Menlo. In its recent fireside chat with Menlo Security, Jason Miller (CEO/founder of Mission First Cyber) and Justin Valdes (Senior Leader at Menlo Security) sat down to talk through one of the most pressing challenges in federal cybersecurity today: how to protect agencies in an era of AI acceleration, rising data leakage risks, and increasingly sophisticated phishing and web-based threats. The conversation quickly revealed a central truth: agencies can no longer rely on detection-based security alone. AI-generated attacks are too fast, too evasive, and too scalable. Zero Trust Isolation is now a critical requirement for federal cybersecurity, enabling agencies to prevent threats before they ever reach users. That's why the Mission First Cyber and Menlo Security partnership focuses on a new security model built on Zero Trust, application isolation, intelligent DLP, and integrator-led deployment that works across federal environments (including DoD, DISA, and those navigating GSA procurement). AI Is Increasing Data Leakage Risk, Zero Trust Isolation Is the Only Reliable Defense AI is amplifying the data-leakage problem across federal mission environments. When users interact with AI tools, upload documents, or paste sensitive information into LLMs, traditional DLP tools struggle to keep up. Menlo's Zero Trust Isolation-first approach provides a fundamentally different level of protection: * All web sessions run in a remote, isolated environment * Sensitive data is kept away from external applications * Malicious links and AI-generated phishing pages are neutralized before reaching users * Agencies can enforce AI usage controls without slowing down the mission This Zero Trust Isolation model is critical as agencies explore AI technologies (gaining traction across DoD and DISA) and require strict isolation and data-flow guardrails. Where Real Threats Are Coming From The nature of browser and email threats have changed. AI is now crafting phishing pages nearly indistinguishable from the real thing. Malicious scripts can be dynamically rewritten to avoid detection. Credential harvesting pages adapt in real time, and weaponized files can be generated on demand. Traditional tools struggle to keep up, but Zero Trust Isolation prevents these attacks entirely by ensuring no risky web content ever executes on the endpoint. The Costs vs. Benefits Conversation Is Changing A major theme of the chat is centered around cost. Agencies want AI-enabled cyber solutions, but they can't take on new risk, new complexity, or ballooning budgets. Isolation architectures, especially those built on Zero Trust Isolation, often reduce long-term program costs: * Fewer incidents | lower operational overhead * Less legacy infrastructure | reduced maintenance * Fewer emergency response engagements | lower contingency spending Through fixed-price models, agencies know exactly where responsibility lies. How VARs Bring Real Value Too often, cyber vendors underestimate the complexity of deploying technology inside federal environments. That's exactly where Mission First Cyber excels. Instead of simply moving product, Missionfirstcyber focus on making solutions operational, aligned to mission requirements, security frameworks, and the realities of federal networks. Its work ensures technologies like Zero Trust Isolation aren't just purchased, but fully integrated, mission-ready, and optimized for the environments they're entering. For Missionfirstcyber, it's never about the transaction. It's about making the solution work where it matters. What Menlo Can Do Today, and What's Coming Next During the conversation, Menlo highlighted its current strengths: * Zero Trust Isolation for all browser activity * URL filtering and inline policy enforcement * AI-driven DLP with contextual controls * Phishing and credential theft prevention * File and application isolation * Real-time threat prevention without relying on signatures Future Advancements * Deeper AI-powered classification and automated policy tuning * Expanded integrations with LLM platforms * Enhanced support for high-security DoD and DISA environments * Broader ecosystem integrations for multi-vendor architectures * More granular controls for agency-specific AI use cases Better Together Menlo Security and Mission First Cyber deliver a fast, low-friction path to Zero Trust Isolation. Simple deployment, seamless integration with existing federal tools, and mission-aligned policy tuning from day one. Together, Missionfirstcyber provide a turnkey Zero Trust Isolation-based security layer that agencies can roll out quickly, even under pressure. The result: stronger protection, reduced operational burden, and a future-ready foundation for AI-driven cyber defense.