Remote
US
$63K–$126K
🔒IT & Security
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The big picture: Axios is a media company dedicated to delivering trustworthy news and information with efficiency, clarity, and Smart Brevity. We are hiring an IT Security Specialist on our IT team to help protect the systems, devices, identities, applications, and workflows that power the company.
Why it matters: Security at Axios is not simply a matter of deploying tools or responding to vulnerabilities. It means understanding how systems are used, assessing whether they are fit for purpose, and identifying risk created by workflows, permissions, configurations, vendors, and user behavior.
This role will help de-risk current and future solutions by embedding security into technology decisions from evaluation and procurement through implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
Go deeper: This role will own key areas of our corporate security environment, including endpoint security, identity and access management, Google Workspace, SaaS security, security monitoring, security awareness, and AI security. We’re looking for an experienced practitioner who understands that, in a modern company, the browser is often the operating system through which people access data, applications, and business workflows. In this role, you will:
Security awareness and AI security
Worthy of your time: This is an opportunity to shape security inside an AI-enabled media company. You’ll have meaningful ownership and the chance to improve security across our technology environment and the workflows built on top of it.
We’re looking for someone who:
Starting salary for this role is in the range of $85,000 - $105,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills. This range does not include other compensation benefits. Axios' compensation philosophy takes into account the cost of labor differentials across the country. Because this is a remote-optional job posting, this salary range takes into account all possible locations within the United States, but candidates will only be eligible for the salary range for their location.
Axios is committed to embracing artificial intelligence as a core part of how we work. All team members are expected to actively develop AI literacy and use AI tools to enhance their productivity, creativity, and efficiency. We invest in ongoing learning to ensure every employee is equipped to responsibly and effectively integrate AI into their daily workflows.
What Axios brings to the table besides salary:
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Axios is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Axios makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
USD 85,000 - 105,000
Annually
Health Insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Benefits
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
401(k) / Retirement Plan
Pay Transparency
PTO / Vacation
Paid Holidays
Flexible Schedule
Sick Days
Home Office Stipend
Parental Leave
Fertility Benefits
Learning & Development Budget
Team Events & Social Budget
Employee Resource Groups
No. Axios is Remote-First, and most of its roles are posted as remote within the United States, but some are tied to a specific metro. Local advertising sales is the clearest case: those postings say in-market presence is essential because the role is built on local relationships. The only physical office Axios names on its job board is its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
Rarely. Axios hires almost entirely within the United States: its postings scope pay ranges to locations within the U.S., and remote roles are listed as U.S.-based. The exceptions are occasional reporting roles tied to covering a specific region abroad. Within the country, some roles narrow further to a region, such as the East Coast, or to a particular local market.
Pay is location-based by stated policy. Axios says its "compensation philosophy takes into account the cost of labor differentials across the country," so the range on a posting is one national envelope and the portion you are eligible for depends on where in the United States you live. Expect wide posted ranges for that reason.
Axios's job postings list a 401(k) with employer match, PPO and high-deductible health plans with an employer HSA contribution, dental and vision coverage, 12 weeks of paid primary caregiver leave, one mental health day per quarter, an annual learning and development stipend, and a $100 monthly work-from-home stipend. There is also the Axios Family Fund, which employees can request financial support from when facing hardship or emergencies.
Axios publishes three employee values: "Axios first: Put colleagues and the cause above yourself. Humility wins," "Excellence always: Hunger to be the very best at what you do," and "Candor: Be candid, respectful and maintain a high degree of integrity." Candor also appears in the company's own value set, defined there as remaining "direct and candid in respectful but unambiguous ways with the audience and each other."
