Senior IT Engineer
About The Position
As a member of the IT team, you will play an important role in helping Drata scale securely and thoughtfully as we grow. You’ll build, secure, and continuously improve the systems and processes that power our internal operations across identity and access management, device management, network security, SaaS administration, and workflow automation. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys combining strong technical depth with an automation-first mindset to create secure, seamless experiences for employees across the business. You’ll partner closely with teams throughout Drata to strengthen our infrastructure, improve security controls, and bring scalable solutions to the tools and workflows people rely on every day. You’ll also leverage Drata’s security and compliance automation platform to help ensure our IT environment meets critical security and compliance requirements as the company continues to grow. As opportunities arise, you’ll be encouraged to blog, speak, and participate in events to share your work and how other companies can learn from Drata’s approach.
Requirements
- Deep technical knowledge of MacOS
- Experience with SSO/SAML solutions like Okta and Ping
- Experience with MDM software like JAMF, Iru (Kandji), or Fleet
- Understanding of technology basics like networking, dns, firewalls, etc.
- AWS or GCP experience
- Ability to do in-depth troubleshooting to problem solve
- Curiosity and a desire to learn new things
- Ability to work well with peers, be kind and communicate clearly
- Familiarity with SaaS APIs (REST, SOAP, OAuth) for provisioning and automation
- Comfort with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and workflow automation
- Strong grasp of system design, scalability, and SaaS operational best practices
- Familiarity with GitOps workflows and version-controlling infrastructure and configuration changes
Responsibilities
- Manage and evolve identity, device, and network security infrastructure through infrastructure-as-code, changes are version-controlled, peer-reviewed, and auditable
- Build and maintain automated joiner/mover/leaver workflows so access is provisioned and de-provisioned accurately and on time
- Enforce least-privilege access across the org through scalable IAM governance
- Partner with business departments to evaluate, onboard, and integrate new SaaS tools, owning the full lifecycle from requirements and architecture through to automation and security compliance
- Establish trust and strong relationships with senior leaders, operations managers, and professional staff across other organizational units
- Partner with the Security team to continuously raise the bar on IT security posture
- Own technical documentation, support runbooks, and integration templates
- Provide mentorship to junior staff and encourage their technical development
- Drive AI tool adoption and help the business identify opportunities to integrate AI into workflows
- Build internal tools (CLIs, bots, and dashboards) that make the IT team faster and more effective
Benefits
- Stock equity
- Up to 100% employer-paid premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents
- Comprehensive wellness benefits and healthcare concierge services
- 401(k) plan
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Tax-advantaged spending accounts
- Discounted voluntary offerings
- Paid Parental Leave policy (after six months of employment)
- Kindbody fertility and family-building benefits
- Dedicated leave specialists
- Generous annual stipends for both professional and personal development
- Access to a wide range of internal learning opportunities
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
