Senior IT Engineer

About the role

The role is part of the IT team at Drata, a company that helps companies earn and keep the trust of their users, customers, partners, and prospects. You will play an important role in helping Drata scale securely and thoughtfully as we grow.

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

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
• A familiarity with networking, DNS, firewalls, etc.
• AWS or GCP experience
• In-depth troubleshooting skills
• A desire to learn new things
• Ability to work well with peers under pressure
• Familiarity with SaaS APIs (REST, SOAP, OAuth)
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
• A strong grasp of system design, scalability, and SaaS operational best practices
• Familiarity with GitOps workflows and version-controlling infrastructure and configuration changes

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who is familiar with Apple products and is a heavy Mac user. We need you to have deep technical knowledge of MacOS, experience with SSO/SAML solutions like Okta and Ping, experience with MDM software like JAMF, Iru (Kandji), or Fleet, a familiarity with networking, DNS, firewalls, AWS or GCP experience, in-depth troubleshooting skills, a desire to learn new things, ability to work well with peers under pressure, familiarity with SaaS APIs (REST, SOAP, OAuth), experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform), and a strong grasp of system design, scalability, and SaaS operational best practices.

Skills

• Technical Depth
• Automation First Mindset
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Leadership

Benefits

• Stock Equity
• Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage
• Comprehensive Wellness Benefits
• Tax-Advantaged Spending Accounts
• Parental Leave Policy
• Fertility and Family-Building Benefits
• Professional and Personal Development Stipends
• Internal Learning Opportunities
• Flexible Vacation Policy
• Paid Holidays

Pay

$157,100 - $194,040

Schedule

Based in San Francisco, this role is full-time.