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# IT Security and Automation Engineer

- **Company:** TELEPORT INC
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $149,000.0 - $258,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Google Chrome, Code Review, Cyber Security, Computer Programming, Data Warehousing, Software Debugging, Linux, Shell Script, Systems Integration, Okta, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, Casper Suite, Zendesk, Terraform, Amazon Redshift, Golang
- **Published:** June 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ecd5d88a54e78f7f

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Zendesk?, * Willingness and ability to roll up your sleeves and work across traditional IT tasks - setting up and debugging IT tools, Okta, Rippling, Zendesk, helping internal customers with their setup (helpdesk), and dive deep into K8s and Go + Temporal.

 * Programming experience in Go. Experience with Temporal is a bonus.
 * Linux systems engineering experience, Kubernetes
 * IaC (Terraform) and shell scripting experience.
 * IT security & administration experience., * Experience with data warehousing concepts and platforms such as AWS Redshift, Fivetran, and DBT

## Description

* We use a modern and innovative approach to solving traditional IT problems spanning Infrastructure as Code (IaC), shell scripting, and workflow automation tooling like Temporal/Go.
 * We work on a wide range of IT problems including networking, security, and integrations with existing systems.
 * Our products are loved by their users.
 * We practice thorough code reviews and have an open design process.

Here are the projects you may be working on:

 * Building our next generation IT workflow automation tooling using Temporal and Go running on Kubernetes.
 * Collaborate with the engineering team on dogfooding Teleport, specifically Teleport Identity (identity governance) and Teleport Policy (access policies).
 * Building hardened security & automation for macOS endpoints.
 * Writing IT automation using tools like Terraform, shell scripts, and Go.
 * Writing integrations with tools like Panther, Jamf Pro, Okta, Rippling, Google Chrome Enterprise.
 * Traditional IT Helpdesk tasks of helping internal customers with access, lockout, integrations, and configuration., At Teleport, we believe your career is more important than a list of perks. That's why we focus on making your day-to-day the best it can be - giving you the autonomy, access, and support to do the best work of your career.
 * Extensive health coverage
 * Annual expense budget
 * Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge
 * Investment in your future with retirement savings plans
 * Professional development opportunities


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