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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Engineer - **Company:** Drata Inc - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $157,100.0 - $194,040.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Apple Products, Apple Mac Systems, Software as a Service, Cyber Security, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Network Security, OAuth, Ping (Networking Utility), Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Google Cloud, Okta, Bots, Casper Suite, Restful APIs, Terraform - **Published:** June 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8d99c25d-8284-4b74-b4df-14db9a0acb69 ## About the Role * Like Apple products? So do we! We are a heavy Mac shop. We need you to have deep technical knowledge of MacOS * Be our gatekeeper around IAM and have experience with SSO/SAML solutions like Okta and Ping * We need you to have experience with MDM software like JAMF, Iru (Kandji), or Fleet * RFC shouldn't be just a three letter acronym to you. We need someone who understands technology basics like networking, dns, firewalls, etc. * We live in the cloud so we need you to have AWS or Google Cloud Platform experience * We need you to be able to do in-depth troubleshooting to problem solve * We are people who are curious and love to learn new things, we want you to have that desire as well * Be Awesome! You are going to need to work well with your peers because they are often coming to you with problems while frustrated, be kind and clearly communicate to them to make things all better * 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 ## Description 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. What you'll do: * 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 ## Related Videos - [Command the Bots: Mastering robots.txt for Generative AI and Search Marketing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1165-command-the-bots-mastering-robots-txt-for-generative-ai-and-search-marketing) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) - [Design as an algorithm, not as a feature](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/471-design-as-an-algorithm-not-as-a-feature) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Delay the AI Overlords: How OAuth and OpenFGA Can Keep Your AI Agents from Going Rogue](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1637-delay-the-ai-overlords-how-oauth-and-openfga-can-keep-your-ai-agents-from-going-rogue) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Be a Software Engineer?”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/392-how-to-answer-the-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)