Director of IT Engineering

Proof; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental/vision benefits

401k 4% match

Sick leave

Parental leave 12 weeks

Sabbatical after 5 years

Wellness stipend

Grubhub lunch

Work-from-home stipend

Professional development

Job summary

Proof seeks a Director of IT Engineering in the United States to lead an engineering-first IT team driving infrastructure-as-code, automation, CI/CD, and AI-driven operations. You will own the technology roadmap and IAM strategy while mentoring staff to elevate coding practices and efficiency.

As a working leader, you will collaborate with InfoSec, manage vendor relationships, and steer a data-driven approach to reduce toil and improve service delivery across the business.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years in IT, systems or DevOps roles.
• Hands-on leadership with engineering-minded IT teams.
• Experience implementing infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices.
• Strong BI for ticket trends and automation improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the IT Engineering team as a hands-on player-coach.
• Mentor engineers moving to an engineering-first operating model.
• Own strategy and roadmap for corporate technology and IAM.
• Champion AI-driven tooling to reduce manual toil.
• Partner with InfoSec on identity, access, and compliance.
• Drive data-backed root-cause fixes over quick triage.

Skills

Okta administration

DevOps & CI/CD

Terraform IaC

Google Workspace

Automation & AI tooling

Tools

IaC tooling

GitOps workflows

Job description

Proof is the world's first identity-assured transaction management platform and we are on a mission to digitize trust for all of life’s most critical transactions. Developed by the same market leaders and experts who brought notarization online with Notarize℠, Proof offers trust in a digital world by verifying identities and securing transactions to protect businesses and their customers. Since 2015, we’ve completed many of the world’s first digital commerce transactions, including the first online real estate closing, online mortgage closing, online auto sale, and online will and we're still just getting started!

Proof's IT function is evolving from a reactive, ticket-driven help desk into a modern IT Engineering team, applying an engineering mindset to managing the corporate systems our employees rely on every day.

We're already a forward-thinking team: initiatives like passwordless authentication and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) have measurably lowered our ticket volume.

We're now hiring a Director to lead the next phase: building durable engineering practices, mentoring the team, and setting a multi-year strategy for how Proof manages its corporate technology stack with rigor. That means leaning into infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, automation-first workflows, and agentic/AI-driven operations.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You'll set strategy, mentor, and represent IT to the rest of the business, while staying close to the work.

As Our Director Of IT Engineering, You Will

• Lead and grow the IT Engineering team as a hands-on player-coach — pairing, reviewing work, and unblocking the team, not just directing from above
• Mentor and level up the team as they move from a traditional IT/sysadmin skill set toward an engineering-first operating model, coaching on infrastructure-as-code, automation, and CI/CD practices
• Own the strategy and roadmap for Proof's corporate technology: identity and access management, productivity tools, endpoint management, SaaS/vendor management, and IT procurement and budgeting
• Champion the adoption of AI and agentic tooling to further reduce manual toil and ticket volume
• Partner closely with InfoSec leadership on identity, access, and compliance
• Bring a root-cause, data-driven approach to support — tracking ticket trends and metrics to prioritize the highest-leverage fixes rather than just closing tickets faster

As Our Director Of IT Engineering, You Should Have

• 10–15 years of experience across IT, systems administration, DevOps, or corporate/business technology engineering
• Deep, hands-on experience with Okta (required), across all aspects of its configuration
• Google Workspace experience strongly preferred
• Experience building "IT as code" practices: Terraform or similar IaC, CI/CD, and GitOps workflows applied to corporate SaaS systems
• A track record of reducing ticket volume and manual toil through automation and root-cause fixes, not just faster triage
• Experience mentoring or providing technical leadership to mid-level IT analysts
• Comfort operating as a hands-on IC on a small team while also setting strategy — this is a working leadership role, not a purely managerial one
• Familiarity with security and compliance fundamentals, and genuine enthusiasm for close partnership with InfoSec
• Curiosity about and early adoption of AI/agentic tools for operational efficiency
• A strong communicator who can translate between technical execution and the needs of stakeholders across the business

Our Proof Pillars

• Pave the Way: When obstacles arise, we break through barriers with passion and perseverance. We lead with creativity and forward-thinking. We aim to set new standards and shape the future in a repeatable, scalable way so the path to success is easier for our team to follow.
• Own It: We embrace the responsibility that comes with supporting life's most important transactions. When a problem arises we relentlessly pursue the solution with a 'Yes before no' attitude. Because every problem and every transaction is treated like it's our own.
• Act with Integrity: We are in the business of building trust and it is at the core of everything we do. We are honest and transparent with our customers, each other and ourselves. If we make a mistake, we own up to it right away and do what it takes to make it right. Our dedication to security and compliance is key to earning trust, fighting fraud and ultimately, our success.
• Play to Win: We believe excellence is about always striving to be better so when we get it wrong, we iterate, we learn and we grow. We know we can only go so far alone, we're better together and collectively, we win!

Here Are Some Of Our Great Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Life insurance, long and short-term disability coverage
• 401k Plan with a 4% match, beginning on your hire date
• Unlimited Sick and Vacation time
• 14 paid company holidays
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• 4 week sabbatical after 5 years of continuous full time employment
• Health Reimbursement Arrangements for fertility and gender affirmation
• Lunch on Proof through Grubhub credit
• Monthly work from home stipend
• Professional development credit
• Monthly reimbursement for Wellness
• And more!

$190,000 - $250,000 a year

This is the expected total cash compensation range for this position. The salary offered within this range will be determined based on factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience and location. The total compensation package for this role includes base pay, discretionary bonus typically paid annually, the benefits listed above, and equity.

This position will be posted and accepting applications through September 18, 2026.

Proof uses Identify & Defend, our fraud prevention and identity verification tools, to confirm that individuals engaging with Proof at any stage correspond to a real identity. It’s a quick security step that helps keep the process safe for everyone. Defend & Identify are used solely for identity verification and fraud prevention and are not used to assess employment eligibility or qualifications.

Proof is committed to building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and everyone is encouraged to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.