IT Security and Automation Engineer

goteleport; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Health coverage

Professional development

Job summary

goteleport is hiring for a globally distributed, remote-first role focused on automating and securing internal IT infrastructure, with an emphasis on infrastructure-as-code, scripting, and workflow-automation tooling. The position blends hands-on helpdesk work with engineering on next-generation IT automation running on Kubernetes.

You will move between traditional IT operations and modern systems engineering, building IT workflow automation using Temporal and Go, collaborating with engineering

Qualifications

• Experience with Go programming and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Temporal is a bonus.
• Linux systems engineering experience and strong shell scripting skills.
• Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform.
• General IT security and administration background.

Responsibilities

• Build IT workflow automation using Temporal and Go on Kubernetes.
• Collaborate on internal identity-governance and access-policy tooling improvements.
• Harden security and automation for endpoints across platforms like Okta and Jamf Pro.
• Write automation to provision and manage infrastructure with Terraform and shell scripts.
• Handle traditional IT helpdesk tasks including access requests and configurations.

Skills

Go

Kubernetes

Linux

Temporal

Shell scripting

IT security

Tools

Terraform

Temporal

Zendesk

Okta

Rippling

Jamf Pro

Go

Job description

Role overview

A globally distributed, remote-first role focused on automating and securing internal IT infrastructure, with a heavy emphasis on infrastructure-as-code, scripting, and workflow-automation tooling. The position blends hands-on helpdesk work with deep engineering on next-generation IT automation running on Kubernetes. It suits someone who enjoys moving between traditional IT operations and modern systems engineering.

Responsibilities

• Build the next generation of IT workflow automation using Temporal and Go running on Kubernetes, with thorough code reviews and an open design process.
• Collaborate with the engineering team on dogfooding internal identity-governance and access-policy tooling, surfacing improvements that show up directly in the product.
• Harden security and automation for macOS endpoints and integrate with platforms such as Panther, Jamf Pro, Okta, Rippling, and Google Chrome Enterprise.
• Write IT automation using Terraform, shell scripts, and Go to provision and manage infrastructure.
• Handle traditional IT helpdesk tasks including access requests, lockouts, integrations, and user configuration across tools such as Okta, Rippling, and Zendesk.

Requirements

• Willingness to roll up sleeves across traditional IT tasks while also diving deep into Kubernetes and Go with Temporal.
• Programming experience in Go; prior experience with Temporal is a bonus.
• Linux systems engineering experience plus hands-on Kubernetes exposure.
• Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform and solid shell scripting skills.
• General IT security and administration background.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and platforms such as AWS Redshift, Fivetran, and DBT.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote-first and globally distributed, with autonomy over day-to-day work.
• Extensive health coverage, an annual expense budget, and rest-and-recovery policies designed to support sustained focus.
• Retirement savings plans and dedicated professional development opportunities.