Remote IT Engineer — Cloud, IAM & Security Policy

Spear AI; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health and dental benefits

11 paid holidays

Professional development

Remote work

401(k) with company match

Relocation assistance (position dep.)

Referral bonuses

Performance bonuses

Life insurance and disability coverage

Job summary

Spear AI is hiring an IT Engineer to secure and scale our internal infrastructure supporting nation-wide defense-oriented projects. You’ll implement and audit security policies, manage IdP/SSO, and harden cloud and device security across macOS, Linux, and Windows endpoints.

Work remotely with a fast-growing defense contractor, collaborating with leadership to enforce compliance (CMMC, NIST 800-171) and reduce attack surfaces.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing CMMC/NIST 800-171 controls.
• Experience writing and auditing security policies.
• Experience administering Google Workspace.
• Experience managing SSO/IdP (Authentik/Okta/Google Identity).
• Proficiency with AWS IAM and RBAC.
• Experience with security/compliance platforms (Vanta/Drata/Tugboat Logic).
• Experience with secrets management (1Password or Vault).

Responsibilities

• Administer Google Workspace, manage IdP, and set up SSO.
• Manage device enrollment and device scripting in Iru/Kandji.
• Author, maintain, and audit internal security policies and procedures.
• Enforce CMMC 2.0 Level 2 and NIST frameworks with Vanta.
• Safeguard credentials and secrets across the team using 1Password.
• Harden AWS account security, IAM policies, and RBAC.
• Secure network access using Tailscale VPN.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code using Pulumi with the infra team.
• Investigate security incidents and conduct routine vulnerability assessments.

Skills

CMMC/NIST compliance

Security policy development

AWS IAM & security groups

Endpoint security management

VPN configuration

Security incident response

Tools

Pulumi

1Password / Vault

Google Workspace administration

IdP solutions (Authentik/Okta/Google Identity)

Tailscale VPN

AWS IAM configurations

Vanta/Drata/Tugboat Logic

Job description

Spear AI is hiring an IT Engineer to secure and scale our internal infrastructure supporting nation-wide defense-oriented projects. You’ll implement and audit security policies, manage IdP/SSO, and harden cloud and device security across macOS, Linux, and Windows endpoints.

Work remotely with a fast-growing defense contractor, collaborating with leadership to enforce compliance (CMMC, NIST 800-171) and reduce attack surfaces.