Remote IT & Security Specialist — Compliance & Helpdesk

People Data Labs

Oregon

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 140,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

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Competitive Salaries

Unlimited paid time off

Medical, dental, & vision insurance

401(k)

Health, fitness, and office stipends

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

People Data Labs is seeking an IT and Security Specialist to help manage security, compliance, tooling administration, and helpdesk support for a fully remote workforce. You will partner with the IT & Security Engineer and report to the VP of Finance & Operations.

The role emphasizes building scalable security and compliance processes, working closely with product and engineering on security initiatives, and maintaining strong vendor relationships while operating autonomously.

Qualifications

3-5 years of hands-on experience in an IT, Security, or Technical Operations role.
3+ years of experience working in a fully remote environment.
Experience executing IT project roadmaps, vendor relationships, and enterprise system migrations or rollouts.
Working knowledge of enterprise identity and access management, authentication standards, and disaster recovery planning.
Strong organizational and project management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to thrive with autonomy and ownership.
Experience working with data via multiple delivery methods.
AWS security (IAM, CloudTrail, Inspector, Organizations + SCP).
SSO + identity provider (preferably Okta).
Compliance automation (e.g., Vanta).
Basic scripting (e.g., Python, Bash).

Responsibilities

Collaborate on IT & Security project roadmap, helpdesk workflows, and prioritization across migrations and security enhancements.
Build and maintain structured, automated, audit-ready security and compliance processes and protocols.
Work with product and engineering on shared security initiatives and clear project plans for complex changes.
Administer and strengthen authentication, access management standards, and disaster recovery processes.
Facilitate vendor relationships, evaluations, contracts, and renewals to manage tools spend.
Provide hands-on helpdesk and endpoint support for a fully remote team, including device setup and security tooling.