Senior IT Engineer — Security & Automation (Remote)

Action1; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Action1 is hiring a Senior IT Engineer to strengthen our corporate IT security and systems. You will own security operations, drive automation, and coordinate with the EU-based administrator.

The role reports to the Head of IT and focuses on implementing practical controls, incident response, and ongoing hardening of endpoints. We seek a hands-on engineer with 5+ years in IT, strong Microsoft 365 and Entra ID experience, and a track record in security operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in systems administration or IT engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, and Windows endpoints.
• Experience in a security operations center and audits.
• Experience building and maintaining IT automation with PowerShell, Python, or Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Manage Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, and business applications; provide US hours support.
• Triage security alerts, investigate incidents, and coordinate response with Head of IT.
• Own infrastructure and security projects; implement automation and APIs.
• Assess vendors and technologies; advise safeguards for approval.
• Maintain incident playbooks, recovery tests, and governance documentation.
• Work with EU-based systems administrator to coordinate handoffs and security controls.
• Support compliance controls and evidence collection for audits.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

Windows endpoints

Security operations

Automation

PowerShell

Python

Git

Tools

Terraform

Vanta

Microsoft Purview

Datadog

Arctic Wolf

SIEM tools

Job description

Action1 is hiring a Senior IT Engineer to strengthen our corporate IT security and systems. You will own security operations, drive automation, and coordinate with the EU-based administrator.

The role reports to the Head of IT and focuses on implementing practical controls, incident response, and ongoing hardening of endpoints. We seek a hands-on engineer with 5+ years in IT, strong Microsoft 365 and Entra ID experience, and a track record in security operations.