IT Systems Engineer

Location: United States (Remote) Workplace: Remote About Teleport Don't wait for the future of infrastructure. Be part of it. Teleport is the AI Infrastructure Identity Company. We're solving one of the hardest problems in security: giving every human, machine, workload, and AI agent a cryptographically secured identity, improving engineering velocity while maintaining security. We make trusted computing simple. This gives you the freedom, power, and autonomy to build and innovate with confidence. Remote-first and globally distributed, we work with companies like Nasdaq, DoorDash, and Elastic to secure infrastructure for an AI world. HERE IS WHY WE LOVE THIS JOB OURSELVES, AND HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY IT TOO: - We work on a wide range of IT projects including automation, security, networking, and building integrations. - We value modern IT tooling and novel approaches to traditional problems. - We prefer working autonomously and asynchronously, proactively identifying and addressing issues, and operating with a builder's mindset. - We practice thorough code reviews and have an open design process. - Our products are loved by their users. HERE ARE THE PROJECTS YOU MAY BE WORKING ON: - Administering our core IT stack (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Chrome Enterprise). - Creating new workflows and integrations both within our IT stack and with other systems and platforms across Teleport. - Hardening our macOS endpoints and securing our SaaS services. - Building upon our IT workflow automation tooling written in Go and using Temporal running on Kubernetes. - Collaborating with the engineering team on dogfooding Teleport, specifically Teleport Identity (identity governance), Teleport Policy (access policies), and Beams (runtime for agentic workflows). - Governing and securing corporate generative AI usage. - Providing IT support to internal users as needed. REQUIREMENTS: - Strong knowledge of modern IT platforms such as Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Google Chrome Enterprise, Zoom, and Slack. - Hands-on experience administering and hardening macOS endpoints. - Deep understanding of corporate IT identity, automation, and security concepts. - Experience (and a preference for) building with IaC/Terraform and CI/CD with GitOps. - Scripting experience with shell and object-oriented programming experience. - Experience with Go is a plus. - Experience with Linux systems administration and engineering. - Willingness and ability to roll up your sleeves and work on traditional IT tasks when needed, such as managing our internal facing helpdesk. WHAT TO EXPECT ONCE YOU APPLY: - You will join a 30-minute intro call where we will walk you through the compensation, interview process, and requirements. - We’ll invite you to a Slack channel and you’ll work on a coding challenge using Terraform and shell scripts (or Go) on GitHub. Why Teleport You're joining a company where the problem is real, the team is small, and your work shows up directly in the product. We're not a big company, you won't get lost in a crowd. You'll have the freedom and autonomy to do what you're great at, alongside teammates who care about doing it right and want to see you succeed. The work is collaborative, there's real room to grow, and the mission is one worth showing up for. Remote-first and globally distributed, we're genuinely passionate about what we're building. The Benefits At Teleport, we believe your career is more important than a list of perks. That's why we focus on making your day-to-day the best it can be — giving you the autonomy, access, and support to do the best work of your career. - Extensive health coverage - Annual expense budget - Rest and recovery policies that maximize your ability to recharge - Investment in your future with retirement savings plans - Professional development opportunities Teleport is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classifications protected by federal, state, or local law. Candidate Privacy Notice: For information about our collection and processing of job applicant personal data for this position, please see our Job Applicant Privacy Policy and Notice of Collection at goteleport.com/legal/apply/job-applicant/ http://goteleport.com/legal/apply/job-applicant/