IT & Security Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate on the roadmap for IT & Security projects, manage helpdesk workflows, and prioritize cross-functional initiatives such as migrations, system implementations, and security improvements.

• Develop and sustain a systematic, automated, and audit-compliant set of security and compliance processes, procedures, and protocols.

• Engage directly with product and engineering teams, as well as departmental stakeholders, on collective security initiatives and establish clear project plans for intricate technical modifications.

• Oversee and enhance company-wide standards for authentication, access management, and disaster recovery processes for essential systems.

• Manage vendor relationships, evaluations, contracts, and renewals to effectively control tool expenditures.

• Provide direct helpdesk and endpoint support for a completely remote team, including device setup, security tools, and troubleshooting.

• Collaborate closely with the IT & Security Engineer, report to the VP of Finance & Operations, and partner with various departments across the organization.

⛳️ Requirements

• 3-5 years of practical experience in an IT, Security, or Technical Operations role.

• At least 3 years of experience in a fully remote work environment.

• Proven experience in executing IT project roadmaps, managing vendor relationships, and overseeing enterprise system migrations or rollouts.

• Familiarity with enterprise identity and access management, authentication standards, and disaster recovery planning.

• Exceptional organizational and project management abilities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Capability to excel with a significant degree of autonomy and ownership in your position.

• Experience handling data through various delivery methods.

• Knowledge of AWS security (IAM, CloudTrail, Inspector, Organizations + SCP).

• Familiarity with SSO and identity providers (preferably Okta).

• Experience with compliance automation tools (e.g., Vanta).

• Basic scripting skills (e.g., Python, Bash).

• Experience with remote security tools (Tailscale, SentinelOne, 1Password).

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code concepts (e.g., Pulumi, Terraform).

• Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Datadog).

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and indicate whether they will require sponsorship to do so.

🏝️ Benefits

• Stock options.

• Competitive salaries.

• Unlimited paid time off.

• Medical, dental, & vision insurance.

• 401(k) plan.

• Health, fitness, and office stipends.

• The flexibility to work from anywhere and in any manner you prefer.