Senior DevOps Engineer / IT Automation Specialist

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.

Why We Love This Role

• We use a modern and innovative approach to solving traditional IT problems spanning Infrastructure as Code (IaC), shell scripting, and workflow automation tooling like Temporal/Go.

• We work on a wide range of IT problems including networking, security, and integrations with existing systems.

• Our products are loved by their users.

• We practice thorough code reviews and have an open design process.

Key Projects

• Building our next-generation IT workflow automation tooling using Temporal and Go running on Kubernetes.

• Collaborate with the engineering team on Teleport Identity (identity governance) and Teleport Policy (access policies).

• Building hardened security and automation for macOS endpoints.

• Writing IT automation using tools like Terraform, shell scripts, and Go.

• Writing integrations with tools like Panther, Jamf Pro, Okta, Rippling, and Google Chrome Enterprise.

• Traditional IT Helpdesk tasks, including helping internal customers with access, lockouts, integrations, and configurations.

What to Expect After Applying

• You will join a 30-minute intro call to discuss compensation, the interview process, and requirements.

• You will join a Slack channel and submit a coding challenge using Terraform and shell scripts (or Go) via GitHub.

Requirements

• Willingness and ability to handle traditional IT tasks, such as setting up and debugging IT tools, Okta, Rippling, Zendesk, helping internal customers with setup (helpdesk), and diving deep into Kubernetes and Go + Temporal.

• Programming experience in Go. Experience with Temporal is a bonus.

• Linux systems engineering experience and Kubernetes.

• IaC (Terraform) and shell scripting experience.

• IT security and administration experience.

Nice to Have

• Experience with data warehousing concepts and platforms such as AWS Redshift, Fivetran, and DBT.

Why Join Teleport

You're joining a company where the problem is real, the team is small, and your work directly impacts the product. You won’t get lost in a crowd. You’ll have the freedom and autonomy to excel alongside teammates who care about quality and your success. The work is collaborative, there’s room to grow, and the mission is meaningful.

Remote-first and globally distributed, we’re genuinely passionate about what we’re building.

The Benefits

At Teleport, we prioritize your career over perks. We focus on making your day-to-day the best it can be—giving you autonomy, access, and support to do your best work.

• Extensive health coverage

• Annual expense budget

• Rest and recovery policies to maximize recharging time

• Investment in your future with retirement savings plans

• Professional development opportunities