Senior Systems Engineer, Vanta
Corporate Engineering
$179-211k
+ Equity
AI trust management platform
Open for applications
AI trust management platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$179-211k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help businesses earn and prove trust.
Role
Who you are
- Advanced proficiency administering a broad SaaS portfolio in hybrid, high-growth environments, with deep expertise in our core stack: Okta (including Workflows), Google Workspace, Slack Enterprise, and Atlassian
- Hands-on experience building integrations and automations against SaaS APIs, using scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or GAM
- Strong understanding of identity and access management concepts including SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and SCIM
- Proven ability to design scalable workflows and operational processes in enterprise environments
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across interconnected systems
- Comfortable operating autonomously and driving projects from conception through implementation
- Effective communicator who can break down complex technical problems for non-technical stakeholders
- Write clear, maintainable documentation as a standard part of the work
- Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer sponsorship
What the job involves
- As an IT Sr Systems Engineer in the Corporate Engineering division, you will build and scale the systems, workflows, and automations that power the employee experience at Vanta
- This is an opportunity to shape the future of enterprise tooling at a high-growth company, architecting decisions, developing scalable solutions, and enabling Vanta'ns to do their best work securely and efficiently
- The Corporate Engineering team is an employee-facing team with a mission to provide Vanta'ns with a secure and stellar experience with the tools and technologies they need to do their best work, regardless of where they are
- This role will partner closely with Security, IT Operations, and cross-functional business stakeholders to design and maintain scalable corporate systems and integrations across Vanta's collaboration and productivity ecosystem
- Design, deploy, and maintain business-critical corporate systems and SaaS platforms
- Build and configure AI-driven workflows and automations using tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Dust, as well as custom development where needed
- Deploy and integrate AI capabilities into internal systems such as Slack and Okta using platforms like Vercel, to automate IT operations tasks and internal support, while maintaining security, privacy, and data integrity
- Own and improve workflows, automations, and integrations across collaboration and productivity tooling
- Partner with Security and IT Operations teams to implement and enforce policies, access controls, and compliance requirements across corporate systems
- Configure and support SSO, SCIM provisioning, and identity lifecycle integrations across applications
- Serve as an escalation point for complex systems and platform issues, while contributing to the team's shared ticket queue, which can make up a significant portion of the role
- Translate business requirements into scalable and maintainable technical solutions
- Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational procedures
- Drive platform governance and best practices across enterprise tooling
- Collaborate with vendors on escalations, roadmap discussions, and technical troubleshooting
Our take
The security auditing process is usually very time-consuming, taking hours to complete, and it is often difficult for startups to invest time into such a process. Yet, the benefits of security accreditation are enormous, mainly as many such businesses are working globally and need ways to demonstrate security compliance to one another. Vanta works specifically with startups to help them complete and pass security audits such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
The company is a compliance portal and security monitoring platform that businesses use to assess their risk levels. Vanta carries out a pre-audit of a company's digital security and highlights areas that need to be worked on before a full analysis of all threats is carried out. Other businesses such as Datadog or PagerDuty offer similar security monitoring services, but Vanta monitors its customers throughout the year, allowing any issues to be identified and addressed early on.
Vanta's latest $150M raise, boosting its valuation to $4.15B, highlights the company's rapid growth and strong market position. With AI-driven automation, expanding government partnerships, and strategic acquisitions on the horizon, Vanta is scaling quickly while solving real customer problems. Backed by a talented leadership team and a growing customer base, the company looks set to continue its upward trajectory and build a lasting, sustainable business.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2025
$150m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$150m
SERIES C
Total funding: $500.2m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness: Vanta values the health and well-being of our teammates and offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for teammates and dependents. Vanta is excited to provide an additional range of benefits that holistically support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
- Work Your Way: Enjoy a remote-first setup if you're in the US, or go hybrid at our international offices
- Paid Parental Leave: Industry competitive paid parental leave for all parents
- Time Away: Industry competitive and generous PTO policy
- 401K Plan: 401k matching contribution plan
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Christina Cacioppo
(Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Vanta in 2017, Christina worked in Product Management for Dropbox. She was also a Professor at the School of Visual Arts and worked on the Investment Team at Union Square Ventures.
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