Manager of IT Engineering, DroneDeploy
USA
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Drone mapping and analytics platform
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Drone mapping and analytics platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the power of interactive digital twins accessible and productive for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of IT or IT engineering experience, including hands-on work across identity, endpoint management, and SaaS administration
- Experience leading others formally or informally, including mentoring, coordinating work, and raising operating standards across a small team
- Hands-on experience with Okta or comparable identity platforms such as Entra or JumpCloud
- Hands-on experience managing macOS fleets with Iru, Jamf, Kandji, or similar MDM tooling
- Working knowledge of Google Workspace administration, Slack administration, and Atlassian administration
- Scripting ability in Python, Bash, or Zsh, with a track record of building automation rather than relying only on admin-console work
- Working knowledge of SOC 2 and ISO 27001 IT controls
- Strong written communication and comfort operating in a highly distributed, documentation-heavy environment
- Daily use of AI tools in real work, with clear examples of workflows, scripts, skills, or tools you have built or adopted meaningfully
What the job involves
- DroneDeploy is hiring a Manager, IT Engineering to lead the function that keeps our distributed workforce productive, secure, and ready to scale. Reporting to senior leadership within Infrastructure and Security, this is a player-coach role responsible for leading two direct reports on the IT Engineering team
- You will own core IT operations across identity and access management, SaaS administration, endpoint management, audit readiness, and internal tooling, while driving improvements in service quality, automation, and documentation
- This role supports a remote-first workforce and plays a critical role in enabling employees to work securely and efficiently every day
- You will lead day-to-day IT operations, guide roadmap execution aligned to company priorities, and help define what modern IT looks like inside an AI-native engineering organization
- AI-native operations are required in this role; the hire is expected to use tools such as Cursor, Claude, Copilot, or equivalent in daily work, and to lead internal adoption of Cowork skills and MCP servers alongside core IT responsibilities
- Lead the IT Engineering function as a player-coach, balancing hands-on execution with team leadership, prioritization, and operational rigor
- Own IT support performance, including queue health, routing, service levels, and project execution for a distributed workforce
- Own identity and SaaS lifecycle management across Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, and Atlassian, with a focus on low-touch onboarding and offboarding through SCIM and scripting
- Manage the company’s macOS-heavy endpoint fleet through Iru or similar MDM tooling, maintaining secure device posture and compliance baselines
- Drive the IT portion of SOC 2 and ISO 27001 readiness, including evidence collection, access reviews, control testing, and partnership on shared controls with Security Engineering
- Lead internal AI tooling enablement for employees, including support for Claude Cowork, ownership of the org skills library, and rollout of MCP servers with sustainable operating controls
- Manage SaaS renewals, access policies, and the IT budget surface area to improve cost efficiency and tooling effectiveness
- Ensure policies, runbooks, and operating documentation are complete, current, and usable so the function scales consistently and remains audit-ready
- Deliver clear first-year outcomes, including SLO attainment on response and resolution, reduced manual lifecycle work, broad Cowork skill adoption, four internal MCP server deployments, and clean SOC 2 / ISO audit cycles with no IT findings
Our take
Drone Deploy, headquartered in San Francisco, is a cloud-based platform specializing in drone mapping and analytics. With a mission to revolutionize how businesses acquire, manage, and interpret reality capture data from drones, 360-degree cameras, and mobile ground robots.
The company is dedicated to staying at the forefront of innovation within the drone industry, and it consistently seeks out opportunities to broaden the horizons of its capabilities. The company's strategic acquisitions, such as Rocos and StructionSite, are pivotal in achieving this goal.
With substantial investments, including a funding round led by Energize Ventures and AirTree, Drone Deploy is well-positioned for further expansion. The company aims to diversify beyond the drone sector and intensify its efforts to establish a stronger presence in the European market.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Sep 2025
$15m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Feb 2021
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $157.6m
Company benefits
- Hybrid Workplace - We believe that people do best when they're happy at work. Whether you’re happiest working from home or want to join us in the office, it’s OK with us
- Great Benefits - It's important to support physical and mental well-being, so we offer the kind of benefits that help meet employee needs and those of their dependents
- Growth and Development - We're in a dynamic and innovative industry and we’re committed to investing in our employees to ensure they're growing, creating, and breaking new ground in their careers
- Work/Life Balance - Time away from work is important to recharge your batteries and enjoy life. We provide flexible hours and paid time off, and work with employees to support their priorities
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Jono Millin
(Co-Founder)Previously founded AdvertEyes, Zoomatelo, Infatics.
Michael Winn
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously served as the Tech Lead of Big Data & Tools and Large Customer Sales for Google. Also co-founded Zoomatelo.
Nicholas Pilkington
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously co-founded Luno. Experience as a Software Engineer for Toshibi and NVIDIA.
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