IT Engineer at Virta Health

Role overview

Virta Health is on a mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. Join us on our mission to reverse metabolic disease in one billion people.

We are seeking an experienced IT Engineer to take on a pivotal role in supporting our rapidly growing, distributed team of 1,000+ U.S. employees. Reporting to the Director of IT, you will spearhead our most technically complex projects, with a heavy emphasis on workflow automation and operational efficiency.

In this role, you will partner closely with our Systems Administrators, Engineering, and InfoSec to operate critical systems and execute key IT initiatives. If you have deep expertise in Okta Workflows, a relentless passion for automation, and the drive to build highly scalable IT solutions in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Mac Fleet : Lead the endpoint management strategy for a growing ecosystem of macOS devices
• Streamline Provisioning : Drive Zero-Touch device provisioning and maintain highly accurate hardware inventory management
• Enforce Device Trust : Implement and manage endpoints tools, establishing robust device trust frameworks utilizing tools such as Jamf and Okta
• Administer SSO: Administer, optimize, and scale our Single Sign-On environment
• Implement PAM: Partner with Engineering and Security teams to roll out robust Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution(s)
• Ensure Device Health: Deploy Device Health Assurance protocols leveraging enterprise tools
• Scaling Operations & Automation
• Automate Workflows: Architect and deploy IAM Workflows to automate cross-departmental processes in collaboration with IT Support, Recruiting, and HR
• Drive RPA Initiatives: Develop proposals and strategies to implement a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform for back-office operations
• Optimize Spend: Continuously audit systems and processes to discover and execute on cost-saving opportunities
• Build Zero Trust: Collaborate with the Security team to architect and maintain a Zero Trust security model using enterprise tools
• Maintain Compliance: Ensure all IT infrastructure meets rigorous compliance standards, including SOC2, HIPAA, and HITRUST
• Govern Integrations: Manage the issuance and integration of API keys, ensuring strict adherence to internal security policies.
• Monitor DLP: Oversee and maintain Data Loss Prevention (DLP) protocols
• Act as Tier 2 Support: Serve as a primary escalation point for complex, high-level IT support inquiries
• Ensure Reliability: Participate in an on-call rotation (covering approximately 20% of nights and weekends) to triage and resolve urgent, system-critical issues

Qualifications

• In this role, you will partner closely with our Systems Administrators, Engineering, and InfoSec to operate critical systems and execute key IT initiatives. If you have deep expertise in Okta Workflows, a relentless passion for automation, and the drive to build highly scalable IT solutions in a fast-paced environment, we would love to hear from you.
• Solid understanding of IT security fundamentals, including Zero Trust concepts
• Successful design and implementation of repeatable AI-enabled workflows that address team bottlenecks and improve efficiency
• Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:
• You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally
• You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
• You prioritize positive impact over busy work
• You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
• You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
• You take risks and rapidly iterate
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Technology in this role

• AWS: Virta uses Ashby as its applicant tracking system, which incorporates AI-powered tools (provided by OpenAI, AWS, and Google Gemini) in certain aspects of the recruiting process, including application review, candidate screening, and interview note .
• Zero Trust: Manage the Mac Fleet : Lead the endpoint management strategy for a growing ecosystem of macOS devices Streamline Provisioning : Drive Zero-Touch device provisioning and maintain highly accurate hardware inventory management Enforce Device Trust : Implement and manage endpoints .

About Virta Health

Virta Health combines clinical care, nutrition support and technology to address metabolic health conditions, including type 2 diabetes and obesity. The company describes a personalized care model supported by clinicians, member tools and evidence from clinical research and real-world outcomes.

That mission creates technology needs across patient and clinician experiences, care operations, data, analytics, security and health-related workflows. Work in a healthcare setting can involve sensitive information and careful operational requirements, but the particular role’s posting is the authority on its scope and compliance responsibilities. Candidates should review the listed team, users, technologies and work arrangement rather than assume every role is directly clinical.

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