Senior IT Systems Engineer
Billy Goat Group
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $88,480 - $130,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own and evolve the organization’s identity and access management (IAM) posture using Okta, including SSO integrations (SAML/OIDC), MFA policy design, user lifecycle management, group and rules strategy, and audit-ready access controls.
- Design and maintain least-privilege access models aligned with security and compliance requirements.
- Administer and scale Apple device management using Jamf, including enrollment workflows, configuration profiles, application deployment strategies, security baselines, compliance reporting, and incident response support.
- Ensure endpoint posture meets organizational security and operational standards.
- Serve as the technical owner for core productivity and collaboration platforms such as Google Workspace and Slack.
- Deliver secure configurations, reliable user lifecycle processes, role-based administration, and overall operational stability.
- Build and maintain automation to eliminate manual work across IT systems (e.g., provisioning, offboarding, access reviews, device posture reporting), primarily using Bash and/or Python.
- Apply strong software engineering practices, including testing, version control, documentation, and code review.
- Develop and maintain integrations and workflows using APIs (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Slack, and related SaaS tools), including secure token management, robust error handling, and observability.
- Administrate AWS Infrastructure, including but not limited to Lambda, DynamoDB, Route53
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices where applicable (e.g., Terraform) to standardize configurations, reduce drift, and improve repeatability.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or equivalent) to enable safe, auditable, and repeatable system changes.
- Lead technical troubleshooting for complex, cross-system issues spanning identity, endpoint management, and SaaS platforms.
- Perform root cause analysis and drive permanent remediation.
- Define, document, and enforce engineering standards for IT systems operations, including change management, runbooks, access controls, naming conventions, and configuration baselines.
- Partner closely with Security, HR, and Engineering to deliver secure-by-default onboarding, offboarding, role changes, and privileged access workflows with clear ownership and SLAs.
- Mentor and upskill less experienced team members through code reviews, pairing, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing, raising the overall quality and consistency of IT engineering deliverables.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in IT systems engineering, identity engineering, endpoint management, or adjacent SaaS/IT infrastructure roles (typically Professional Grade 4+ equivalent, depending on scope).
- Hands-on experience administering Okta in a production environment, including SSO/MFA, policies, group and rules strategy, and application integrations.
- Hands-on experience administering Jamf in a production macOS fleet, including packaging and deployment, configuration profiles, compliance and security baselines, and reporting.
- Strong scripting ability in Bash and/or Python for automation and API-based workflows.
- Experience using Git-based version control systems (GitHub preferred).
Benefits
- 401K
- paid time off
- dental
- medical
- vision
- disability
- life insurance options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
identity and access managementOktaSSO integrationsMFA policy designuser lifecycle managementJamfBashPythonInfrastructure as CodeTerraform
Soft Skills
technical troubleshootingmentoringknowledge sharingcollaborationcommunication