Senior IT Engineer - Secure Infra & Vendor Ops

Flowdesk; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% health coverage

International environment (English is

Team events and offsites

Learning and Development budget

Job summary

Flowdesk, a cloud-native crypto market-making firm, is seeking an experienced IT security engineer to own and secure our IT estate across engineering, trading, and operations.

You will configure core platforms (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Cloudflare), manage vendor relationships, run autonomous projects, and participate in on-call rotations while supporting a fast-paced, English-only international environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in IT engineering or similar role in SaaS-heavy, regulated environments.
• Experience managing vendor relationships, procurement, renewal, and negotiation.
• Able to work autonomously on projects with minimal senior management input.
• Experience in financial services or crypto / digital assets.

Responsibilities

• Configure and maintain IT systems across the organisation, using core platforms (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Cloudflare) as part of the secure engineering team.
• Source and evaluate new tooling, run vendor assessments, manage procurement, and bring in business needs.
• Own the lifecycle of existing vendor contracts - renewal dates, terms, and costs updated, renegotiation opportunities flagged.
• Act as the main point of contact for vendor accounts and contracts.
• Collaborate with IT Operations to translate operational needs into configurations and tooling decisions.
• Run own projects with autonomy and report to senior management.
• Participate in IT on-call rota and provide support to IT Operations as needed.

Skills

IT engineering

Vendor management

Autonomous working

Crypto experience

English proficiency

Regulated environments

Tools

Okta

Jamf

Google Workspace

Cloudflare Zero Trust

ITSM tooling

Job description

Flowdesk, a cloud-native crypto market-making firm, is seeking an experienced IT security engineer to own and secure our IT estate across engineering, trading, and operations.

You will configure core platforms (Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Cloudflare), manage vendor relationships, run autonomous projects, and participate in on-call rotations while supporting a fast-paced, English-only international environment.