Senior IT Systems Engineer - Remote & Automation-Driven

BioRender; Canada; Remote; CAD 125,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

BioRender is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to own core IT systems and infrastructure, building a scalable, engineering-forward IT organization. You’ll collaborate with teams across the company to design infrastructure that reduces toil, enhances security, and enables rapid, reliable delivery.

This role emphasizes automation, IaC, macOS management, and IAM with Okta; you’ll implement joiner/mover/leaver workflows, drive AI-enabled improvements, and help set engineering standards as

Qualifications

• Several years of experience building and operating modern IT infrastructure in fast-growing software companies.
• Hands-on expertise in at least two domain areas: large-scale Mac management, identity and access governance, IT automation, or infrastructure as code.
• Comfortable working with code, Git, peer code reviews, and software engineering standards.
• Hands-on experience implementing infrastructure as code to manage SaaS platforms or identity providers.
• Proven track record of designing and building automated user lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver) systems and cross-platform integrations.
• Security-minded approach that builds compliance, access controls, and safety directly into underlying platform architecture.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical owner for Client Platform Engineering, managing our macOS fleet via Iru (Kandji) across zero-touch provisioning, OS updates, compliance, and security baselines.
• Own and govern Identity and Access Management through Okta, leading app integrations, SSO, lifecycle rules, SCIM provisioning, and automated access reviews.
• Design and implement end-to-end automation for core operations including joiner, mover, and leaver workflows, evidence collection, and system provisioning.
• Lead AI enablement initiatives, integrating modern tools into internal workflows to boost company-wide productivity and streamline day-to-day operations.
• Build and manage IT infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles, transitioning operational setups into version-controlled systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, security, and company leadership to clearly communicate technical choices and balance velocity with security.
• Incorporate modern automation and tooling into your daily engineering workflow to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Help define engineering standards, operational practices, and systemic improvements for BioRender's IT platform as our workforce grows.

Skills

Mac management

Identity governance

IT automation

Infrastructure as Code

Git & code reviews

Security & compliance

Communication skills

Tools

Okta

Kandji

Iru

Terraform

Job description

BioRender is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to own core IT systems and infrastructure, building a scalable, engineering-forward IT organization. You’ll collaborate with teams across the company to design infrastructure that reduces toil, enhances security, and enables rapid, reliable delivery.

This role emphasizes automation, IaC, macOS management, and IAM with Okta; you’ll implement joiner/mover/leaver workflows, drive AI-enabled improvements, and help set engineering standards as