Automation‑Focused IT Platform Engineer

Loft Orbital; Golden (CO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% company‑paid medical, dental, and

Job summary

Loft Orbital is seeking an IT Platform Engineer to build, automate, and scale our technology across global teams. You will work across AWS, VMware, Okta, Google Workspace, GitLab, NetSuite, Atlassian, and our SaaS ecosystem, creating integrations and automated workflows that reduce repetitive tasks and improve reliability.

This hands‑on role offers ownership across hybrid environments, with a focus on IAM, API integrations, and scalable IT infrastructure to support Loft’s rapid growth in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional IT experience with platform engineering, systems engineering, or DevOps roles.
• Strong experience integrating and automating SaaS applications via APIs.
• Scripting and automation skills using Python, PowerShell, Bash, or similar.
• Hands-on IAM experience including Okta, SCIM, SAML, OAuth, and SSO.
• Experience administering AWS environments (IAM, EC2, WorkSpaces, VPC).
• VMware vSphere/ESXi administration and troubleshooting.
• Solid networking knowledge and ability to troubleshoot cross‑domain issues.
• Automation mindset: replace manual work with scalable solutions.
• Excellent collaboration and communication with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated workflows and integrations across Loft’s SaaS ecosystem.
• Develop automation for IT operations including user lifecycle management and provisioning.
• Administer IAM across hybrid environments and authentication workflows.
• Manage AWS infrastructure including IAM, EC2, and network integrations.
• Deploy and improve VMware vSphere/ESXi infrastructure and related capacity planning.
• Collaborate with Security to automate controls across endpoints, cloud, and networks.
• Maintain GitLab permissions, CI/CD workflows, and repo access management.
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning SaaS, cloud, networking, identity, and on‑prem systems.
• Partner with People, Finance, Engineering, and Operations to map processes to automation.
• Document solutions and build reusable tooling to enhance reliability and disaster recovery.

Skills

IT experience 5+ yrs

SaaS integrations via APIs

Scripting (Python / PowerShell / Bash)

IAM / identity management

AWS administration

VMware vSphere/ESXi administration

Networking fundamentals

Automation mindset

Strong communication

Tools

NetSuite

Atlassian Cloud

GitLab

Google Workspace

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Loft Orbital is seeking an IT Platform Engineer to build, automate, and scale our technology across global teams. You will work across AWS, VMware, Okta, Google Workspace, GitLab, NetSuite, Atlassian, and our SaaS ecosystem, creating integrations and automated workflows that reduce repetitive tasks and improve reliability.

This hands‑on role offers ownership across hybrid environments, with a focus on IAM, API integrations, and scalable IT infrastructure to support Loft’s rapid growth in