IT Systems Engineer

Scale AI; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 171,200 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Learning and development stipend

Generous PTO

Potential commuter stipend

Job summary

Scale AI is seeking a highly skilled IT Systems Engineer for our Public Sector IT team in Washington, DC. This role involves designing and maintaining secure, scalable infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have deep IAM expertise and hands-on SaaS administration experience.

The position offers a base salary range of $171,200 – $214,000, along with equity and comprehensive benefits including health coverage and generous PTO.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT systems, infrastructure, or engineering experience.
• Experience integrating with SaaS APIs and SDKs.
• Scripting experience using Python, PowerShell, or Bash.
• Possession of an active Secret or TS/SCI clearance.

Responsibilities

• Administer tech stack with platforms such as Okta and GCC High.
• Provide escalated assistance to IT Services and Support team.
• Partner with Security/Compliance on audit artifacts.
• Maintain Zero-Trust controls across GCC High/Azure Gov.
• Build Okta Workflows for automation of events.

Skills

IT systems administration

Identity Management (IAM)

SaaS administration

Automation scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)

Federal compliance (FedRAMP, CMMC)

Tools

Okta

GCC High

Jira

Slack

Job description

Scale AI is hiring a highly skilled foundational IT Systems Engineer for our Public Sector IT team to design, build, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure that empowers employees to do their best work. You’ll join a creative, fast-moving, solutions-oriented group that architects and implements automation across identity and access management, endpoint management, and our broader SaaS stack. Leveraging Okta Workflows, GCC High/Azure Gov, and your familiarity with federal frameworks (FedRAMP High, IL6, CMMC), you’ll deliver robust, audit-ready systems that meet stringent compliance requirements. The ideal candidate pairs deep IAM best practices and hands‑on SaaS administration with a zero‑trust mindset, clear documentation, and a genuine drive to make people happy—while protecting system integrity in a fast-paced, high-security environment.

You will:

• Assist with the administration of our tech stack with platforms such as Okta, GCC High, Opal, Slack, Jamf, Jira, and many more
• Provide escalated assistance to the IT Services and Support team
• Partner with Security/Compliance on audit artifacts (SSP updates, POA&Ms, control mappings to NIST 800-53/171, CMMC 2.0)
• Create and update technology documentation for internal IT teams and Scale employees
• Design and maintain Zero‑Trust controls (device posture, network segmentation, Conditional Access) across GCC High/Azure Gov and Okta
• Build Okta Workflows and lightweight services (webhooks/queues) to automate joiner–mover–leaver events, access reviews, and deprovisioning
• Own change management for IT systems in regulated environments (CAB records, rollback plans, validation evidence)

Ideally you'd have:

• 5+ years of IT systems, infrastructure, and/or engineering experience
• Experience with integrating with SaaS APIs and SDKs
• Experience with leveraging Okta or similar identity management systems for authentication and provisioning methods such as SAML, OIDC, and SCIM
• Scripting experience with Python, PowerShell, and/or Bash
• Experience working within SCIFs
• Familiarity with IL6 / FedRAMP High / CMMC 2.0 control families and how they translate to concrete IT configs
• Possession of an active Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Nice to haves:

• IT Security and Compliance focused mindset
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code for identity/MDM configs (e.g., Terraform provider for Okta/Jamf/Azure)

The base salary range for this full‑time position in Washington DC is $171,200 – $214,000 USD. Compensation also includes equity and a comprehensive benefits package, which may include health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, generous PTO and potentially a commuter stipend.

Scale AI complies with the U.S. Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.

Scale AI is an equal‑opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status or veteran status. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.