Senior Google Workspace Engineer & IT Automation Lead

Axon

Seattle (WA)

Hybrid

USD 132,000 - 210,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401k with employer match

Discretionary paid time off

Parental leave

Wellness support

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Snacks in offices

Job summary

Axon in Boston is seeking a Senior Client Engineer to own and advance our Google Enterprise ecosystem. You will lead strategic IT initiatives, automate workflows, and partner across IT, Security, Legal, People Operations, and business teams to drive scalable, secure collaboration.

This hands-on IC role requires 4–6 years of Google Workspace admin experience, strong IAM knowledge, and scripting ability. You’ll manage endpoints and integrations with Okta, Slack, and SaaS connectors, delivering

Qualifications

4–6 years admin experience with Google Enterprise / Google Workspace and adjacent enterprise‑grade SaaS collaboration tools.
Proven experience managing Google Workspace at scale, including Drive governance, Gmail administration, DLP policies, domain migrations, and Vault.
Strong understanding of identity and access management concepts, including SAML, OAuth, SCIM, RBAC, and user provisioning.
Hands‑on experience with Okta, including SSO integrations and workflow automation.
Experience managing endpoint fleets through Jamf, Intune, Tanium, or equivalent MDM / endpoint management platforms.
Proficiency with PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar scripting languages for task automation.
Strong understanding of REST API integrations and system‑to‑system automation.
Demonstrated ability to lead technical workstreams from discovery through implementation with minimal oversight.
Clear, direct communication style with the ability to document decisions, explain tradeoffs, and drive alignment across cross‑functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Serve as the technical owner and lead administrator for Axon’s Google Workspace.
Lead strategic Google Workspace initiatives, including tool integrations, new feature rollouts, workforce enablement efforts, M&A integrations, and cross‑functional tooling projects.
Manage Google Workspace administration across Drive governance, Gmail administration, DLP policy, domain migrations, Vault, retention policies, litigation holds, eDiscovery, Context‑Aware Access, and audit log monitoring.
Act as the internal subject matter expert for Google Workspace integrations, including Okta SSO, Slack, and third‑party SaaS connectors.
Own escalated support for complex Google Workspace, collaboration, identity, endpoint, and SaaS platform issues.
Identify opportunities to improve IT Engineering systems and processes through automation, workflow design, and operational improvements.
Architect, build, and maintain automation using API integrations, Okta Workflows, ServiceNow, Slack, scripting, and low‑code platforms.
Maintain platform health, improve operational reliability, and support KTLO activities across collaboration, identity, endpoint, and IT Engineering systems based on team needs and technical expertise.
Document technical decisions, process changes, and operational runbooks to support knowledge sharing and long‑term maintainability.
Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure Axon’s collaboration and endpoint platforms meet business, security, compliance, and employee experience needs.