Senior Identity & IT Platform Engineer

Obsidiansecurity; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 203,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

401k

Healthcare with dental and vision

Flexible paid time off

12 weeks of new parent or family leave

Development resources

Job summary

Obsidian Security, based in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a Staff IT Systems Engineer to be the senior technical owner of identity, endpoint, and IT platform foundation. You will drive identity through Okta, manage device fleets, and codify configurations as code. Join a security-first team embracing AI-augmented operations.

You will partner with Security, DevOps, HR, Finance, and GTM teams to scale IT, implement IAM governance, and advance zero-trust principles across the stack.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building and operating IT systems, identity, or platform infrastructure in production.
• Deep, hands-on Okta ownership across SSO, MFA, and lifecycle management.
• Hands-on Jamf Pro managing a production Mac fleet.
• Proven infrastructure-as-code ownership with Terraform or OpenTofu.
• Daily use of AI coding tools to ship production work.
• Scripting fluency in Python or PowerShell; automate against SaaS APIs.
• Clear written and verbal communication for engineers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the identity foundation and Okta governance across apps.
• Operate IT as code with GitHub, Terraform/OpenTofu, and Google Cloud.
• Set standards for AI-augmented operations and self-service workflows.
• Automate and harden the fleet with zero-trust access and device health.
• Mentor teammates and align IT priorities with security and compliance.

Skills

Okta ownership

Jamf Pro

Terraform/OpenTofu

AI coding tools

Python/PowerShell

GitHub Actions

MDM (Jamf/Intune)

SaaS APIs

Communication

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Jamf Pro management tooling

Job description

Obsidian Security, based in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a Staff IT Systems Engineer to be the senior technical owner of identity, endpoint, and IT platform foundation. You will drive identity through Okta, manage device fleets, and codify configurations as code. Join a security-first team embracing AI-augmented operations.

You will partner with Security, DevOps, HR, Finance, and GTM teams to scale IT, implement IAM governance, and advance zero-trust principles across the stack.