Senior IT Systems Engineer — IAM & Automation

Pantera Capital

Palo Alto (CA)

Hybrid

USD 184,000 - 276,000

Full time

14 days+

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Medical, vision and dental coverage

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Job summary

xAI is seeking a Sr. IT Systems Engineer to drive automation, mature IAM, and architect scalable SaaS integrations. The role partners with IT Services, InfoSec, HR, Finance, and Engineering to deploy mission-critical systems and support rapid growth in a hybrid environment.

You will lead design and operations of Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, and Atlassian, own SSO and provisioning, build runbooks, and mentor engineers while advancing security and resilience through automation.

Qualifications

8+ years hands-on SaaS admin in hybrid and high-growth environments.
4+ years experience with n8n, Okta Workflows or other iPaaS platforms.
Deep knowledge of IAM principles and protocols (SSO, SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, RBAC/ABAC).
Experience designing APIs for custom integrations and automation.
Proficient in scripting for monitoring and automation (GAM, Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform).
Okta certifications strongly preferred; Google Workspace certification a plus.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and optimize core SaaS platforms (Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, Atlassian).
Own end-to-end support, monitoring, and performance tuning for applications and systems.
Advance workforce IAM program: SSO, provisioning/deprovisioning, access governance.
Serve as SME guiding scalability and architecture for IT landscape.
Create and maintain IT runbooks, docs, and diagrams.
Identify gaps and drive security, automation, and resilience initiatives.
Evaluate IAM trends and lead PoCs or adoption decisions.
Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.