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Lead IT Systems Engineer

Obsidian Securty

Palo Alto, CA · full time · Lead / Staff / Principal

$203,000 – $224,000

Listed on Obsidian Securty’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role leads the design and operation of identity, endpoint, and IT infrastructure at a rapidly scaling cybersecurity unicorn, owning systems from HR through Okta to the device fleet and writing configuration as version-controlled code. It suits experienced IT architects who have operated production identity platforms at scale, are comfortable with infrastructure-as-code practices, and want to shape how a modern security-first organization automates away manual IT work.

Our summary, not Obsidian Securty’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 8+ years building and operating IT systems, identity, or platform infrastructure in production with clear ownership
  • Deep hands-on Okta ownership across SSO, MFA, Universal Directory, Lifecycle Management, and conditional access
  • Production-scale Jamf Pro expertise managing Mac fleets with configuration profiles, policies, smart groups, and patch workflows
  • Proven infrastructure-as-code ownership with Terraform or OpenTofu managing real infrastructure or SaaS configuration shipped through pull-request-based GitOps
  • Daily use of AI coding tools to ship production work
  • Hands-on MDM depth with Jamf or Intune at fleet scale including device compliance and trust
  • Scripting fluency in Python, PowerShell, or comparable language with API automation experience
  • Clear written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Nice to have

  • Experience with lifecycle or identity-governance orchestration and HRIS-driven provisioning (Rippling, Workday, or similar)
  • Google Workspace administration at scale including GAM7
  • Secrets and non-human credential management (HashiCorp Vault, Doppler, Secret Manager, or equivalent)
  • Workflow and integration automation on iPaaS or agent platforms such as Workato with human-in-the-loop steps
  • Zero-trust network access (Jamf Connect, Zscaler, Tailscale, or similar) and enterprise browser deployments
  • Exposure to SOC 2 or ISO 27001/27701 compliance controls and evidence automation tooling such as Drata
  • Google Cloud Platform experience and familiarity with agentic or MCP tooling for operations
  • B2B SaaS or cybersecurity domain background

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