Staff IT Systems Engineer
Obsidian SecuritySaaS Security company
Palo Alto, United States$203,000 - $224,000 USDLead
Menlo Ventures
Norwest Venture Partners
IVP
Greylock
GV
Wing
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Owns and operates the IT platform foundation as code, focusing on identity, endpoint, and AI-augmented operations.
- •Obsidian Security is seeking an experienced Staff IT Systems Engineer to be the senior technical owner of the company's identity, endpoint, and IT platform foundation.
- •This role involves operating this foundation as code and setting the standard for a modern, security-first IT organization in an AI-forward company.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the identity foundation, including Okta, Universal Directory, SSO, MFA, and lifecycle orchestration.
- •Manage core platform configuration as version-controlled code using Terraform or OpenTofu.
- •Set the standard for AI-augmented operations, including AI-assisted configuration and automated IT support workflows.
- •Automate and harden the fleet through endpoint management, device trust, and zero-trust network access patterns.
- •Requirements 8+ years of experience building and operating IT systems, identity, or platform infrastructure.
- •Deep, hands-on Okta ownership across SSO, MFA, Universal Directory, Lifecycle Management, and conditional access.
- •Proven infrastructure-as-code ownership with Terraform or OpenTofu.
- •Daily use of AI coding tools to ship production work.
- •Scripting fluency in Python, PowerShell, or a comparable language.
Required skills
SSOMFATerraformPythonIAM
Nice-to-have skills
Google CloudVaultSOC 2
Domain expertise
cybersecuritydeveloper-tools
Benefits & perks
Equity, 401k, Comprehensive healthcare, Dental coverage, Vision coverage, Flexible paid time off, Paid holiday time off, New parent or family leave, Personal and professional development resources
Tech stack
SSOMFATerraformGitHub ActionsPythonGoogle Cloud