Systems Engineer Lead
SumUpPayments company
Barcelona, SpainLead
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About the role
TL;DR
Lead Systems Engineering, owning identity infrastructure and standardizing core business platforms.
- •SumUp is looking for a Systems Engineer Lead to join our Corporate IT team.
- •In this role, you will report to the Head of Global IT.
- •You will establish and lead our Systems Engineering function within Corporate IT, establishing the discipline from the ground up.
- •You will own and mature SumUp's identity infrastructure, built on Microsoft Entra ID, and drive the consolidation and standardization of our core business platform configurations.
- •Key Responsibilities Design conditional access policies, manage identity lifecycles, and ensure SSO health across a complex Microsoft Entra ID environment.
- •Develop scripting and workflow tooling to reduce manual toil and increase reliability across the organization.
- •Drive the adoption of AI-powered tooling to automate routine processes and scale the team's output beyond human hours.
- •Govern access to AI platforms and tooling (e.g., Copilot, Cursor, Langdock)
- •permissions, data boundaries, audit trails.
- •Build and lead a team where you will set clear expectations and actively support the career growth of your team members.
- •Requirements 5+ years of experience in IAM or Systems Engineering, with deep expertise in tooling like Azure/Entra ID, Okta, or OneLogin.
- •Familiarity with governing non-human identities and service accounts at scale.
- •Proven track record of automating lifecycle processes (JML) and proficiency in scripting (PowerShell, Bash, or Python).
- •Design systems that solve access problems before they reach the helpdesk and have expert knowledge of cloud-first identity principles like SCIM and OIDC.
- •Experience acting as a technical lead, managing high-level administrative permissions, and navigating "Least Privilege" environments.
Required skills
IAMSSOBashPython
Domain expertise
fintech
Benefits & perks
Equity, L&D budget, Sabbatical, Referral Bonus, Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, Relocation assistance, Subsidised office lunches
Tech stack
AzureBashPython