Senior IT Systems Engineer

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • System Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Thumbtack is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to join their Internal Tools Team, specifically within IT Infrastructure & Operations. This role involves building, supporting, and scaling internal systems, managing inbound IT Infrastructure requests, and triaging escalations from the IT Support team. You will collaborate with various teams to implement and maintain infrastructure, systems, and integrations, leveraging expertise in SaaS administration, cloud services, authentication, and security tools. The position requires a strong communicator passionate about technology and delivering high-quality services, focusing on improving efficiency through systems, automation, and AI tools.
Must have:
  • 4+ years IT systems experience
  • Administer core IT platforms (Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian, Slack)
  • Build automations (Okta Workflows, Jira Automations, Slack Workflows)
  • IAM systems knowledge (SAML, SCIM, LDAP, OAuth2.0/OIDC)
  • Scripting languages (Python, Shell)
  • Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
  • Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Understanding of security and compliance methodologies
  • Experience with security incident response
  • Knowledge of Agile and ITIL methodologies
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with AI tools and concepts
  • Experience with Palo Alto Networks, Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian, Jamf
  • Formal project management experience
  • Okta, Google Workspace, Palo Alto Networks, Atlassian, AWS certifications
  • Knowledge of DevSecOps, threat modeling, basic attack countermeasures
  • Experience with CASB, DLP, SIEM, SOAR tools

Job Details

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.

Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.

About the Internal Tools Team

The Internal Tools team is made up of 3 groups -- IT Infrastructure & Operations, Business Applications, and Technical Program Management. Together, we deliver trusted, scalable, secure services and infrastructure to empower Thumbtack employees with the tools they need to get work done. We partner with the business and own our platform of internal tools throughout their lifecycle — intake, prioritization, buy/build, implementation, support, and retirement.

About the role

As a Senior IT Systems Engineer on the IT Infrastructure team, you’ll build, support, and scale our internal systems, handle inbound IT Infrastructure requests from the business, and triage and handle escalations from our IT Support team. You’ll collaborate with engineers, program managers, leaders and partners to execute projects and implement and maintain our infrastructure, systems and integrations. You will leverage your knowledge of SaaS systems administration, cloud-hosted services, authentication/access systems and security tools to solve challenges big and small. You are an excellent communicator with a passion for technology and delivering world-class services.

What you’ll do

  • Act as a primary administrator for Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian, Slack, and other key SaaS tools
  • Partner with IT and other teams to implement and maintain integrations with other platforms / tools
  • Serve as an escalation point for our IT Support team, troubleshooting complex technical problems, documenting processes as needed.
  • Triage and handle inbound IT Infrastructure requests from the business, including scoping requirements to implement SSO and other integrations, configuration of SaaS tools, and leveraging and troubleshooting automations to solve inefficient business processes.
  • Collaborate with and enable cross-functional teams across the business to improve efficiency via systems and automation architecture, strategy and direction, and AI tools. Improve the quality, reliability, and supportability of existing infrastructure.
  • Manage data, security, and legal governance processes and maintain compliance with security standards (least-privilege access, patching, two-factor authentication, VPN)
  • Proactively monitor systems health, identify, troubleshoot and resolve advanced issues, and participate in on-call rotation for critical components & changes (change/incident management)
  • Lead technology projects to completion with a focus on delivering business value, leading through change, and fostering continuous process improvement
  • Build and manage relationships, roadmaps and costs for vendors and 3rd-party partners

In order to be successful, you must bring

  • 4+ years IT systems experience in a distributed, enterprise IT environment
  • Proven track record administering core IT platforms like Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian, and Slack.
  • Proficiency in building automations using tools like Okta Workflows, Jira Automations, and Slack Workflows
  • Excellent working knowledge of identity access management systems, services and protocols (SAML, SCIM, LDAP, OAuth2.0/OIDC), and some proficiency in scripting languages (Python (preferred), Shell)
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP; experience with AI tools and concepts
  • Excellent strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to make thoughtful technical proposals, provide root cause analysis and demonstrate results through testing and metrics, and drive engineering excellence
  • A great teammate mentality and ability to be a partner and mentor who has outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, works well cross-functionally, and thrives in a fast-paced, virtual first environment
  • Understanding of security and compliance methodologies and practices, including experience with security incident response processes and tools.
  • Significant experience with any of the following systems (the more the better): Palo Alto Networks, Okta, Google Workspace, Atlassian (Jira, Confluence, Jira Service Management, Jira Assets), Jamf.
  • Knowledge of Agile and ITIL methodologies, formal project management experience
  • Okta, Google Workspace, Palo Alto Networks, Atlassian, and/or AWS Professional certifications
  • Working knowledge of IT security best practices such as DevSecOps, threat modeling, basic attack countermeasures, and tools such as: DevSecOps, CASB, DLP, SIEM, and SOAR

Thumbtack embraces diversity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and do not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state, or local law. We also will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, consistent with applicable law. 

Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the application process, please contact: recruitingops@thumbtack.com

If you are a California resident, please review information regarding your rights under California privacy laws contained in Thumbtack’s Privacy policy available at https://www.thumbtack.com/privacy/ .

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