IT Systems Engineer
$171,200–$214,000 year
On-site · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Job Summary
IT Systems Engineer in Scale AI's Public Sector IT team to design, build, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure. Responsibilities include administering tech stack (Okta, GCC High, Opal, Slack, Jamf, Jira and more), providing escalated IT Services/Support, partnering with Security/Compliance on audit artifacts (SSP updates, POA&Ms, control mappings to NIST 800-53/171, CMMC 2.0), creating and updating internal tech documentation, designing and maintaining Zero-Trust controls across GCC High/Azure Gov and Okta, building Okta Workflows and lightweight services to automate joiner–mover–leaver events, access reviews, and deprovisioning, and owning change management in regulated environments (CAB records, rollback plans, validation evidence). Ideal candidate has 5+ years in IT systems/infrastructure, SaaS API/SDK integration, Okta-based authentication/provisioning (SAML, OIDC, SCIM), scripting skills (Python, PowerShell, Bash), experience in SCIFs, and familiarity with IL6/FedRAMP High/CMMC 2.0 control families, plus active Secret or TS/SCI clearance. Compensation highlights include base salary, benefits, and potential equity; DC base range $171,200–$214,000.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years IT systems, infrastructure, and/or engineering experience
- Experience with integrating with SaaS APIs and SDKs
- Experience with Okta or similar identity management systems for authentication and provisioning methods such as SAML, OIDC, and SCIM
- Scripting experience with Python, Powershell, and/or bash
- Experience working within SCIFs
- Familiarity with IL6 / FedRAMP High / CMMC 2.0 control families
- Possession of an active Secret or TS/SCI clearance
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