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Scale AIScale AIWashington, DC

IT Systems Engineer

Design, build, and operate secure IT infrastructure for Scale AI's Public Sector team, focusing on identity management, endpoint administration, and compliance with federal frameworks. Requires 5+ years experience and active security clearance.

171k – 214k
On-site5+ YOEIT Support

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Assist with the administration of our tech stack with platforms such as Okta, GCC High, Opal, Slack, Jamf, Jira, and many more
  • Provide escalated assistance to the IT Services and Support team
  • Partner with Security/Compliance on audit artifacts (SSP updates, POA&Ms, control mappings to NIST 800-53/171, CMMC 2.0)
  • Create and update technology documentation for internal IT teams and Scale employees
  • Design and maintain Zero-Trust controls (device posture, network segmentation, Conditional Access) across GCC High/Azure Gov and Okta
  • Build Okta Workflows and lightweight services (webhooks/queues) to automate joiner–mover–leaver events, access reviews, and deprovisioning
  • Own change management for IT systems in regulated environments (CAB records, rollback plans, validation evidence)

Requirements

  • 5+ years of IT systems, infrastructure, and/or engineering experience
  • Experience with integrating with SaaS APIs and SDKs
  • Experience with leveraging 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 and how they translate to concrete IT configs
  • Possession of an active Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Nice-to-Haves

  • IT Security and Compliance focused mindset
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code for identity/MDM configs (e.g., Terraform providers for Okta/Jamf/Azure)

Skills

OktaGcc HighAzure GovJamfPythonPowerShellBashSAMLOIDCSCIMTerraformZero TrustFedRAMPCmmcNist 800-53

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