- Robot type
- Marine and Space
- Location
- AlamedaCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- IT
- Posted
- Jun 19, 2026
- Salary
- $140,000–$165,000 a year
Senior IT Operations Engineer, Identity & Endpoint Automation
Job description
This engineer is the primary technical owner for internal endpoint and identity systems across device management, identity lifecycle, and workflow automation. You will manage the tools and policies that provision users, secure access, enroll devices, standardize configurations, reduce manual work, and improve reliability across the employee technology environment.
The IT team is responsible for supporting all workplace technologies in use to enable and empower the success and productivity of all Saildrone employees.
Saildrone is a maritime defense company and the global leader in autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs).
Saildrone’s manufacturing and R&D headquarters are located in…
Job responsibilities
- Design, administer, and continuously improve identity lifecycle services in Okta, including application integrations, MFA, group strategy, SCIM provisioning, and role-based access controls.
- Engineer and operate endpoint-management workflows for Windows, macOS, and Linux, including enrollment, provisioning, imaging, patching, software deployment, policy compliance, and device refresh.
- Own and administer device management platforms (currently JumpCloud).
- Monitor and remediate endpoint policy adherence (configuration, patch management).
- Build and maintain automation using scripting, APIs, workflow tools, and infrastructure-as-code where appropriate to reduce repetitive operational work.
- Evaluate and implement new tools and systems to drive operational automation.
- Serve as a technical escalation point for endpoint, identity, and SaaS-platform incidents beyond the helpdesk level.
- Develop and maintain documentation, diagrams, runbooks, operating procedures, and change-management artifacts.
Job requirements
- 4+ years of progressive experience in IT Operations support and automation
- In-depth experience with Okta administration in a production environment.
- Strong hands-on experience with at least one major endpoint platform: Jamf Pro, Microsoft Intune, JumpCloud, Kandji, or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience deploying, automating and managing Windows, MacOS, and Linux (Ubuntu) endpoints.
- Robust knowledge of scripting and automation in PowerShell, Bash, Python, or similar.
- Working knowledge of SAML, OIDC, OAuth, SCIM, RBAC, device compliance, and endpoint security controls.
- Dedication and commitment to documentation
- Okta Workflows or equivalent low-code automation experience.
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