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Senior Corporate IT Engineer

Perplexity· IT
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San Francisco$150k - $230kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior IT role focused on building AI-powered automations and IT workflows to reduce manual work, improve security, and enable self-service across the organization. In-person, San Francisco-based with a strong emphasis on automation, IAM, endpoint management, and IT project leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Use Perplexity's own Computer product to build AI automations, custom skills, and IT workflows that take repetitive work off your plate.
  • Work and tune agentic IT ticketing, including ticket analysis, creation of KPIs and building of workflows that resolve common requests automatically.
  • Automate the management of users and devices so IT is as hands-off as possible.
  • Enable Self Service and help other departments automate their processes as well.
  • Manage and optimize corporate software systems.
  • Improve our Mobile Device Management (MDM) setup and create a very polished Onboarding experience.
  • Roll out and enforce strong security policies.
  • Lead IT projects across endpoint management, IAM and the IT backend
  • Train and support staff on IT systems, in person and remotely.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of hands-on IT systems administration experience.
  • Strong skills in macOS and Google Workspace.
  • Hands-on expertise administering and automating Okta, including securing access with strong auth policies and end‑to‑end user lifecycle automation using Okta Workflows; scripting experience with Bash or Python is highly preferred.
  • Sharp troubleshooting instincts across MDM, Okta and common SaaS applications.
  • A solid grasp of cybersecurity fundamentals, including IAM, RBAC, least privilege and encryption.
  • Experience managing a ticketing system, including ITIL Problem Management and creating and monitoring of SLAs.
  • A track record of leading IT projects from upgrade to rollout with minimum supervision.
  • Clear communication and a genuine interest in automating away busywork.

Skills

Required:macOSGoogle WorkspaceOktaITIL
Nice to have:Scripting (Bash or Python)

Benefits

  • Full-time U.S. employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program including equity, health, dental, vision, retirement, fitness, commuter and dependent care accounts, and more.
  • International Benefits: Full-time employees outside the U.S. enjoy a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region of residence.
  • USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions. International salaries are set based on the local market.
Last updated Aug 5, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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