Senior Corporate IT Engineer
Posted by employer 5 months ago
First seen on Joblaze 5 months ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In the role of IT Systems Administrator at Perplexity, the individual will manage and optimize the company's technology infrastructure, including computers, networking equipment, and software systems. Key skills include proficiency in macOS and GSuite, strong troubleshooting abilities, and experience with cybersecurity practices, particularly in MDM and Okta. This position is ideal for someone with over four years of hands-on experience who is eager to contribute to IT projects and enhance security measures. As an early hire, the administrator will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's tech landscape.
Joblaze insights
- Listed about 5 months ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Perplexity's career page.
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Quick facts
- Is the Senior Corporate IT Engineer role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Senior Corporate IT Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Perplexity is hiring for this position in San Francisco.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, GSuite, MDM, Networking, Okta, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Perplexity targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Corporate IT Engineer role at Perplexity.
From the original posting
At Perplexity, we're changing how the world finds answers. In 2026, we launched Computer, the defining product for the new era of agentic AI. Millions of people now use Perplexity to transform knowledge into action, and behind all of that sits the technology infrastructure that keeps a fast-moving company running.
We're looking for an IT Systems Administrator who wants to do more than keep the lights on. This is an early, high-impact role where you'll build the systems and automations that let our team move even faster. You won't just respond to tickets. You'll figure out how to make them disappear. We give our IT team the same AI tools we build for everyone else, and we expect you to use them.
This role is based in-person at our San Francisco office.
What you’ll do:
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 backendTrain 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.