Senior Systems Engineer

About the role

We're not just building better tech. We're rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, an IBM Company, data doesn't sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them. It takes a unique mix of drive and curiosity to join this team. We’re here to tackle complex problems, get stuff done, and enjoy the ride while we do it. No egos, no solo acts—just sharp, collaborative humans working hard, celebrating the wins, and building the future together.

Responsibilities

• Own systems end-to-end: designing, hardening, and running the identity, infrastructure, automations, and zero trust systems that every employee depends on.
• Untangle OAuth scope issues in Okta, architect Global Protect rollouts, and lead FedRAMP access reviews.
• Default to automation and documentation over one‑off fixes; partner with security, infrastructure, and compliance teams to keep the company productive and audit‑ready.
• Identity & Access Management: administer and evolve enterprise IdP infrastructure across Okta (SAML/OIDC, SCIM, group rules, Auth Policies).
• Identity Governance: own identity governance processes in SailPoint (account aggregation, flatfile integrations, manual account correlation) and lead quarterly User Access Reviews (UARs).
• Multi‑Cloud Administration: administer and govern AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP environments, including RBAC roles, subscription provisioning, VPC Service Controls, service accounts, and IAM policy resets.
• Zero Trust & Network Security: Architect and administer Palo Alto Networks security platforms (GlobalProtect/Prisma Access), including Host Information Profile (HIP) check rules, connector configuration, split‑tunneling/resource routing, URL/IP allowlisting, and egress IP management across standard and FedRAMP environments.
• SaaS, AI & Developer Platforms: administer Google Workspace (Domain‑Wide Delegation, service accounts, API controls), GitHub Enterprise IAM, Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Glean AI agent connectors, and Workato integrations.
• Security Audits & Compliance: lead technical evidence collection and remediation for UARs and other access reviews, enforcing least‑privilege and Just‑in‑Time (JIT) access patterns.
• Automation: identify recurring manual work across identity, cloud, and access processes and build scripts or integrations (Okta Workflows, Python/shell, Workato) to eliminate it.
• Escalate and partner with security, infrastructure, and network engineering on complex or cross‑system issues, with clear, well‑documented context.
• Author and maintain runbooks and architecture documentation so the systems you own don't depend on tribal knowledge.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required

• 5+ years of experience in systems, identity, or cloud engineering, ideally at a fast‑moving tech or SaaS company.
• Enterprise IdP administration: hands‑on, at‑scale experience with Okta and/or Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Authentication protocols: solid working knowledge of SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0 / OIDC (including Authorization Code with PKCE and Client Credentials / 2‑legged flows), and SCIM provisioning.
• Identity governance: experience with SailPoint (IdentityIQ/IdentityNow), Saviynt or a comparable IGA tool