Staff CPE Engineer (Remote)
KoBold Metals · United States · 1 wk ago
RemoteRemoteEngineering$150k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Help build IT roadmap, setting technical direction for endpoint management, fleet automation, and IT operations across all KoBold offices and field sites in 10+ countries
- Design and implement zero-touch provisioning and automated reimaging workflows for macOS (Jamf) and Windows (Intune) endpoints
- Build endpoint monitoring, alerting, and fleet health dashboards to shift IT from reactive to proactive support
- Drive device lifecycle management including EoL/EoS tracking, hardware refresh planning, and inventory management across Jamf, Intune, CrowdStrike, and related tooling
- Create self-service application deployment and access workflows to reduce helpdesk volume and empower employees
- Apply DevOps principles to IT operations: configuration-as-code (e.g. managing Intune policies via Terraform), infrastructure automation, version-controlled policies, and repeatable processes
- Own internet reliability and network performance at all global remote KoBold sites
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in IT engineering, IT management, or a similar role combining hands-on technical depth with operational ownership
- Strong experience with MDM platforms, particularly Jamf (macOS) and Microsoft Intune (Windows), including policy configuration, automated enrollment, compliance enforcement, and ideally infrastructure-as-code approaches (e.g. Terraform)
- Experience with identity and access management platforms (Okta strongly preferred), including SSO integration, SCIM provisioning, access request workflows, and lifecycle automation
- Experience managing software procurement and renewals: specification and change management, vendor negotiation, license optimization, renewal pipeline management, and budget ownership
- Hands-on experience building zero-touch provisioning, automated reimaging, and self-service deployment workflows
- Experience with endpoint monitoring and fleet management at scale, including remote/distributed environments
- People management or technical lead experience: demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and grow IT staff while maintaining high execution standards
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar) for building automation and tooling
- Intellectually curious; eager to learn about the substance of mineral exploration and exploration technology
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills—comfortable working across disciplines with engineers, scientists, legal, finance, and leadership in a remote-first environment
- Proven ability to take ownership: you build the roadmap, do the research, implement the solution, write the documentation, and communicate the rollout
- Strong prioritization instincts—you can look at a long list of IT initiatives and distinguish what actually matters from nice-to-haves, and you can explain why
- Comfort with ambiguity and a dynamic work environment; eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities at a fast-growing company