Staff Systems Engineer (Architect)

About the role

The Senior IT Systems Engineer, M&A will own the end-to-end technical integration experience for all CoreWeave acquisitions. This role involves designing and executing scalable, secure, and repeatable M&A integration frameworks, from technical due diligence through day-one readiness and post-close stabilization. This role is highly visible and cross-functional, requiring deep technical expertise across identity, SaaS platforms, and enterprise IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CoreWeave’s M&A playbooks, runbooks, operating frameworks, and tooling to enable repeatable and predictable integrations.
• Own the full technical M&A lifecycle, including IT due diligence, day-one integration, and post-close stabilization.
• Build and execute detailed integration roadmaps with clear milestones, risk tracking, and stakeholder visibility.
• Partner closely with Enterprise Security to ensure all integrations meet CoreWeave’s security and compliance standards.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for enterprise collaboration platforms including Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, Teams, Box, GitHub, and SharePoint.
• Design and implement modern identity architectures, including Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta, SSO/MFA, SAML, OAuth, SCIM, and identity federation models.
• Execute tenant-to-tenant migrations, coexistence strategies, and service rationalization plans.
• Drive consolidation to CoreWeave-standard platforms to improve operational simplicity and scalability.
• Participate in on-call rotation as a senior escalation point for IT engineering issues.
• Continuously improve tooling, automation, documentation, and integration processes.
• Communicate clearly and proactively with executives, cross-functional partners, and acquired organizations.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in enterprise IT engineering, systems administration, or systems architecture.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience leading M&A technical integrations or large-scale SaaS and tenant migrations.
• Deep technical expertise in:
• SaaS collaboration platforms (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, etc.).
• Modern identity systems (Active Directory, Entra ID, Okta).
• Authentication and access controls including SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, Device Trust, and Zero Trust principles.
• Strong automation and scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, Golang, or similar languages.
• Experience with configuration management and infrastructure-as-code frameworks such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Experience implementing observability and monitoring for SaaS and core IT systems.
• Proven ability to produce clear technical documentation and lead complex, cross-functional technical initiatives.

Preferred Experience

• Integrating rapidly scaling, cloud-native, or high-growth organizations.
• Experience with API-based integration and automation platforms (e.g., Workato).
• Hands-on experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure identity and related networking integrations.
• Relevant certifications (Microsoft/Azure, Okta, AWS, GCP, Security+, ITIL).
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, SOX, and GDPR.

Who You Are

You love building repeatable systems and processes from scratch. You're curious about how identity, security, and SaaS ecosystems scale during rapid growth. You're an expert at translating complex technical work into clear, executable integration plans.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $188,000 to $275,000. The starting salary will be determined based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave.
• Company-paid Life Insurance.
• Voluntary supplemental life insurance.
• Short and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP).
• Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health.
• Family-Forming support provided by Carrot.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside.
• 401(k) with a generous employer match.
• Flexible PTO.
• Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations.
• A casual work environment.
• A work culture focused on innovative disruption.

CoreWeave

About At CoreWeave, we work hard, have fun, and move fast. We're in an exciting phase of hyper-growth, embracing a little chaos while constantly learning and improving. Our teams care deeply about how we build and how we work together, guided by our core values: Be Curious at Your Core, Act Like an Owner, Empower Employees, Deliver Best-in-Class Client Experiences, Achieve More Together.

Export Control Compliance

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C.1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. CoreWeave may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.