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. They will design and execute 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, as well as the ability to operate in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

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.