Full Job Description
We're looking for a hands-on IT Infrastructure Engineer to help scale Sierra's internal systems during a critical period of growth. You'll be the second member of our IT Engineering team, partnering closely with our IT Lead, GRC Lead, and Platform Engineering team to build and operate the systems that support our company day-to-day.
This is an engineering-first role. Our team approaches IT the same way product engineering teams build software: through code, automation, and well-designed systems. We build internal tools, ship integrations, and operate CI/CD-style workflows to manage identity, security, and infrastructure at scale.
This is a foundational role with significant ownership. You'll help design and implement core infrastructure, strengthen security controls, and improve how we operate internally. The right person enjoys building high-leverage systems, automating repetitive work, and creating well-documented, scalable solutions that make the entire company more effective.
What you'll do
In your first few months, you'll focus on:
- Iterating on and improving internal tools that power IT and security workflows
- Deploying a DLP solution and integrating it into automated enforcement pipelines
- Building API-driven integrations between internal systems and our compliance automation platform
More broadly, you will:
- Design and scale internal infrastructure using code and infrastructure-as-code practices
- Build and maintain internal tools and services
- Improve and develop automation pipelines for provisioning, access management, and security controls
- Treat IT systems like software: versioned, tested, and continuously improved
- Partner with Platform Engineering and Security to implement scalable, programmatic solutions
- Create clear, durable documentation to support long-term scalability
What you'll bring
- Think of IT problems as engineering problems, and default to building over manual work
- Have strong experience with identity platforms (Okta, Google Workspace, SSO, MFA, SCIM, OIDC)
- Have deployed or managed DLP or related security solutions (e.g., ZTNA, Cloudflare)
- Have extensive experience with IaC (Terraform)
- Are comfortable writing code for automation (e.g., Python, Bash, or similar)
- Have experience building internal tools or services that integrate via APIs
- Are comfortable working with CI/CD concepts and automation pipelines
- Are fluent in using and administering modern AI tooling
- Understand SaaS lifecycle management and compliance requirements
- Communicate clearly and document your systems well
- Are comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving environment
Even better...
- Background in software engineering or prior experience on a product engineering team
- Experience building internal platforms or developer tooling
- Familiarity with security tooling such as CASB, EDR, or MDM
- Experience with access audits, data residency, or compliance controls
- Experience deploying systems using AWS and infrastructure-as-code
What we offer
We want our benefits to reflect our values and offer the following to full-time employees:
- Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for you and your family
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
- Parental leave
- Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
- Lunch, as well as delicious snacks and coffee to keep you energized
- Discretionary benefit stipend giving people the ability to spend where it matters most
- Free alphorn lessons
These benefits are further detailed in Sierra's policies, may vary by region, and are subject to change at any time, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefits plans. Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans subject to the terms of the applicable plans and policies.