Senior IT Systems Engineer

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Salary: Not provided

Chainlink Labs is the primary contributing developer of Chainlink, the decentralized computing platform powering the verifiable web. Chainlink is the industry-standard platform for providing access to real-world data, offchain computation, and secure cross-chain interoperability across any blockchain. Chainlink Labs helps power verifiable applications for banking, DeFi, global trade, and gaming by collaborating with some of the world’s largest financial institutions, notably Swift, DTCC, and ANZ. Chainlink Labs also works with top Web3 teams, including Aave, Compound, GMX, Maker, and Synthetix. Chainlink Labs was ranked in Newsweek’s 100 Most Loved Workplaces 2023 in both the United States and United Kingdom.

About the Role

The Senior IT Systems Engineer is an IT professional with deep technical expertise and a builder’s mindset, focused on creating scalable infrastructure, internal applications, and automation to support a high-growth, developer-focused organization. You will be a founding member of our growing IT team, engineering solutions across cloud infrastructure, identity, endpoint management, and employee productivity systems. With a strong foundation in scripting, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native design, you’ll also lead the development of AI-powered tools and integrations that elevate operational efficiency and user experience.

IT Team

IT is embedded within our Security function, and you’ll collaborate closely with Security to ensure all systems are robust, compliant, and secure by design. This is a ground-floor opportunity to influence the technical direction of the IT organization and deliver meaningful impact through hands-on engineering and thoughtful process development.

Responsibilities

• Force multiply productivity and security by designing and implementing AI-enhanced workflows, bots, and internal apps.
• Design, build, and maintain core IT infrastructure in a public cloud environment (AWS, GCP), with a focus on security, reliability, and scalability.
• Design and manage CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code systems using tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, or Ansible.
• Lead the development of internal tools and integrations using Python and Bash to automate routine operations, reduce manual work, and optimize IT support.
• Integrate AI/ML models and APIs into internal systems and business workflows to improve employee experience and system intelligence.
• Drive identity lifecycle automation and secure authentication, expanding the use of Okta and related identity platforms across the org.
• Deploy and manage endpoint device management policies (MacOS, Linux), infrastructure, and MDM systems (e.g., Jamf).
• Support the ongoing administration and improvement of SaaS platforms such as GSuite, Jira, Slack, and Confluence.
• Onboard and operationalize new technologies that solve high-leverage business challenges, including middleware and AI/automation platforms.
• Partner with security teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant.

Requirements

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Application Instructions

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