{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"4482db168c656eee7a1563d8","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4482db168c656eee7a1563d8","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/4482db168c656eee7a1563d8","title":"IT Systems Engineer","description":"Kikoff: The Fintech Powering Financial Security at Scale\nKikoff is a profitable, pre-IPO fintech company on a mission to empower everyone to achieve financial security. With record revenue growth in 2025 and a unicorn valuation, we've built a suite of products that help millions of people build credit, access liquidity, and save money.\nWe're scaling fast. Join us if you want to build something meaningful and help millions of people move forward financially.\n\nWhy Kikoff:\nThis is a consumer fintech startup, and you will be working with serial entrepreneurs who have built strong consumer brands and innovative products. We value extreme ownership, clear communication, a strong sense of craftsmanship, and the desire to create lasting work and work relationships. Yes, you can build an exciting business AND have real-life real-customer impact.\nThe role\nKikoff is hiring its first dedicated Systems Engineer. This isn't an IT support role — you'll be standing up AI-powered internal tooling (MCP, agents), owning our corporate identity foundation, and improving our overall corporate security. You'll work directly with the engineering and security teams.\nWhat you'll own\nCorporate IT infrastructure — own and evolve our SaaS stack (Okta, Google Workspace, Slack). Procurement, provisioning, and lifecycle management\nIdentity & device trust — operate and mature our MDM stack (Rippling/Jamf/Kandji), enforce Okta Device Trust policies, and ensure endpoints meet our security baseline\nMCP servers & AI agents — build and maintain internal MCP servers; design agents that automate internal ops and extend what the security and engineering teams can do\nEndpoint hardening & macOS/Windows fleet management — configuration profiles, CIS benchmark enforcement, macOS scripting, software deployment, and patch management\nSecurity automation — turn manual security tasks into automated workflows: access reviews, alert triage, onboarding/offboarding, posture checks\nWhat we're looking for\nMust-have\n4+ years in systems engineering, corporate IT, or a hybrid IT/security role — ideally at a startup\nDeep macOS fluency: shell/Python scripting, configuration profiles, and hands-on MDM troubleshooting\nHands-on MDM experience (i.e., Rippling, Jamf, Kandji) — enrollment, policies, smart groups, zero-touch provisioning\nOkta administration: lifecycle management, device trust policies, group rules\nProficient in scripting and building software — bash and Python at minimum. Expected to own automation scripts and internal tooling.\nSaaS stack management: tool inventory, vendor renewals, access governance\nProficient using AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Codex or similar) as part of your daily workflow\nStrong plus\nExperience building or operating MCP servers or LLM agents\nFamiliarity with security concepts: least privilege, zero trust endpoint posture, log forwarding, DLP basics\nExposure to AWS IAM or cloud infrastructure\nExperience with device trust architectures (Okta Device Trust, CrowdStrike, or similar)\nBuilt internal tooling from scratch — provisioning workflows, self-service automations, or agent-driven ops\nBase Range\n$190,000 - $240,000 USD\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nKikoff Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 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