Brain Co.
AI startup
ITSystemsEngineer,MENA(6-monthPart-time)
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“IT Systems Engineer, MENA (6-month Part-time) at Brain Co.. Skills: Identity and Access Management, Corporate Security Operations, IT Engineering & Automation. Own corporate technology layer end-to-end. Own IT execution across identity, access, device, and SaaS”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver impact on real-world problems; Automated construction permitting; Optimized supply chains; Streamlined hospital patient care; Scale without sacrificing security; Scale without sacrificing employee experience; Eliminate manual IT work; Keep the team unblocked; Ensuring a seamless Day 1 experience; Ship meaningful automation; Ship IT platform infrastructure
Industry & Context.
Look for root causes; Build durable fixes
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of experience in IT engineering, corporate security, or a combined IT/SecOps role with hands-on ownership of identity and SaaS environments, Deep, practical experience with Okta — SSO configuration, lifecycle management, MFA policies, and group-based provisioning, Built or managed HRIS/IT integrations and understand how provisioning pipelines work across HR, identity, and downstream SaaS tools, Run access reviews and understand what SOC 2 access control evidence looks like — logs, approval chains, audit trails, Comfortable in the command line and can write scripts (Terraform, Python, Bash, or similar) to automate repetitive IT work, Supported end users at a fast-moving company and know how to balance velocity with security without being a blocker, Think in terms of systems and workflows, not just tickets — you look for root causes and build durable fixes, Thrive in ambiguous, high-agency environments and want to own a function, not just execute tasks
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with Rippling or a similar HRIS platform, Familiarity with MDM platforms (Jamf, Kandji, or Intune) for Mac and Windows fleets, Experience with Google Workspace administration and security hardening, Prior work at a startup where you wore both IT and security hats simultaneously
What You'll Do.
Own corporate technology layer end-to-end
Own IT execution across identity
Contribute to security programs
Serve as first line of support
Build operational foundation
Own Okta environment and consolidate SSO
Implement and improve 3-tier access entitlement model
Build and operationalize HRIS-triggered provisioning
Support access review programs
Contribute to SOC 2 compliance
Contribute to Zero Trust and endpoint security
Build integrations and automation
Own access request process end-to-end
and self-service resources
Partner on IT support
Resolve hardware and software issues
Support new hire onboarding
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with Security, HR, and Engineering; Partner with the security team; Support end users at a fast-moving company
Full Job Description
About Brain Co. Brain Co. is an applied AI startup co-founded by Jared Kushner and Elad Gil, and backed by leading Silicon Valley builders including Patrick Collison and Andrej Karpathy. We are building AI applications for the world’s most important institutions, delivering impact on real-world problems across governments, healthcare systems, and critical industries. Our progress so far: - Automated construction permitting for a sovereign government → 80% faster, unlocking $375M+ in value - Optimized supply chains for a leading global energy company → 30% lower cost, 99% reliability, preventing $100M+ in losses - Streamlined hospital patient care across national health systems → 40% better outcomes, 80% less admin work Company momentum: - Raised a $55M Series A from leading investors - Built a team of 70+ AI experts from Tesla, Google DeepMind, NVIDIA, and Databricks As our IT Engineer, you'll own the corporate technology layer end-to-end — identity and access management, SaaS tooling, device security, and the employee-facing systems that keep a fast-growing company running safely. This is a high-ownership role at the intersection of IT engineering and corporate security: you'll own the IT execution across identity, access, device, and SaaS — contributing directly to security programs like SOC 2 and Zero Trust — while also serving as the first line of support for our team's day-to-day needs. You'll work closely with Security, HR, and Engineering to build the operational foundation that lets Brain Co. scale without sacrificing security or employee experience. What You’ll Work On: Identity & Access Management - Own our Okta environment and consolidate SSO: migrations, managing provisioning, lifecycle automation, and federation across all departments. - Implement and improve our 3-tier access entitlement model: auto-grant for Tier 1, manager approval for Tier 2, manager + security approval for Tier 3. - Build and operationalize HRIS-triggered provisioning and offboardi
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