The Role: Scale AI is hiring a highly skilled foundational IT Systems Engineer for our Public Sector IT team to design, build, and operate secure, scalable infrastructure that empowers employees to do their best work. You’ll join a creative, fast-moving, solutions-oriented group that architects and implements automation across identity and access management, endpoint management, and our broader SaaS stack.

Requirements

The ideal candidate pairs deep IAM best practices and hands-on SaaS administration with a zero-trust mindset, clear documentation, and a genuine drive to make people happy—while protecting system integrity in a fast-paced, high-security environment. 0). Create and update technology documentation for internal IT teams and Scale employees Design and maintain Zero-Trust controls (device posture, network segmentation, Conditional Access) across GCC High/Azure Gov and Okta.

Build Okta Workflows and lightweight services (webhooks/queues) to automate joiner–mover–leaver events, access reviews, and deprovisioning. Own change management for IT systems in regulated environments (CAB records, rollback plans, validation evidence). 0 control families and how they translate to concrete IT configs.

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Compensation

packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and

, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant.

Benefits

. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience,

including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement

, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO.

such as a commuter stipend. The base salary range for this full-time position in the location of Washington DC is: $171,200 $214,000 USD PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us: At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.

Qualifications

, interview performance, and relevant education or training.