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You’ll own the architecture and automation behind the systems our employees rely on every day: identity, device management, endpoint security, and the tooling that ties them together. You’ll work closely with IT, Security, Engineering, and People teams to design, build, and scale the platforms that keep a fast-growing company productive and secure. You’ll also be the onsite IT presence in San Francisco, supporting our executive team and running the technology in our new office. You’ll be expected to set technical direction within your domain, lead multi-team initiatives, and make sound decisions without close supervision.\nThis role is based in San Francisco, with regular onsite presence at our new San Francisco office, which you’ll manage day to day.\nWhat You’ll Do\nOwn and deploy the architecture, reliability, and roadmap for core IT platforms (identity and access, device management, endpoint security, or IT automation)\n\nDesign and build automation and internal tooling that eliminates manual work: onboarding and offboarding workflows, access lifecycle management, device enrollment and posture enforcement, and self-service for employees. Use AI and LLM-based tools (such as AI agents and MCP integrations) where they make IT work faster, more consistent, and more reliable\n\nLead multi-team technical initiatives end to end, from architecture and design docs through rollout and communication, partnering with Security, Engineering, and People teams\n\nSet technical standards and patterns for the IT team, and write clear design documentation and runbooks others can build on\n\nEvaluate tools and vendors, weigh build-vs-buy tradeoffs, and make recommendations to IT leadership with clear reasoning on cost, risk, and scale\n\nPartner with Security to implement and maintain the technical controls behind our security and compliance requirements\n\nServe as the technical escalation point for the hardest problems, and apply lessons from incidents to fix root causes rather than symptoms\n\nMentor IT Support Specialists and raise the team’s technical bar\n\nOwn technology for our San Francisco office end to end, including network and internet connectivity, Wi-Fi, A/V, and equipment, and coordinate with ISPs and vendors\n\nDesign, deploy, and support network-connected video conferencing and meeting room systems (for example Zoom Rooms, Neat, and Cisco Meraki networking), and make sure every meeting space works reliably for in-person and remote participants\n\nProvide white-glove support to executives: proactive and responsive with a high bar for reliability before and during important meetings and events\n\nOccasional travel to company events and other Temporal locations\n\nWhat You’ll Bring\n8+ years of experience in IT, systems engineering, or a similar role, with a track record of owning platforms rather than only operating them\n\nDeep expertise in at least one of: identity and access management (Okta, Entra ID), device management (MDM for macOS and Windows), or endpoint security and zero trust tooling\n\nStrong scripting and automation skills (for example Python, TypeScript, Bash, or PowerShell), including working with APIs and integrating SaaS systems, and hands-on experience using AI coding assistants and LLM-based tools to build and ship automation faster\n\nExperience leading cross-functional projects to completion, including scoping, stakeholder alignment, and rollout\n\nAbility to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executives\n\nHands-on experience with enterprise networking (switching, Wi-Fi, firewalls, ISP circuits) and with conference room and video conferencing systems\n\nComfort supporting senior executives: polished, discreet, and calm under pressure, with the ability to build trust quickly\n\nA bias to action and a history of self-education\n\nNice to Have\nExperience with identity governance and access lifecycle automation (for example Okta Identity Governance, group rules, access certifications)\n\nExperience with zero trust networking (for example Cloudflare Zero Trust) and endpoint detection and response tooling\n\nInfrastructure-as-code experience (for example Terraform) applied to IT systems\n\nExperience building AI-powered workflows or agents for IT operations (for example MCP servers, or LLM-driven ticket triage and onboarding automation)\n\nExperience supporting security and compliance programs from the IT side\n\nExperience at a fast-growing, remote-first company, or one that serves developers\n\nExperience standing up or opening a new office, including vendor and circuit coordination\n\nTemporal Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Temporal Technologies does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We embrace and celebrate differences and diversity.\nTemporal is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. 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