Senior IT Engineer

The role

You will build AI automations, custom skills, and IT workflows using Perplexity's Computer product. You will automate user and device management, manage corporate software, and lead IT projects.

What you will do

• Use Perplexity's Computer product to build AI automations, custom skills, and IT workflows
• Automate the management of users and devices
• Enable Self Service and help other departments automate processes
• Manage and optimize corporate software systems
• Roll out and enforce strong security policies
• Lead IT projects across endpoint management, IAM and the IT backend

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on IT systems administration experience
• Strong skills in macOS and Google Workspace
• Hands-on expertise administering and automating Okta, including securing access with strong auth policies and end-to-end user lifecycle automation using Okta Workflows
• Sharp troubleshooting instincts across MDM, Okta and common SaaS applications
• A solid grasp of cybersecurity fundamentals, including IAM, RBAC, least privilege and encryption
• Experience managing a ticketing system, including ITIL Problem Management and creating and monitoring of SLAs
• A track record of leading IT projects from upgrade to rollout with minimum supervision
• Clear communication and a genuine interest in automating away busywork

Nice to have

• scripting experience with Bash or Python

About the company

Perplexity is changing how the world finds answers. In 2026, they launched Computer, a product for the new era of agentic AI.