Senior Systems Engineer [Remote-US]

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About Us

Quanata is on a mission to help ensure a better world through context-based insurance solutions. We are an exceptional, customer centered team with a passion for creating innovative technologies, digital products, and brands. We blend some of the best Silicon Valley talent and cutting-edge thinking with the long-term backing of leading insurer, State Farm.

Learn more about us and our work at quanata.com   Our Team   From data scientists and actuaries to engineers, designers and marketers, we’re a world class team of tech-minded professionals from some of the best companies in Silicon Valley, and around the world.  We’ve come together to create the context-based insurance solutions and experiences of the future.  We know that the key to our success isn't just about nailing the technology—it’s hiring the talented people who will help us continue to make a quantifiable impact.

The role

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep Information Technology expertise to drive innovation and operational excellence. This role ensures our systems remain scalable, secure, and efficient, directly supporting our mission to deliver high-quality technology services to support our organization.

As a key team member, you’ll design, implement, and optimize critical IT systems that empower our workforce. We take a customer-first approach and uphold world-class standards in everything we do. Your work will strengthen our technology, enabling reliability, security, and agility across the organization. If you're passionate about leveraging Information Technology to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Your day-to-day

• Lead IT projects with strong project management skills, ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and proactive risk mitigation.
• Oversee and optimize IT collaboration tools, migrations, and deployments, providing strategic input on system design and performance.
• Drive continuous improvements, building cross-team relationships, and make informed trade-offs to enhance IT operations.
• Develop, implement, and enforce IT policies, systems, and procedures that align with our business objectives.
• Apply technical expertise to company-wide initiatives, solving complex challenges with innovative solutions.
• Ensure system reliability, security, and performance by providing responsive production support.
• Additional responsibilities as needed.

About you

• 6 - 8 years of enterprise IT experience specializing in mobile device management (MDM) and user access management.
• Expertise in macOS, Windows, and mobile device management solutions (e.g., JAMF, Kolide).
• Skilled in overseeing identity and access management with Okta/SAML, RBAC, and cloud applications (G Suite, Slack, GitLab, Atlassian Suite).
• Proficient in developing and automating IT services using Shell, Python, Terraform, and no-code solutions to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Experienced in network troubleshooting, including IPSec, VLANs, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, WiFi, and 802.1x.
• Experience in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, Sprints), contributing to iterative improvements in IT operations.
• Strong problem-solving skills, with a detail-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work autonomously while maintaining a collaborative and customer-focused approach.
• Committed to ensuring system reliability and security through proactive resolution of technical challenges.
• Focused on delivering high-impact IT solutions while prioritizing security, data integrity, and compliance with best practices.
• Thrive in fast-paced, rapidly evolving environments, embracing the challenges of a growing startup.

Salary: $165,000 to $220,000*

*Please note that the final salary offered will be determined based on the selected candidate's skills, and experience, as well as the internal salary structure at Quanata. Our aim is to offer a competitive and equitable compensation package that reflects the candidate's expertise and contributions to our organization.

Additional Details: 

• Benefits: We provide a wide variety of health, wellness and other benefits.These include medical, dental, vision, life insurance and supplemental income plans for you and your dependents, a Headspace app subscriptio