IT Systems Engineer-Identity & Automation
About The Position
The Trade Desk is a global technology company and the world’s leading independent platform for digital advertising, with nearly 4,000 employees across more than 30 offices. Our technology helps advertisers reach the right audiences across the open internet — from streaming TV and podcasts to mobile apps, news, and more. Advertising powers the content people love. By making it more transparent, effective, and responsible, we help support trusted journalism, quality entertainment, and creators worldwide. The world’s brands and agencies rely on us to reach their customers and grow their businesses responsibly. The scale of our platform brings unique technical challenges — from processing massive datasets in real time to building systems that operate reliably on a global scale. When you work here, your impact is worldwide. We welcome diverse perspectives, encourage curiosity, and build teams that learn from one another. If you’re driven to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to meet you. What we do: The IT Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, automating, and operating The Trade Desk’s identity, access, and enterprise platform ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of Identity (authentication & authorization), Automation (Tines), and Enterprise Infrastructure (Azure, DNS, DHCP, endpoint platforms) This engineer will act as a builder and integrator, developing scalable workflows, APIs, and agent-driven solutions that eliminate manual processes and improve security posture. The ideal candidate is energized by automation-first thinking, is fluent in identity systems and APIs, and is comfortable building solutions using modern tooling including Tines, Entra ID, and AI-assisted development (Copilot/agentic workflows)
Requirements
- BS degree or equivalent years of experience and 6-8+ years of experience in IT Systems Engineering related role required.
- Strong experience with Entra ID (Azure AD) required
- Experience with automation platforms required (Tines preferred)
- Experience working with REST APIs and integrations required
- Scripting experience required (PowerShell, Python, JavaScript)
- Knowledge of SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM required
- Experience with Azure infrastructure required
- Must be able to sit, stand, walk or a combination of the three for up to 10 hours a day
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Must be available and willing to work such overtime per week as we determine is necessary or desirable to meet business needs.
- Must be available and willing to work such weekends and holidays as we determine are necessary or desirable to meet The Trade Desk business needs.
- Will be required to carry a company-funded smart phone and expected to respond to urgent calls in a timely manner. This may require remote or occasional on-site support.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with C1 or identity governance platforms strongly preferred
- Experience with Infoblox and Portnox strongly preferred
- Experience with Azure App Services or serverless development preferred
- Familiarity with Intune, Jamf, NinjaOne preferred
- Experience with RBAC and least privilege models preferred
- Experience with AI-assisted tooling (Copilot, Claude) preferred
- Infrastructure-as-code experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve authentication and authorization systems using Entra ID and integrated platforms such as C1.
- Design and implement role-based access control (RBAC) and policy-driven authorization models.
- Build identity lifecycle automation (joiner/mover/leaver workflows).
- Integrate enterprise applications using SSO, SCIM provisioning, and modern protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth).
- Design and maintain automation pipelines using Tines
- Replace manual processes with event-driven, API-based workflows
- Build reusable automation patterns
- Develop API-driven integrations across Infoblox, Portnox, endpoint and SaaS systems
- Build internal tools using Azure App Services and serverless solutions
- Leverage AI tooling to accelerate IT automation
- Identify opportunities for AI-assisted operations
- Maintain DNS, DHCP, IPAM (Infoblox) and NAC (Portnox)
- Ensure availability and scalability of services
- Maintain documentation and runbooks
- Enable self-service and automation adoption
- Provide tier-3 support to the IT organization
- Participate in cross-functional projects across IT, Cybersecurity, and Systems
Benefits
- comprehensive healthcare (medical, dental, and vision) with premiums paid in full for employees and dependents
- retirement benefits such as a 401k plan and company match
- short and long-term disability coverage
- basic life insurance
- well-being benefits
- reimbursement for certain tuition expenses
- parental leave
- sick time of 1 hour per 30 hours worked
- vacation time for full-time employees up to 120 hours thru the first year and 160 hours thereafter
- around 13 paid holidays per year
- Employees can also purchase The Trade Desk stock at a discount through The Trade Desk’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
