Senior IT Systems Engineer
Color Health is hiring a Senior IT Systems Engineer in South San Francisco, United States. It pays $150k-$175k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Color Health.
Level's read on this job
- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Some of the work can be done remotely, according to the posting.
- The posting mentions AWS, Google Cloud and Okta among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Color Health has 16 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Operate and secure corporate IT infrastructure while leveraging AI technologies to automate workflows and troubleshooting.
Color is revolutionizing cancer care with the nation’s first Virtual Cancer Clinic, delivering high-quality, physician-led multidisciplinary care across all 50 states. Our innovative, guideline-based approach spans cancer screening, risk assessment, prevention, diagnosis, treatment support, and survivorship. In addition to personalized direct medical care, our services include cancer genetics risk assessment, nutrition, mental health support and at-home cancer screening diagnostics. Using technology-driven, patient-centric solutions, Color is transforming how employers, unions, health plans, and governments address cancer. Color’s goal is to close critical cancer care gaps, improve cancer outcomes, and guide patients with empathy through their healthcare journeys.
Apply to join Color and do the most meaningful work of your career. If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified but are up for the challenge - we want you to apply!
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Senior IT Systems Engineer to join us. Reporting to the Head of DevOps, Security & IT, this individual will design, automate, secure, and operate our corporate technology environment across cloud infrastructure, identity and access management, endpoint platforms, enterprise SaaS, networking, and core IT services.
This is a hybrid role with Monday-Wednesday being onsite at our office in South San Francisco.
How You'll Contribute:
Grow and support our on-premises compute, security, and telecommunications infrastructure (phones, conference rooms, video conferencing, audiovisual, security cameras)
Support our internal network infrastructure at our South San Francisco office, including WAN/LAN, VPN, DNS, and DHCP
Provide identity and authentication support for employees, external collaborators, and contractors using platforms like Okta and Google Workspace, and AWS IAM
Assist with lab workspace build outs
Support existing cloud platforms (including AWS, GCP, JIRA, Slack, Salesforce)
Support both MacOS and Windows platforms.
Support Color MDM infrastructure (Iru)
Maintain and improve MDM onboarding and offboarding workflows.
Help build and support cross-functional ticketing system
Leverage AI technologies to automate IT workflows, streamline troubleshooting, and optimize resource efficiency across internal operations.
Research new technologies; provide suggestions for changes and improvements that reduce cost and/or increase productivity and efficiency
Partner with Security Engineering and Compliance teams to improve our internal information security and operational security practices including asset tracking and device monitoring
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
3+ years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and infrastructure as code using Terraform
Extensive knowledge of networking concepts and troubleshooting techniques to support day to day operations of a hybrid on-premises/cloud network.
Identity and access management experience (IAM)
Experience producing thorough documentation, runbooks and SOPs
A demonstrated track record of successfully communicating technical terms and concepts to a broad range of audiences - technical, non-technical, internal and external stakeholders
Experience working in a remote/distributed team environment
Helpful Though Not Required
Jamf Certifications (200 Level or higher)
Network certification(s)
IAM/Okta certification(s)
What We Offer:
💰 Competitive salary
✨ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
📈 401k match
📝 Monthly phone and wifi stipend for employees, annual ergonomic stipend
🏝 Generous vacation policy, paid holidays and company-wide recharge days
🍼 Equal paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
Free cancer screening and prevention resources for employees and their adult dependents
Base Salary Range: $150,000-175,000/year
The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: work experience, market data, skills, geographic location, and business need. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role may also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Color prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Color conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities in our recruitment process.
How we rate this
Senior IT Systems Engineer at Color Health rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where it infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where identity management was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where network administration was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where automation was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where devops was part of your work. What did you do?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: It Infrastructure, Identity Management, Network Administration, Automation, and DevOps. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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