Job Description

At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit careers.klaviyo.com to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.

At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying.

About the team:

Klaviyo’s global corporate Information Technology (IT) team is responsible for providing technology systems, administration, and support to Klaviyos around the world. Our main goal is to ensure that Klaviyos everywhere have a strong technology foundation to do great work. The IT Team solves problems using technology and provides Klaviyo’s continued scalability and sustainable employee growth in a rapidly evolving environment.

The IT Systems team is primarily responsible for SaaS systems administration and end-to-end lifecycle management, building automation, and engineering solutions for both other internal teams and the business. The IT Systems team is highly collaborative, working closely with the IT Searchbar team — our end-user support team — as well as with our Security, Risk, and Trust teams and the broader Engineering department. 

About the role:

As a Lead IT Systems Engineer on the IT Systems team, you will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of our enterprise SaaS systems. You will spearhead projects that range from SSO/SCIM implementations to complex multi-tool integrations and automations, with a focus on scalability and efficiency. You'll collaborate closely with operations, engineering, and the IT Searchbar team to ensure seamless system performance and act as a technical escalation point for system-related issues. 

How you’ll have an impact

• You’ll mentor team members to grow and develop in their careers and help increase their scope and impact throughout their tenure at Klaviyo. 
• Both give and receive meaningful feedback focusing on empathy, curiosity, and investment in growth.
• Establish team standards, implement frameworks for intake and prioritization of projects and tasks, and establish and monitor objectives and key results (OKRs).
• Partner with the stakeholders to build, maintain, and improve tooling/infrastructure and documentation that helps meet the business needs for today and the future.
• Collaborate with IT and internal teams to automate and improve workflows, implement and enhance escalation processes, and drive IT initiatives.
• Implement new processes, and evaluate and improve existing processes.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience leading systems administrator teams or equivalent.
• You have a proven track record of defining problem statements, managing technical projects, collaborating with stakeholders, and delivering impactful results. 
• You’re a subject matter expert on a wide range of IT systems, from enterprise device management,secure identity, and endpoint security. 
• You have extensive experience deploying hundreds of macOS and iOS devices at scale and building configuration profiles and policies.
• You’re excited about automating workflows and repetitive tasks. 
• You have extensive experience in IdP configuration, management , maintenance and everything in between. Experience with Okta or Azure is preferred but not required.
• Passion for clean, concise controls and easily editable security functionality within each tool.
• The candidate must have strong experience working with enterprise-scale networking topics, which includes routing, DNS, and building and maintaining multiple global office networks and VPNs. 
• Knowledgeable in vendor management and IT budget management.
• You have a baseline to intermediate level of experience with various scripting strategies using Bash, Powershell, or Python. Python is preferred and any AWS Lambda function experience is a plus.
• Participation in an after-hours on-call rotation with the IT Systems team is required.

Nice to have

• You’ve worked with Okta and Okta Workflows or other similar SSO and automation solutions. 
• You have experience as a systems administrator or systems engineer in a fast-paced and high-growth IT environment. 
• Ability to build applications and tools that provide and/or use APIs to transfer data.
• Experience with VPC, EC2, Security Groups, ACLs, IAM in AWS and GCP.

Massachusetts Applicants :

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The pay range for this role is listed below. Some sales and success roles are also eligible for variable compensation and hourly non-exempt roles are eligible for overtime in accordance with applicable law. This role is eligible for benefits, including: medical, dental and vision coverage, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, 401(k), flexible paid time off and company-paid holidays and a culture of learning that includes a learning allowance and access to a professional coaching service for all employees.

Base Pay Range For US Locations:

$136,000—$204,000 USD

Get to Know Klaviyo

We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.

Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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