IT Systems Engineer

Anthropic • Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY • 7h ago

About the role

The IT Engineering team builds, secures, and maintains the systems and infrastructure that enable every team at Anthropic to do their best work. We're seeking an experienced engineer with deep expertise across IT domains—from endpoint management and identity systems to cloud infrastructure, networking, and SaaS security—who can help design, build, and maintain the tools and processes that enable and empower Anthropic employees.

In this role, you'll work closely with Security, IT Operations, and Engineering to implement zero-trust architectures and defense-in-depth strategies that both enable the business and meet Anthropic's ambitious security objectives. You'll combine hands-on technical implementation with strategic planning and design, lead technical initiatives across multiple workstreams, mentor other engineers, and spearhead projects that enable Anthropic to scale even faster without compromising on security.

You'll apply your experience to help mature foundational IT systems while pioneering innovative solutions unique to the challenges of a leading AI company. Your work will directly shape how we scale to AI Safety Level 4 and beyond.

This role offers significant opportunities to define the future of IT. You'll build systems impacting every employee's daily experience while contributing directly to Anthropic's mission to develop safe, transformative AI.

Responsibilities

Design and implement secure IT infrastructure that scales with rapid growth
Build automation frameworks that eliminate manual processes and enable self-service
Lead technical initiatives spanning multiple teams and systems
Implement robust security controls that maintain user productivity
Drive architectural decisions through technical analysis and stakeholder input
Establish engineering best practices and drive adoption across the team
Create sustainable solutions for vulnerability management and compliance
Mentor team members and continuously expand your own expertise
Champion Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices
Constantly seek new ways to amplify and automate IT with Claude