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)
What you'll do:
Identity & Access Engineering:
- 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).
Automation & Workflow Engineering:
- Design and maintain automation pipelines using Tines
- Replace manual processes with event-driven, API-based workflows
- Build reusable automation patterns
Platform & Integration Engineering:
- Develop API-driven integrations across Infoblox, Portnox, endpoint and SaaS systems
- Build internal tools using Azure App Services and serverless solutions
AI & Agentic Enablement:
- Leverage AI tooling to accelerate IT automation
- Identify opportunities for AI-assisted operations
Core Infrastructure:
- Maintain DNS, DHCP, IPAM (Infoblox) and NAC (Portnox)
- Ensure availability and scalability of services
Operational Excellence:
- 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
Who you are:
- 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
- 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
- Conduct that supports the company’s ethics, core values, and compliance programs
- 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
- Overtime: Must be available and willing to work such overtime per week as we determine is necessary or desirable to meet business needs.
- Weekend and Holiday: 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.
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In accordance with various US state laws, the range provided is the Trade Desk's reasonable estimate of the base compensation for this role. The actual amount may differ based on non-discriminatory factors such as experience, knowledge, skills, and location. All employees may be eligible to become The Trade Desk shareholders through eligibility for stock-based compensation grants, which are awarded to employees based on company and individual performance. The Trade Desk also offers other compensation depending on the role such as variable compensation-based incentives and commissions. Plus, expected benefits for this role include 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, and 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.
The Trade Desk also offers a competitive benefits package. Click here to learn more.
Note: Interns are not eligible for variable incentive awards such as stock-based compensation, retirement plan, vacation, tuition reimbursement or parental leave
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, The Trade Desk is committed to creating an inclusive hiring experience where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
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Skills Required
- BS degree or equivalent and 6-8+ years in IT Systems Engineering
- Strong experience with Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Experience with automation platforms
- Experience working with REST APIs and integrations
- Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, JavaScript)
- Knowledge of SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM
- Experience with Azure infrastructure
- Conduct that supports the company's ethics, core values, and compliance programs
- Ability to sit, stand, walk up to 10 hours and lift up to 50 pounds
- Willingness to work overtime, weekends, holidays and carry/respond on a company-funded smartphone
- Experience with Tines (automation platform)
- Experience with C1 or identity governance platforms
- Experience with Infoblox and Portnox
- Experience with Azure App Services or serverless development
- Familiarity with Intune, Jamf, NinjaOne
- Experience with RBAC and least privilege models
- Experience with AI-assisted tooling (Copilot, Claude)
- Infrastructure-as-code experience
The Trade Desk Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Trade Desk and has not been reviewed or approved by The Trade Desk.
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Affordable Benefits — Healthcare premiums are often paid in full for employees and dependents, reducing out-of-pocket costs. Coverage includes medical, dental, and vision alongside mental health and wellness support.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Packages commonly include new-hire stock grants, a generous Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and equity refreshers tied to performance. Feedback suggests equity meaningfully boosts total compensation alongside base pay and bonuses.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, paid sick time, and sabbaticals are available. Paid parental leave and extensive family-planning support broaden time-off and caregiving coverage.
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What We Do
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. Our mission is to transform media for the benefit of humankind. Our media-buying platform helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers — and sets a new standard for reach, accuracy, and transparency.
Why Work With Us
With up to 11 million queries per second and SLAs in the milliseconds, we’re tackling data and software challenges at massive scale. While we’re growing fast, investing in our value based company culture remains one of our top priorities. If you’re talented, driven, and hungry to bring something entirely new and wildly ambitious, let's talk.
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