Drivemode

Senior IT Engineer

Posted 14 Days Ago

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Mountain View, CA

Hybrid

146K-185K Annually

Senior level

Information Technology

The Role

The Sr. IT Engineer will oversee global IT infrastructure, manage security protocols, develop IT policies, and ensure alignment with business requirements while leading a collaborative IT team.

Summary Generated by Built In

Our Mission:

Driving technology always feels old. Not by a little bit. We believe vehicles can be a thousand times smarter, safer, and more connected to the world around us, and our mission is to see it happen. In 2019, we joined forces with Honda as their first startup acquisition, and now we’re expanding our vision into building the future of electric vehicles (BEV) for millions of people around the world.

Why Drivemode:

Join Drivemode for an exciting startup environment and a vibrant culture that combines impactful work, competitive compensation, and excellent benefits. By becoming a part of our team, you'll contribute to a crucial mission that revolutionizes the way people engage with vehicles, addressing both business needs and the world's environmental challenges. This presents an exceptional opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation and drive Honda's success in the EV market.

About the Role:

The Sr. IT Engineer will be responsible for managing the IT infrastructure of our global organization, including system management, user support, security managemen,t and policy development. We are looking for someone who has good knowledge of modern, cloud-based infrastructure services and can support our growing organization to implement and manage a user-friendly and secure environment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Help strengthen IT infrastructure cloud services following zero trust security principles.
Support efforts to transform the IT infrastructure into a more user friendly and secure environment.
Own identity and access management across core SaaS apps (Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, etc.), delivering a seamless onboarding and offboarding experience.
Integrate business systems and SaaS tools, leveraging APIs and scripting to eliminate friction and manual tasks.
Provide support escalation to internal users, troubleshooting and assisting with IT-related problems and inquiries.
Maintain detailed documentation of IT systems, network configurations, software licenses, and support procedures to facilitate troubleshooting, maintenance, and future upgrades.
Interact with IT vendors and service providers to procure hardware, software, and services, and manage vendor relationships.
Drive company vehicles to support hands-on product development, testing, and real-world validation.

What We Are Looking For:

8+ years of experience in IT administration/engineering.
Identity and Access Management (IAM) experience (Okta, JumpCloud, Entra ID, OneLogin, Entra)
Google Workspace + O365 administrative experience.
Deploy and manage collaboration tools (Slack, Teams, Zoom, Google Meets)
Workflows and automation between platforms and applications.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with low supervision.

Nice to Have

Experience introducing cloud-based IT infrastructure services.
Experience managing an MDM environment.
Experience managing macOS and Windows devices remotely.
Good understanding and experience with GCP, AWS, Azure.

EEOC Statement

Drivemode is proud of a very diverse team with employees coming from 5 continents/11 countries as of today. Diversity in our workplace has played an important part in our success; we recognize each employee’s unique background, knowledge, experiences, ideas, and viewpoints which are all critical in developing a product that has the greatest impacts on drivers all over the world.

Drivemode provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other characteristics that make you unique.

Top Skills

Active Directory

AWS

Cloud-Based Infrastructure

GCP

Google Workspace

Intune

Jumpcloud

macOS

Microsoft 365

Windows

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The Company

HQ: Redwood City, CA

30 Employees

Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Drivemode enables smarter, safer, connected driving in any vehicle.

Drivemode was founded in 2014 by entrepreneurs from Zipcar and Tesla Motors who set out to fundamentally change the way consumers use technology in the car. Drivemode offers a mobile-based connected car platform through a consumer-facing Android app, driver assistance and analytics for fleet managers, and a bring-your-own-device connected car solution for automakers. The Drivemode app transforms a user’s phone into a car’s central computing device allowing voice-to-text messaging, music player overlay on navigation, “Do Not Disturb” mode, message auto-reply, and personalized travel recommendations. The Drivemode app has an automotive-grade interface designed and developed to adhere to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration safety guidelines for driving apps. Drivemode has raised $9.2M from industry leaders. Learn more at https://drivemode.com or download Drivemode at bit.ly/getdrivemode.