Top IT Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Senior hands-on identity engineer responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise Identity Provider (IdP) services and ADFS infrastructure for millions of users. Duties include configuring federation trusts, implementing SAML/OAuth/OIDC/WS-Fed, PKI/smart card/MFA integrations, onboarding applications, developing claims and token policies, ensuring high availability and zero trust alignment, troubleshooting complex authentication issues, and producing technical documentation while collaborating with cybersecurity, AD, cloud, and application teams.

Lead solution architecture for CMS HIGLAS/HOM, defining ERP and cloud roadmaps, designing OCI and hybrid architectures, guiding ERP modernization, integrating AI/ML and analytics, ensuring security/compliance, and supporting delivery, governance, and transformation across Oracle ERP and cloud environments.

Design, deploy, and sustain enterprise Identity Provider (IdP) services and ADFS infrastructure for DoD-scale authentication. Implement and troubleshoot SAML/OAuth/OIDC/WS-Fed, PKI and certificate-based/MFA authentication, manage federation trusts, support SSO and onboarding, and produce technical documentation while collaborating with cybersecurity, AD, cloud, and application teams to ensure highly available, secure authentication services.

Define and govern enterprise data architecture, models, canonical and semantic layers, field-level mappings, and data governance. Partner with IT, Data Engineering, Security, and product teams to ensure data quality, lineage, integrations (Boomi), and platform alignment (Salesforce, Snowflake, NetSuite). Lead M&A data activities, perform hands-on data profiling and validation, and drive adoption of enterprise data standards to support analytics, AI, and automation initiatives.

Provide front-line global IT support for 2500+ endpoints (primarily Mac), troubleshoot hardware/software/network issues, manage SaaS and hardware asset lifecycles, onboard/offboard users, administer AV systems and video-conference rooms, create knowledge content, train new hires, handle escalations and liaise with systems and network teams.

Paid 10-week remote internship conducting policy and program research, synthesizing guidance, assessing risks, developing mitigation strategies, and presenting findings. Work alongside professionals, participate in mentoring, and perform administrative and analytic tasks using Microsoft Office.

Paid 10-week, full-time (40 hrs/wk) internship conducting policy and risk research, synthesizing regulatory guidance, developing mitigation strategies, and presenting findings to leadership while collaborating with peers and mentors.

Manage IT client and internal projects using PM best practices: define scope, plan schedules/budgets, allocate resources, track progress, manage risks, maintain documentation, and communicate with stakeholders to deliver projects on time and within scope.

Lead and develop an IT team to run secure, scalable infrastructure and support services. Oversee daily operations, project delivery, vendor management, compliance with security/regulatory frameworks, performance metrics, budgeting, and continuous improvement while partnering with business leaders.

Operate and scale endpoint and identity systems for a distributed Mac fleet; automate IAM and cross-functional workflows (Okta Workflows, RPA); implement PAM and Device Trust; ensure Zero Trust, DLP, and compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, HITRUST); serve as tier-2 on-call escalation and drive cost and operational efficiencies.

Provide on-site IT support at Mirantis HQ in Campbell, CA: troubleshoot hardware/software, provision devices, manage onboarding/offboarding, support conference room AV, track assets, assist executives, act as local remote-hands, and maintain documentation while collaborating with a distributed IT team.

Lead and oversee a portfolio of CBP applications and services, ensuring delivery via Agile and DevSecOps practices. Manage schedules, backlogs, risks, dependencies, stakeholders, vendors, and operational incidents. Drive service improvements, modernization efforts, and report portfolio performance and recommendations to leadership.

Lead end-to-end deployments of Medicaid MMIS/MES and related Health IT systems. Plan, schedule, and manage go-lives, deployment readiness, integrations, and installation of network equipment. Maintain implementation plans, coordinate cross-functional teams and stakeholders, ensure CMS/state compliance, and provide status reporting. Remote role with 25–50% travel.

Build and operate an AWS-native data lake and AI gateway. Implement and maintain lakehouse architecture (Iceberg) using Glue, Athena, and S3; manage infrastructure as code (Terraform); run reliable data pipelines; operate LLM gateway/Bedrock; enforce security, IAM, networking, and secrets controls; partner with IT and Security.

Serve as embedded IT risk partner for engineering and technology teams, owning IT SOX readiness, control design, testing coordination, remediation oversight and auditor liaison. Assess ITGCs and application controls across cloud, DevOps, CI/CD, IAM and Kubernetes environments. Drive control automation, continuous monitoring, evidence quality, and translate technical risks into practical guidance for engineers, Finance, and external auditors.

Provide Level II help desk support for managed services clients: resolve phone and ticketed issues, escalate and assist Level I, maintain KB and documentation, configure endpoints, troubleshoot networks, security, printers and mobile devices, and communicate SLA status.

Design, develop, test, and maintain Java-based enterprise applications and scalable REST APIs/microservices using Spring Boot. Work with relational databases, unit/integration tests, CI/CD, version control, and participate in Agile ceremonies. Support cloud deployments, debugging, code reviews, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

The IT Specialist will install, configure, and maintain IT systems, troubleshoot issues, perform hardware upgrades, and optimize network performance.

Design, build, test, and maintain Android apps using Kotlin (and Java when needed). Collaborate with product, design, backend, and QA teams; implement responsive UIs, integrate REST APIs and third-party SDKs, optimize performance, support Play Store deployments, and follow SDLC standards.

Manage global accounting and financial planning IT projects and programs: lead cross-functional and vendor teams, prioritize requirements, create schedules, track risks and milestones, drive technical builds, integrations, testing, and delivery using Agile/Waterfall/hybrid methodologies.

Hunt and close net-new enterprise and mid-market US-headquartered clients with European operations for multi-country IT hardware procurement. Build pipeline via outbound prospecting, qualify opportunities, create proposals, manage CRM and forecasts, collaborate with regional teams and vendors, represent Presidio at events, and meet revenue and margin targets.

Sell IT staffing solutions into life sciences clients by developing new business, managing client relationships, creating account strategies, collaborating with recruiting teams, and providing market intelligence on talent and compensation. Focus areas include data engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, automation, and R&D IT to support regulated environments and accelerate project delivery.

Lead and govern global IT change management lifecycle: intake, risk-based assessment, approvals, execution, validation, post-change review, reporting, and continuous improvement. Coordinate across IT teams, vendors, MSPs, and regions to minimize service disruption, maintain audit-ready records, deliver training, and drive tooling and process automation opportunities to support high-availability and data center operations.

Lead and sustain large-scale HPC systems supporting NOAA/NWS forecasting. Manage scheduler/software stack (PBS Pro/Slurm), optimize performance and throughput, troubleshoot multi-node Linux clusters, develop scripts, and support 24/7 operations with occasional travel and on-call duties.

Perform risk-based IT security and compliance audits (policy, general controls, firewall) against FFIEC/GLBA and other guidelines; coordinate assessments, report findings, assist sales, and perform onsite testing with up to 25% travel.