Senior IT Systems Engineer

Location: Remote (Canada)

Department: Information Technology

Location Type: REMOTE

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

About the role

What youll be doing

• Act as technical owner for Client Platform Engineering, managing our macOS fleet via Iru (Kandji) across zero-touch provisioning, OS updates, compliance, and security baselines.
• Own and govern Identity and Access Management through Okta, leading app integrations, SSO, lifecycle rules, SCIM provisioning, and automated access reviews.
• Design and implement end-to-end automation for core operations including joiner, mover, and leaver workflows, evidence collection, and system provisioning.
• Lead AI enablement initiatives, integrating modern tools into internal workflows to boost company-wide productivity and streamline day-to-day operations.
• Build and manage IT infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code principles, transitioning operational setups into version-controlled systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, security, and company leadership to clearly communicate technical choices and balance velocity with security.
• Incorporate modern automation and tooling into your daily engineering workflow to improve operational efficiency and reliability.
• Help define engineering standards, operational practices, and systemic improvements for BioRenders IT platform as our workforce grows.

What you bring to the table

• Several years of experience building and operating modern IT infrastructure within fast-growing software companies.
• Deep hands-on expertise in at least two key domain areas: large-scale Mac management, identity and access governance, IT automation, or infrastructure as code.
• Comfortable working with code, combined with solid practice using Git, peer code reviews, and software engineering standards.
• Hands-on experience implementing infrastructure as code to manage SaaS platforms or identity providers.
• Proven track record of designing and building automated user lifecycle (joiner/mover/leaver) systems and cross-platform integrations.
• Security-minded approach that builds compliance, access controls, and safety directly into underlying platform architecture.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Why join us?

• We are mission-driven: we work collaboratively towards our shared vision of improving scientific communication and accelerating scientific discovery. BioRender figures have appeared in more than 54,000 publications!
• BioRender is loved by millions: We have a world-class NPS and a community of loyal fans and users in 200+ countries!
• Our company is backed by top investors and accelerators like Y Combinator, and we are on a growth trajectory comparable to many top-performing SaaS companies
• We’re remote-first with team members across Canada and the U.S., offering you the flexibility to work from anywhere.