Senior IT Applications Engineer

Who we are

Auroras mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely quickly and broadly.

The Aurora Driverwill create a new era in mobility and logistics one that will bring a safer more efficient and more accessible future to everyone.

At Aurora you will tackle massively complex problems alongside other passionate intelligent individuals growing as an expert while expanding your knowledge. For the latest news from Aurora visit follow us onLinkedIn.

What we are looking for

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer get crucial goods where they need to go and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all.

Were searching for a Senior IT Applications Engineer to join our IT Systems Engineering this role youll be the hands-on owner and subject matter expert (SME) for the management of Auroras core SaaS ecosystem with deep focus on our collaboration platforms and incident and alert management platforms. Youll set the technical strategy and roadmap for this domain build robust automations and integrations that eliminate manual work and help drive Auroras adoption of Enterprise AI tools. If you love solving complex problems at scale with automations and want your work felt across an entire organization this is your seat.

In this role you will

• Serve as the owner and subject matter expert (SME) for Auroras collaboration and communication platforms (Google Workspace Slack etc.) strategizing the technical direction and roadmap for this domain and acting as the go-to expert who troubleshoots complex issues for other support and engineering teams.
• Own solutioning for incident and alert management platforms (FireHydrant OpsGenie and similar) building the integrations and automated workflows that strengthen Auroras operational response.
• Eliminate repetitive manual processes by building robust process automations using respective platform APIs and scripting (e.g. Python JavaScript/Google Apps Script).
• Define build-vs-buy strategy and licensing/optimization decisions exercising sound financial judgment and using data and platform usage driven insights to manage cost and discipline SaaS spend.
• Design and automate identity and lifecycle workflows (onboarding offboarding role changes) and SaaS integrations across the enterprise ecosystem (Jira Confluence and related systems) using APIs webhooks integration platforms such as Workato and identity/IAM tooling (Okta SSO SCIM).
• Drive adoption of Enterprise AI and productivity tools (e.g. low-code/no-code platforms Claude and similar) and act as the escalation point for advanced support across these platforms partnering with Security IT and Engineering to deliver solutions safely and unlock new capabilities.

Required qualifications

• 6 years in IT software engineering or systems engineering with a strong focus on enterprise applications integrations and automation.
• Proven hands-on experience administering and delivering managed solutions on collaboration and communication platforms at scale (Google Workspace Slack).
• Hands-on experience with incident and alert management platforms (e.g. FireHydrant OpsGenie PagerDuty or similar) including configuration and integration.
• Strong proficiency in a scripting language (Python JavaScript/Google Apps Script) and extensive experience building integrations with APIs webhooks and integration platforms (e.g. Workato).
• Hands-on experience with identity and access management and lifecycle automation APIs SSO and SCIM provisioning (e.g. Okta or similar).
• Solid understanding of API usage and design integration patterns and cloud-native architectures including hands-on experience with a major cloud platform and application deployments (e.g. AWS GCP).
• Proven ability to collaborate and partner across teams and with senior leadership spanning IT Software Operations/Services and Security.

Desirable qualifications

• Broad SaaS administration experience across business and IT engineering platforms including license management technology management and cost-governance.
• Experience building reusable automation frameworks integrations and self-service tooling across multiple platforms.
• Experience with Enterprise AI and low-code/no-code tools (e.g. Gemini for Google Workspace Claude).
• Experience with AWS and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g. GitHub) and multiple cloud platforms (e.g. GCP).
• Relevant certifications (e.g. Google Workspace Administrator Okta Atlassian).

The basesalary range for this position is $127000 - $184500 per Year. Auroras pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range the successful candidates starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills experience qualifications relevant education or training and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future. The successful candidate will also be eligible for an annual bonus equity compensation and benefits.