Senior IT Applications Engineer

About the role

Aurora's mission is to deliver the benefits of self-driving technology safely, quickly, and broadly. The Aurora Driver will 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 aurora.tech or follow us on LinkedIn .

Requirements

• 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.
• In this role you will
• Own solutioning for incident and alert management platforms (FireHydrant, OpsGenie, and similar) - building the integrations and automated workflows that strengthen Aurora's 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 base salary range for this position is $127,000 - $184,500 per Year . Aurora's pay ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, the successful candidate's starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, qualific

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