Staff IT Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid, with 3 days per week in the Atlanta, Georgia office.

Company

hirify.global provides cloud-based software for procurement, budgeting, payments, and grants management for public sector and government organizations, including AI-powered features and intelligent automation.

What you will do

• Define technical direction, architecture standards, and the infrastructure vision for Senior Engineers and Engineers to execute.
• Architect and oversee enterprise IT solutions across cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex issues, outages, and architectural decisions across the IT organization.
• Design and implement automation scripts, workflows, and tools using n8n, Claude Code, Codex, Warp, and other AI-assisted development tools.
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, configuration reviews, and career development support.
• Advise management on infrastructure improvements, security risks, operational efficiency, and documentation standards.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing and implementing IT solutions in enterprise environments, including architecting solutions for other engineers to execute.
• Experience mentoring engineers and acting as a technical escalation point.
• Strong proficiency in Linux administration and troubleshooting across Ubuntu, CentOS, and RHEL, including customization for specialized applications.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Intune, Azure Active Directory, including SSO, SCIM, conditional access, and identity management, and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
• Proficiency with system automation using PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted and agentic development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or Warp.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, and firewalls, plus the communication skills to explain technical decisions to business stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Strong background in cloud security frameworks and compliance standards including NIST, ISO 27001, or CIS benchmarks.
• Experience building or governing AI and automation workflows, such as n8n pipelines or agentic coding tools, in a production enterprise environment.
• Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert (MS-102) or Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300) certification.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with three days per week in the Atlanta or Oakville office; remaining days depend on the role and manager.
• AI-focused environment encouraging responsible use of AI tools to improve creativity, efficiency, and decision-making.
• Two additional Eunafier Days per year attached to long weekends.
• Up to eight hours of paid philanthropy time annually.
• Development support through budget, mentorship, AI and government technology learning opportunities, and internal career growth.
• Community engagement initiatives involving time, donations, and shared expertise.