- Company: Paystack
- Location: Hybrid
- Job type: Full-time
About the role
Paystack is a technology company dedicated to solving payment challenges for ambitious businesses across Africa and the world. They are looking for a Senior IT Engineer to join their high-impact IT Operations team. This team manages identity, endpoint, network, and access infrastructure for over 300 employees and 100+ outsourced agents across six global offices, including Lagos, Nairobi, Accra, Cape Town, and Dubai.
The role operates within a highly regulated fintech environment that holds PCI-DSS and ISO 27001 certifications and operates under the CBN. You will report directly to the Head of IT and help drive the long-term infrastructure roadmap while maintaining critical Tier-1 systems.
Responsibilities
- Drive Identity Management by configuring SAML and OIDC, maintaining SCIM provisioning, and enforcing phishing-resistant authentication.
- Maintain lifecycle automation for the joiner/mover/leaver pipeline, including automated access provisioning.
- Manage the macOS fleet, including automated enrollment, configuration profiles, EDR, and DLP enforcement on outsourced devices.
- Maintain global networks across six locations, handling multi-WAN failover, VLAN segmentation, and carrier connectivity.
- Drive the Zero Trust Migration by transitioning away from legacy VPNs to Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA).
- Build infrastructure as code using Terraform, Git-based pipelines, and Python/Bash scripting.
- Enforce automated compliance for ISO 27001, ISO 20000, PCI-DSS, NDPR, and the CBN IT Blueprint.
- Resolve complex technical tickets and document processes to a standard that ensures continuity.
Requirements
- 5+ years in infrastructure or systems engineering, ideally on a small, high-leverage team.
- Real depth in at least two of the following areas: Identity & Access Management (SAML, OIDC, SCIM), Endpoint Management (Apple MDM), Network Engineering (VLANs, routing, firewalls), or Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Git, Python/Go/Bash).
- Experience operating under external assessors with multiple active compliance frameworks.
- A track record of inheriting and improving live, critical systems without disruption.
- Strong technical writing skills for specs, procedures, and audit responses.
How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should click here to apply online.
