It Systems and Support Engineer

Synthesia Synthesia · Multimodal · London, United Kingdom · Operations

Synthesia is seeking an IT Systems and Support Engineer with 6+ years of experience in IT administration, systems engineering, or infrastructure operations. The role involves designing, maintaining, and scaling IT infrastructure, leading troubleshooting, automating IT processes, and implementing compliance controls. Experience with identity platforms, device management, and SOC2/ISO27001 standards is required. The role is based in London.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design, maintain, and scale IT infrastructure across multiple SaaS and endpoint systems
  2. Lead advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for incidents affecting end users or core systems
  3. Automate workflows and repetitive IT processes (e.g., onboarding, access provisioning, asset management)
  4. Contribute to and maintain IT documentation, ensuring transparency and knowledge sharing across teams
  5. Implement configuration baselines and compliance controls to support security and audit requirements

Skills

Required

  • 6+ years in IT administration, systems engineering, or infrastructure operations
  • Hands-on experience with identity platforms (Okta, Azure AD), device management, and endpoint compliance
  • Experience implementing and maintaining IT controls aligned to SOC2 and/or ISO27001 standards
  • Comfortable writing or modifying automation and configuration scripts (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across systems, networks, and SaaS environments
  • Strong documentation and process management habits
  • Experience with System Administration and Configuration in the following tech stack: Okta, Google Workspace, Jamf or similar MDMs (e.g., Intune), Slack, Notion, Zoom, Intune, Azure

Nice to have

  • Apple focused IT professional
  • deep understanding of SaaS administration, endpoint management, and automation
  • proactive mindset, strong ownership, and a natural drive to document, automate, and optimize IT processes
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to upskilling within the IT Ops team
  • Actively research and propose new tools or automation opportunities that enhance employee experience and scalability

What the JD emphasized

  • SOC2
  • ISO27001