IT Systems Engineer
Lyft
| Company | Lyft |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | Toronto |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Not stated |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Source | Employer career page (greenhouse) |
Description
At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive.
Lyft is looking for an IT Systems Engineer to lead the technical side of integrating newly acquired companies into Lyft's IT environment. You'll be responsible for migrating collaboration tools, SaaS platforms, and identity systems from acquired teams into Lyft's stack, with minimal disruption to either side. We're looking for a self-starter who's equally comfortable driving projects independently and partnering with others to get things done. The ideal candidate brings strong attention to detail, creative problem-solving, and a genuine drive to automate processes and improve efficiency across the IT organization.
Responsibilities:
Manage SaaS integration and consolidation during merger and acquisition activity, ensuring smooth platform migrations, data integrity, and minimal disruption across merged organizations
Provide architectural, engineering, and operational support for corporate IT systems at Lyft
Support single sign on integrations with Lyft’s primary identity provider, Okta.
Leverage various APIs to write scripts and applications to automate IT Operations
Support and work with IT, Security and other internal departments by building automation for repetitive tasks
Write detailed and concise documentation and runbooks
Engage with vendors to implement and improve services to best support Lyft’s needs
Be a mentor to others in IT and act as a source for others
Experience & Skills:
5+ years of experience managing corporate IT Systems
Proven experience supporting IT integration during mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures, including SaaS platform consolidation and system migrations
SaaS system application management including but not limited to: Gsuite, Okta, Atlassian, Slack
Scripting experience leveraging GAM, Python, Bash, and/or equivalent tools
Comfortable consuming REST APIs
Experience administering Okta via Terraform
Experience with GitOps
Familiarity with open ID connect, SAML, and Oauth is required.
Experience building integrations across various systems leveraging APIs with both low code/no code solutions using platforms like Okta workflows and Workato
Experience writing and documenting detailed project proposals
Experience working with vendors to solve issues, project roadmaps, and implement improvements
Ability to adapt and solve problems in a fast moving environment
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, ability to collaborate and work with others
Nice to have:
Experience with monitoring, we use Panther
Experience with AWS, GCP
Experience working with Workday and/or other ERP systems
Experience with MDMs, jamf, NinjaOne, Omnissa
Benefits:
Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
Mental health benefits
Family building benefits
Child care and pet benefits
Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
RRSP plan with company match to help save for your future
In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval). Hourly team members get 15 days paid time off, with an additional day for each year of service
Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.
Subsidized commuter benefits and Lyft ride credits
Lyft is committed to creating an inclusive workforce that fosters belonging. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, c