Linux Systems Engineer – Identity, PKI & Security (IDM)

Identity Infrastructure Engineer Imagine a future where everyone has instant, low-cost access to intelligence. We’re building a fully featured European AI cloud - with everything one needs to train, experiment with, and deploy AI models. In addition, our GPUs run on 100% renewable energy. We’re ambitious, curious, and gutsy doers. We practice a low hierarchy across the company and high morale in our teams. We’ve already achieved a lot, yet we’re only getting started. Now it’s your chance to join the ride. We offer more than just the job - we offer a career-defining opportunity to be part of building something big! Join Verda while it’s still being built - not once it’s finished. About the role In this role, you will become the absolute authority on how identities, credentials, certificates, and secrets are stored and distributed across our cloud infrastructure. You will also serve as the critical engineering liaison to our Security team—bridging the gap between strict security policies and highly automated, real-world infrastructure. Your Responsibilities Own the Identity Layer: Champion and manage Kanidm as our central source of truth for authentication, account management, and authorization. Secure Secrets & PKI: Take ownership of OpenBao for robust, decentralized secrets management and step-ca for automated internal certificate authority operations. Automate Infrastructure Configuration: Use SaltStack and Ansible to ensure our identity and access management layers are 100% defined as code, removing manual steps and "snowflake" configurations. Act as the Security Liaison: Partner directly with our Security team to translate compliance and threat-modeling requirements into production-ready engineering solutions. Streamline Authentication: Architect and implement clean, secure OIDC and OAuth integrations across our expanding suite of internal tools and systems. Your key competencies 5+ Years of Core Experience: Proven track record managing identity management (IDM/IAM) architectures and production secrets distribution networks at scale. Configuration Management Expertise: Deep operational familiarity with SaltStack and Ansible for infrastructure orchestration. High-Velocity Mindset: Comfort operating in a fluid, "move fast" environment where fast iterations and rapid deployment cycles are the norm. Strong Communication: The ability to communicate seamlessly with both infrastructure engineers and security analysts, acting as a translator between policy and code. Nice-to-Haves Hands-on, production experience specifically deploying or migrating to Kanidm, OpenBao, or step-ca. Deep familiarity with token design, troubleshooting, and edge cases in OIDC/OAuth setups. A strong engineering point of view on modern open-source identity alternatives (e.g., Linux Foundation/OpenSSF ecosystems). Why Verda Cash + equity compensation along with various fringe benefits (e.g., healthcare, lunch, wellbeing, etc.). Profitable operations with rapid, sustained growth. 31 nationalities, with 6 different ones on the management team. An opportunity to make a clear impact and work alongside world-class engineers, researchers, and partners across the global AI ecosystem. Practicalities Work mode: Remote (EU) Employment type: Full-time, permanent Start date: As soon as possible Department Research & Development Locations EU Remote status Fully Remote About Verda Verda (formerly DataCrunch) is a technology company building the next generation of cloud infrastructure for AI – compute that's instant, on-demand and at scale. Headquartered in Helsinki, the company operates globally across Europe, the US and Asia. Verda employs over 100 people from nearly 30 nationalities and has raised over $200M in total funding from investors including Lifeline Ventures, byFounders, J12 Ventures, Skaala, Varma and Tesi, alongside leading financial institutions.