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full-timeIT Systems Engineer, M&A
Anthropic · Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company focused on developing reliable and steerable artificial intelligence systems. This IT Systems Engineer role sits within the Corporate Systems team and focuses specifically on the technical aspects of mergers and acquisitions. The position involves conducting IT due diligence to assess risks and integration requirements for acquired companies, defining technical migration plans, and executing the transition of people, devices, and systems into Anthropic's existing infrastructure. This is a hands-on engineering role that requires performing administrative tasks, writing automation scripts in Python, and managing cutovers. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Security, Legal, and Finance, to ensure a secure and efficient integration process. When not focused on M&A, the engineer will contribute to broader Corporate Systems projects and roadmap initiatives. This role is well-suited for an experienced IT professional with over eight years of experience who is comfortable working with ambiguity, managing complex technical projects, and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role Anthropic's Corporate Systems team runs the core collaboration platforms everyone here works in and builds the tooling and automation behind IT. That responsibility extends to the companies we acquire. Their people, devices, and systems have to come into Anthropic securely. You'll own the IT side of Anthropic's acquisitions: due diligence, integration planning, and integration. Before close, you'll assess a company's IT environment and give the deal team a clear read on risk and effort. You'll define the technical integration plan and its requirements: what moves, where it lands, in what order, what has to be ready on day one, and how each security gap gets closed. After close, you'll carry out that plan and bring the company's people, devices, and systems onto our stack. This is a hands-on engineering role. You'll hold admin, write code, build automation, run the cutovers yourself and bring in other teams when the work calls for their expertise or support. You'll lead this work for IT Engineering and partner with Security, Corporate Development, Legal, People, and Finance at every stage. M&A will be your primary focus and responsibility, but you'll be a full member of the Corporate Systems team; taking part in planning and reviews, using and contributing to the team’s tooling, and contributing to the roadmap. Early on, M&A will be most of your work, including using Claude to automate the repeatable parts of diligence and integration. As that automation matures, and when M&A load is light, you'll contribute to other parts of the team’s roadmap. Responsibilities Lead technical IT due diligence: assess a company's identity, applications, endpoints, and infrastructure, and brief the deal team on risk and effort before close Find the gaps between an acquired environment and Anthropic's security model, rate them, and build the mitigations into the integration plan Define the technical integration plan and its requirements: what moves, where it lands, in what order, and what has to be ready on day one Run the integration: take over administration, migrate people, devices, and data, and retire what's no longer needed, with support from other IT Engineering teams as required. Work with Business Technology, Client Platform, Corporate Network, IT Operations, and Security on their parts of each integration Keep Corporate Development, Legal, People, Finance, and the acquired company's team clear on where IT stands Build a repeatable IT M&A playbook and automate as much of it as possible with Claude When M&A work is light, contribute to core Corporate Systems projects You may be a good fit if you have 8+ years as a hands-on engineer in corporate IT. You have designed and shipped systems, carried out migrations or integrations yourself, and owned at least one area end-to-end, with experience supporting other areas: identity, applications, endpoints, or corporate infrastructure Experience administering enterprise identity and collaboration platforms such as Google Workspace, Slack, and an SSO provider, and working code in Python or similar against their SaaS APIs Working knowledge of endpoint management and security concepts, enough to lead diligence on an unfamiliar fleet A proven ability to understand an unfamiliar IT environment quickly and deliver a prioritized view of risk to non-specialists A record of leading technical projects that span several teams and run to a fixed date, while doing much of the engineering yourself Comfort working autonomously, with ambiguity and confidential information Clear communication with executives, legal and corporate development teams, and engineers at acquired companies Strong candidates may also have Prior M&A, carve-out, or company-to-company migration experience Experience across the full stack: endpoints, systems, applications, and infrastructure Hands-on experience managing a device fleet or running an MDM Experience working in or alongside a security team A record of building tooling that replaces manual IT work Using Claude or similar tools as a core part of how you work Representative projects Assess an acquired company's IT environment that nobody here has seen and produce a prioritized integration plan within days Design a way to size integration effort and risk for a company of any shape or size Automate bringing acquired people and devices onto Anthropic's identity and device management Write the IT risk memo for a live deal and present it to Corporate Development and Security leadership Deadline to apply: None. Applications will be received on a rolling basis. The annual compensation range for this role is listed below. For
| Role | IT Systems Engineer, M&A |
|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic |
| Location | Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-13 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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0/4IT Systems Engineer, M&A at Anthropic: frequently asked questions
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- Anthropic has not stated compensation in the listing. Check the original posting or ask during the application process.
- Is the IT Systems Engineer, M&A position remote, hybrid or onsite?
- The listing marks this role as remote, with Boston, MA; Remote-Friendly (Travel-Required) | San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY; Washington, DC as the location.
- What is the application deadline?
- Anthropic has not listed a fixed deadline, so apply early in case the opening is filled.
- How do I apply for the IT Systems Engineer, M&A role?
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