IT Staff Engineer - AI Enablement & Automation (Remote, US)

Why Openly Openly is rebuilding insurance from the ground up. We are re-envisioning and enhancing every aspect of the customer experience. Doing this requires a rapidly growing team of exceptional, curious, empathetic people with a wide range of skill sets, spanning technology, data science, product, marketing, sales, service, claims handling, finance, etc. The Openly Difference We created Openly because we saw an evident gap in the market for premium insurance made simple. Consumers deserve more complete coverage at competitive prices. The Price Difference : Using cutting-edge data and technology, we provide you with customizable, competitive prices to protect your most valuable assets. The Policy Difference: Coverages are truly customizable to meet your individual protection needs, for both standard coverages and optional add-ons. The Experience Difference: From tailored claims handling to highly responsive customer service, we are focused on making the home insurance purchasing process a better overall experience. Welcome to your next adventure. At Openly, our people are just as important as our product. For us, collaboration, communication, and work-life balance are more than nice-to-haves— they’re the must-haves that make us who we are. We believe a great company is the result of a shared set of values, so we look for these qualities in every candidate we hire. Integrity Empathy Teamwork Curiosity Urgency We've designed our hiring process with you, the candidate, in mind. At every step, you have the chance to present your strengths and learn more about what makes Openly a great place to work. We're committed to Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion We embrace individuality and believe diverse teams are winning teams. Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, and experience drives us forward every day. Job Details We are looking for a proactive Staff IT Engineer to lead technical enablement for Openlyʼs AI adoption program. This role will help accelerate enterprise-wide AI usage by building practical automations, integrating AI tools with internal systems, and turning high-value business problems into reliable internal solutions. This person will sit at the intersection of IT, security, infrastructure, and platform engineering. The role will own and improve the technical foundations for AI enablement, including tool rollout, integration patterns, MCP connectivity, workflow automation, and the operational standards required to scale adoption safely. The right candidate will be hands-on, product-minded, and able to move from rapid prototype to supportable internal solution. Key Responsibilities AI solution development: Build and deploy AI-enabled tools, workflows, and internal automations that improve productivity and reduce repetitive work across the company. Integration and enablement: Connect AI agents, tools, and automations with enterprise systems such as Okta, Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, Jira, and other applications, ensuring reliable interoperability. MCP and platform ownership: Build, maintain, and improve MCP connections and supporting infrastructure, including standards for configuration, reliability, monitoring, and lifecycle management. Process automation: Identify manual or fragmented workflows and design durable automation solutions using Python, Go, or no-code tools. Office hours and intake support: Partner in weekly AI enablement sessions and help turn identified use cases into repeatable, supportable workflows, or tools. Security and governance partnership: Work closely with Security to implement safe patterns for authentication, authorization, token handling, data protection, and production readiness for AI-enabled workflows. Infrastructure and engineering practices: Use Terraform, cloud infrastructure, and version-controlled delivery practices to manage the systems that support internal AI enablement. Documentation and training: Create clear documentation, reusable patterns, a