Senior IT Systems Administrator

About the role

Seasats is growing rapidly and is seeking a Senior IT Systems Administrator to oversee the company's internal IT systems. The role involves supporting a team of approximately 100 people across various departments and ensuring secure, reliable, and well-supported technology.

Responsibilities

• Serving as the primary point of contact for employee IT support
• Troubleshooting devices, accounts, applications, networks, and office technology
• Managing employee onboarding, access changes, and offboarding
• Administering Google Workspace, identity, endpoint, password, and collaboration systems
• Maintaining company devices, software, licenses, security, inventory, and replacement planning
• Designing and maintaining reliable office networks across facilities
• Supporting conference rooms, audiovisual equipment, and shared workspaces
• Partnering with engineering and operations on IT needs in office spaces, labs, manufacturing facilities, and field environments
• Supporting security and compliance efforts through documentation, controls, audits, and customer questionnaires
• Creating clear documentation and self-service resources
• Developing the company’s IT roadmap and budget

Requirements

• 6+ years of hands-on IT systems administration or IT operations experience
• Experience owning IT for a small or mid-sized organization
• Strong Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 administration experience
• Experience managing Windows and macOS devices through an MDM platform
• Working knowledge of Linux and experience supporting technical users
• Strong networking knowledge, including DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, Wi-Fi, and firewalls
• Working knowledge of identity management, SSO, MFA, access controls, and employee lifecycle management
• Practical knowledge of endpoint security, patching, backups, logging, and incident response
• Experience building repeatable support, onboarding, offboarding, purchasing, and inventory processes
• Experience with ticketing, asset-management, or IT service-management systems
• Strong troubleshooting skills and sound judgment around security, reliability, cost, and usability
• Clear communication skills and a service-oriented approach
• Comfort providing hands-on support in an engineering and manufacturing environment

Qualifications

• Experienced in supporting engineering, robotics, aerospace, defense, or manufacturing organizations
• Familiarity with NIST 800-171, CMMC, SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks
• Experience handling export-controlled, customer-sensitive, or government information
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure and on-premises servers
• Familiarity with platforms such as Okta, JumpCloud, Kandji, Jamf, or Microsoft Intune
• Scripting or automation experience with Python, PowerShell or Bash
• Experience selecting and managing IT or security vendors

Skills

• Strong troubleshooting skills and sound judgment around security, reliability, cost, and usability
• Clear communication skills and a service-oriented approach
• Comfort providing hands-on support in an engineering and manufacturing environment

Benefits

• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• 401k matching up to 4% of salary
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• Pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO