Senior Systems Administrator II

Role overview Own the design, security, and governance of internal IT systems for a distributed organization. This senior individual contributor leads complex projects with broad impact, with a focus on identity and access, endpoint management, SaaS integrations, compliance, and automation. The role also serves as a technical escalation point and works closely with security, legal, data governance, desktop support, and other teams.

Responsibilities - Configure, deploy, and improve cloud-based systems, including identity tools, mobile device management, endpoint security, and SaaS integrations. - Lead complex technical projects independently, setting plans and timelines, weighing risks, and surfacing blockers. - Manage identity lifecycles, access controls, role-based permissions, least-privilege practices, and recurring access reviews. - Apply data classification, retention, loss prevention, and secure handling controls in partnership with governance and security stakeholders. - Build and maintain automations for tasks such as onboarding, offboarding, software provisioning, and compliance workflows. - Resolve difficult technical issues, mentor IT colleagues, maintain documentation, coordinate with vendors, and support audit evidence gathering.

Requirements - At least five years of systems administration experience, including security- or compliance-focused projects. - Advanced administration experience with platforms such as Okta, Jamf, Google Workspace, Atlassian tools, and modern MDM systems. - Strong knowledge of macOS fleet security, policy enforcement, governance, and patch compliance. - Experience building, testing, debugging, and monitoring automations, as well as integrating SaaS tools and carrying out system or data migrations. - Knowledge of identity and access management, endpoint hardening, and security configuration management. - Familiarity with compliance and data protection frameworks such as SOC 1 and 2, NIST, and PCI DSS, plus data governance and e-discovery practices. - Sound judgment, clear technical communication, and a record of delivering complex work independently.

Benefits and work setup - Distributed work across U.S. time zones, with regular weekday business hours and participation in an on-call rotation that may require nonstandard hours. - Flexible schedules and unlimited time off; health, dental, and vision coverage; disability and life insurance; retirement contributions and matching; and paid family and medical leave. - Home-office or commuter benefits, including a setup allowance for new full-time remote employees.