Staff Systems Administrator
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own on-premises and cloud infrastructure, identity platforms, networks, endpoints, backups, and disaster recovery. You will implement security controls and segmented-environment boundaries, manage endpoint and identity lifecycles, maintain audit evidence and documentation, automate operations, lead infrastructure improvements, and provide advanced technical support.
Requirements
- 12 or more years of systems administration, infrastructure engineering, enterprise IT operations, or related experience
- Experience independently owning production IT infrastructure and end-user environments in a regulated or security-sensitive organization
- Hands-on expertise with Windows, macOS, Linux, server administration, virtualization, Azure or AWS, and identity platforms
- Experience with endpoint hardening, configuration baselines, patch management, vulnerability remediation, encryption, endpoint detection and response, and least-privilege controls
- Experience supporting security or compliance programs and audit evidence
- Networking knowledge including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, VPNs, network segmentation, firewall policy, and secure remote access
- Experience with Intune, Jamf, or equivalent endpoint-management platforms
- Experience with monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity
- Documentation, prioritization, risk communication, and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to support after-hours maintenance or incident response
Responsibilities
- Own and operate on-premises and cloud infrastructure
- Administer Azure or AWS environments
- Define infrastructure roadmaps and drive resilience improvements
- Maintain architecture, inventory, recovery, configuration, and ownership documentation
- Plan and execute infrastructure changes
- Operate services within segmented entity environments
- Implement network segmentation, firewall policies, secure remote access, and access boundaries
- Translate legal, security, privacy, and compliance obligations into technical controls
- Establish secure configuration baselines
- Own patching and vulnerability-remediation workflows
- Administer endpoint protections and least-privilege controls
- Harden identity and administrative access
- Maintain security logging, monitoring, backups, and telemetry
- Maintain audit evidence and support audits and security reviews
- Participate in incident response and corrective actions
- Manage Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints
- Administer identity platforms
- Lead onboarding and offboarding
- Provide advanced troubleshooting and escalation support
- Manage IT assets, software licenses, vendors, procurement, warranties, and secure disposal
- Use scripting and automation to improve operations and reporting
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
- Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment
- International premium
- Hardship differential
- Cost of living differential
- Living quarters allowance
- Foreign service transfer allowance
- International benefits
- Visa assistance
- Relocation assistance