Senior IT Systems Administrator

Role

Senior IT Systems Administrator

Location

San Diego, CA (in-office)

Salary

$115,000 - $155,000 / yr + stock options, 401k matching, and other benefits

Role Overview

Seasats is growing rapidly, and we’re looking for a Senior IT Systems Administrator to become the dedicated owner of our internal IT systems.

You’ll support a team of approximately 100 people working across software, engineering, manufacturing, operations, and field testing. Your job will be to make sure employees have secure, reliable, and well-supported technology, and to build the systems and processes that will continue working as the company grows.

You’ll handle day-to-day support, administer our core business systems, manage employee devices and accounts, improve our office networks, and strengthen our security practices. At the same time, you’ll have substantial freedom to evaluate our current environment and establish a thoughtful, scalable approach to IT.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys taking ownership and fixing immediate problems, and is excited to mature our enterprise processes over time.

Role Details

As Seasats’ primary IT professional, you will own internal IT across the company. Your responsibilities will include

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

Managing company devices, software, licenses, security, inventory, and replacement planning

Designing and maintaining reliable office networks across our 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

This role primarily supports Seasats’ internal business technology. It is distinct from the software and infrastructure used to operate our autonomous vehicles, although you’ll work closely with those technical teams and may occasionally help connect the two environments safely.

About You

You are an experienced IT generalist who can operate independently and take responsibility for an entire company’s internal technology environment. You are comfortable helping an employee with a laptop problem, configuring an identity provider, troubleshooting a network issue, and suggesting a security investment to company leadership.

You have

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

Experience with 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

Due to export control requirements applicable to this position, we are only able to consider U.S. persons, as defined by U.S. export control laws. This includes U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and individuals granted asylee or refugee status.

It’s helpful, though not essential, if you have

• Experience 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 managing physical access, security cameras, conference rooms, or facility technology
• Experience selecting and managing IT or security vendors

About Seasats

At Seasats, we're passionate about delivering maritime robotics solutions to redefine the maritime industry. Our primary products are unmanned surface vessels (USVs), designed to carry sensors at sea for months at a time. Our USVs provide persistent monitoring and data acquisition to defense, scientific, and commercial customers, and have autonomously crossed both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. After thousands of years in which the only way to gather information from the ocean was to put people on a boat, these uncrewed vessels are transforming how humanity monitors and interacts with the ocean. Here, you’ll find the space and opportunity to do your life’s best work.

Along with your salary, you’ll receive perks including

• 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
• A pet-friendly office

Unlimited/Flex PTO

Hiring Notes

When applying, you’ll be asked to provide a resume and answer a few screening questions.

Please note that we are currently unable to sponsor employment visas, so candidates must be independently authorized to work in the United States.

We appreciate diverse perspectives and life experiences, and we’re committed to building a team that reflects a wide range of backgrounds. Seasats provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law.

We look forward to reviewing your application!