IT & Security Generalist

Farsight AI•New York, NY

1d•$80,000 - $105,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Farsight is a ~40-person SaaS company building workflow automation for investment banks, private equity, hedge funds, and asset managers. IT and Security currently run as a one-person function. As we scale toward 100 employees, we're hiring a IT & Security Generalist to grow into ownership of it, mentored directly by our Head of Information Security. Farsight serves major financial institutions, so security judgment here directly affects customer trust, not just process. Managers here focus on developing your judgment rather than just directing your tasks, and we hold each other to clear, reliable commitments.

Requirements

At least 2 years of professional experience in an IT capacity
Device management: Mac, Windows, mobile provisioning and MDM
SaaS tool administration: Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, etc.
Basic networking: Wi-Fi, VPN, firewall basics
Security hygiene: access controls, offboarding, MFA, SSO
User support and onboarding: setting up new hires quickly
Basic cloud familiarity: AWS or GCP at a user level
Legally able to work in the US
Able to work onsite in NYC

Nice To Haves

Curious, collaborative, reliable
Asking for help early is good judgment, not weakness
Finishing what's started over starting new things
Speaking up when you disagree, ideally with an alternative in hand
No shortcuts that trade security for convenience
Genuine curiosity about how things work, not just closing the ticket

Responsibilities

Picking up onboarding/offboarding processes
Device fleet compliance
Tier 1 support
Inventory management
Growing into full ownership of identity, endpoint management, security triage, and vendor management as we scale