Senior IT System Administrator
QuEra Computing, Inc.•Boston, MA
•$175,000 - $200,000
About The Position
We're seeking a Senior IT System Administrator to join our North America IT team. In this hands-on role, you'll help design, deploy, and support our multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure, to ensure secure, reliable and scalable services while driving improvements to IT processes, tooling, and the overall end-user experience.
Requirements
- 7–10+ years of managing hybrid environments (Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, firewalls, routers/switches) alongside AWS/Azure/GCP cloud-native resources.
- Advanced networking, hands-on knowledge of routing protocols.
- Hands-on experience implementing secure Network Access Control (NAC) solutions (e.g., Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, or similar) to enforce authenticated, policy-based access for users and devices.
- Strong scripting ability in PowerShell, Python, and/or Bash to automate operational workflows.
- Familiarity with MDM/endpoint management tools (JAMF, Intune)
- Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (CloudWatch, Splunk, Datadog)
- Solid understanding of core security and compliance practices
- Strong troubleshooting skills across Windows, Mac, and mobile devices
- Excellent communication, documentation and organizational skills
Nice To Haves
- Relevant certifications are a plus: AWS Certified Solutions Architect / SysOps Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Cisco CCNP/CCIE
Responsibilities
- Administer our hybrid, multi-cloud infrastructure
- Manage network connectivity across cloud and on-prem environments, troubleshooting BGP and OSPF configurations for site-to-site connectivity, VPN and Direct Connect/ExpressRoute links, transit gateways, and multi-region network architecture.
- Administer secure Network Access Control (NAC) to govern how users, devices, and endpoints authenticate.
- Manage IAM policies and role-based access across software, services and on-prem environments,
- Build automation scripts and tooling to improve IT processes, streamline provisioning, and support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes.
- Vulnerability remediation, harden systems against emerging threats
- Maintain IT security best practices and support audits against relevant compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001).
- Administer provisioning/deprovisioning of user accounts, GPO, conditional access, SSO (SAML/OIDC), and device identity.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex issues
- Contribute to knowledge base articles, runbooks and process documentation
- Collaborate with business leads/teams to drive improvements
Benefits
- equity grants for all new hires
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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