About the role

  • IT Specialist responsible for managing IT infrastructure and providing support to Chainguardians. Collaborating with teams and improving IT security in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

  • Prioritize excellent customer service to employees; quick response and proper and accurate feedback on technical problems
  • Be our on site support for our newly created NYC office by maintaining our network, A/V, and supporting/troubleshooting our IT assets
  • Work with vendors to order, manage, and ship hardware worldwide.
  • Manage employee lifecycle through onboarding new Chainguardians with tools, systems, and hardware collaborating closely with Chainguard’s HR/Recruiting team.
  • Receives requests through the IT ticketing system, via email, or Slack for assistance on computer related problems including hardware, software, peripheral, and related equipment; determines severity of problems; troubleshoots, resolves or escalates to appropriate technical staff as appropriate
  • Provides on-call support (some holidays)

Requirements

  • Experience in IT Support, ideally at a remote or startup environment
  • Experience with MacOS and Linux
  • Experience with mobile device management (MDM)
  • A strong understanding of IT Security best practices and a desire to improve them
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Some travel required
  • Ability to be in our NYC office 50% of the work week
  • Proactively self-motivated and self-starter
  • Strong ability to cycle between working independently and in a team environment
  • Motivated and eager to participate in growing and changing environments (often wearing “many hats”)
  • An eagerness to grow and build a company that’s solving an important problem.

Benefits

  • Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
  • Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
  • 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
  • ∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
  • 18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

Job title

IT Specialist

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$58,000 - $70,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Location requirements

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