Lead IT Administrator

About the Role

This is a high-ownership IT leadership role at a fast-growing AI fintech company in New York. You'll be the end-to-end owner of all IT infrastructure — from identity and access management to device security and SaaS operations — playing a critical role in scaling the company safely and efficiently through its next phase of growth.

What You'll Do

• Own identity, access controls, and employee lifecycle systems across the organisation, including Google Workspace, Okta, and the full SaaS application stack.

• Manage a Mac-first endpoint environment end-to-end, including MDM, security baselines, patching, and device compliance.

• Design and build automated onboarding and offboarding workflows that provision new employees in minutes.

• Own corporate security fundamentals including endpoint security, access controls, and SOC 2/ISO 27001 audit readiness.

• Manage and rationalise the company's SaaS stack across provisioning, licensing, and vendor lifecycle management.

• Leverage AI tools and custom automations to eliminate repetitive IT tasks and scale operations without adding headcount.

• Run day-to-day IT operations across identity, devices, networking, and office infrastructure, troubleshooting and resolving issues directly.

What We're Looking For

• 5–15 years of experience in IT administration, with end-to-end ownership at a high-growth startup (ideally 50–300 employees).

• Hands-on experience implementing an Identity Provider (Okta or equivalent) with SSO and SCIM provisioning.

• Proven experience deploying and managing MDM solutions such as Jamf or Kandji in a Mac-first environment.

• Experience supporting an in-person engineering team through rapid headcount scaling (50+ new hires).

• Solid background in endpoint security, ZTNA, and compliance frameworks including SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001.

• Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills, including license negotiation and SaaS stack optimisation.

• Clear, confident communicator able to translate IT and security concepts for non-technical audiences.

• Experience at a Series A–D startup within the last three years.

• Bonus: Technical degree (CS, physics, math, or engineering) and active use of AI tools to automate IT workflows.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $130,000 – $200,000 USD annually. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

Location

On-site in New York, NY . This role is based fully in-office in a fast-paced, in-person environment.