IT Operations Specialist

Werecurrently hiringanITOperationsSpecialistas WRAbuildsits new internal IT & Cybersecurity functions. We are actively transitioningfrom an MSP model to a fully in-housemodeland this role willoperateunder the guidance of our Director of Information Technology & Cybersecurity.

In this role you will act as thefront-linesupport person serving ourroughly 100full-time employees primarily distributed throughout the BayArea.

This role is critical in ensuring our staff can perform their daily duties. You will behighly autonomouswhen providing general IT servicesandworkalongside a Senior Systems Engineer as your escalation point for complex issuesand occasionally workwith yourDirectortoimprove ourtechnology stackand capabilities.

To be considered for this role candidates mustresidewithin approximately 45 minutes ofour Northern California officesin San Rafael or role is Hybrid with an expectation to be in-office1to 2days a week on average with travel to our San Diego office1to 2 times per year.

In this role you willbe responsible for:

Service Desk

• Own the intake triagemanagementand resolution of employee support requests.

• Maintain ticket hygiene throughout the lifecycle of all requests.

• Troubleshoot Windows endpoints mobile devices file collaborationplatformsprintingand Microsoft 365 (including SharePoint OneDrive Word Excel PowerPointetc)

• Provide general break/fix services for WRA-issued assets.

• Provide on-site support in our offices asrequired including (but not limited to) hardware swaps replacing peripherals supporting conference roomequipmentand providing AV support for quarterly on-site meetings.

• Engage with our specialized teams who may report connectivity or performance issues.

• Participate in on-call rotation for critical but rare IT outages and other emergent duties.

Identity & Access Management

• Own employee onboarding and offboarding end to end including account creation group memberships device deployment license managementetc so that new employees are ready on day one anddepartingemployees are properlydecommissioned.

• Administer basicIAM functions including creating and managing Guest accounts MFA recoveries change of group memberships etc.

• AssisttheDirectorwith the administration of security awareness training programs including follow-ups and remediation assignments.

Asset Management

• Maintainasset inventoryincluding general inventory management loaner poolsperipheralsand e-waste.

• Continuously ensure WRA-issued devices arecompliant with ourhardware lifecycleand warrantypolicies;coordinating and planning hardware upgrades with minimal disruption to our employees.

Documentation & Ongoing Improvement

• Helpidentifyareas of improvement in our processes which youare responsible forexecuting.

• Participate in performing root-cause analyses (RCA) of system issues.

• Author knowledge base articles designed to enable employee self-service.

• Assistin documenting services that you provide. Documentation must beconsidereda deliverable not a nice to have.

To be successful in this role you will need:

Experience& Location

• 3 to 5 years of direct experience supporting a hybrid or remote workforce of at least 50 employees with at least 2 years performing Tier 2 duties.

• Be able todemonstrateahistoryof performing duties in a high-trust role.

• Be local to the BayAreaand be able to be on-site at our San RafaelEmeryvilleand Petaluma offices.

Technical Skillset

• Understandendpoint administration with Microsoft Intune or a comparable MDM platform supporting Windows devices and mobile devices.

• Be competentin core networking principles including DNS DHCP VPN connectivity and Wi-Fi connectivity with the ability to isolate connectivity issuesutilizingtheseconcepts.

• General understanding of cloud-hosted virtual desktops and ability topinpoint performance and connectivityissues.

• Must understand whenitsappropriate toescalate an issue and when to ask for help.

How You Work

• Ability tooperateindependently whereappropriate aspart of a lean team.

• A zero-trust security mindset anddemonstratethat through the methods you provide IT service.

• Strong customer service skills and the ability to translate complex technical issues into plain language that anyone can understand.

PhysicalRequirements

• Able to perform physical duties that may includelifting upto 50lbs climbing ladders indoors crawling under furniture and reaching behind wall-mounted equipment.

Bonus Points for

• Familiarity with industry standard frameworks such as CMMCL1/L2 NIST SP 800-171 CCPA SOC 2 ITSMorITIL.

• Holding industry-standard certifications including ITIL Foundation CompTIA A Network Securityor any relevant Microsoft certifications.

• Experience administering Unifi Network and Protect.

• Supporting CAD and GIS applications such as AutoCAD Civil3DArcGISorspatial datasets.

• Supporting markup tools including Bluebeam and Adobe Acrobat.

• Experience supporting Egnyte Deltek VantagePoint or Elevia.

WRA has an established internal leveling system for our staff thatmaps tosalary bands that have been informed by market data. Our leveling system is dependent on years of relevant industry experience education and the level of responsibility and autonomy at whichyoureexpected tooperate.

We have posted a salary range that corresponds to theappropriate levelfor this your first conversation with our recruiter we will discuss leveling and compensation with you to make sure that our expectations are aligned.

*The salary range for this position is$70000-$80000.

Who are we

WRAs an employee-owned environmental consultancy. We are a tenacious team of planners engineers and scientists and we aim to leave the lands we love better than we found them.

Our clients and partners hire us becausewereskilled at navigating through challenging projects involving wildlands parks community spaces and infrastructure. We bring over four decades ofexpertise long-standing relationships and connections to our local communities to make sure that projects are pursued in responsible ways where both people and the environment thrive.

As an organization we believe that independence and interdependence are not mutually exclusive. We invest in systems processes and employee programs to support our staffs collective engagement and success. At the same time we encourage our employees tooperatewith an ownership mindset taking responsibility foroutcomesand being true to our commitments.

WRAs company vision is to cultivate a sustainable future where people and the environment thrive and that effort starts first with our staff. We are committed to building a diverseequitable and inclusive work environment and we have developed flexible policies internal practices and are investing in programs that prioritize learning and sustainability. We aim to create conditions that allow employees to prioritize their families lead healthy and balanced lives and to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We believe that by creating an exceptional workplace our employees will be able to do their best work and be able to meaningfully contribute to the sustainability of the environment and the communities in which we live.

WRA is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating a diverse environment. We recruit employ traincompensateand promote regardless of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation disability age veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

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