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Heart is targeting type certification of the ES-30 by the end of the decade.\nYour mission\nAs IT Manager, you would be responsible for building and maintaining IT infrastructure that the Heart engineering team relies on to do their work effectively and securely. You will report to the Head of Software, inside of the Engineering Organization. You will own both engineering IT systems and corporate infrastructure, including the corporate network infrastructure and enterprise IT systems. Your primary objective is to work side by side with engineers to identify bottlenecks and friction in the development process, and solving those problems with creative and automated solutions.\nKey responsibilities include but are not limited to:\nOwn the IT roadmap and operating model for a fast-moving startup including standards, priorities, tradeoffs, and delivery.\nPartner with Engineering, Operations, and Finance to translate ambiguous needs into clear, pragmatic requirements and projects.\nDesign and operate enterprise IT systems, including identity and access management (IAM), document storage, conferencing systems, etc.\nBuild and maintain a mixed-device environment across Windows, macOS, and Linux: provisioning, baseline configuration, patching, endpoint security, and device lifecycle management.\nOwn network and remote access architecture for office, lab and hangar environments.\nOwn SaaS and vendor lifecycle management: evaluation, procurement, license management, renewals, and security reviews.\nEstablish documentation and self-service resources: onboarding guides, acceptable use policies, secure data handling, and IT SOPs.\nPlan for scale. Define when to hire an internal IT Systems Administrator and which functions should remain with external support vs. brought in-house.\nYou'll Bring These Qualifications:\n7+ years of progressive IT experience (systems administration, IT operations, or IT engineering), including ownership of core infrastructure.\nHands-on experience with Windows and macOS administration and lifecycle management; practical experience supporting Linux users and workflows.\nExperience implementing and administering identity systems (SSO, MFA) and access controls.\nWorking knowledge of networking fundamentals (VLANs/segmentation, firewalls, VPN/secure remote access, Wi-Fi) in an office/lab setting.\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English.\nPassion for aircraft and Heart’s mission.\nThese Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have:\nExperience with Microsoft 365.\nExperience with public cloud systems (AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP).\nExposure to hosting commercial or in house developed engineering applications.\nExperience managing vendors.\nExperience in early-stage or high-growth environments where speed, pragmatism, and strong judgment matter.\nExperience with SOC 2 or ISO 27001.\nBase Pay Range: \n$150,000-$180,000 USD","description_format":"text","description_chars":3059,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":7,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Aircraft Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-20T03:52:25Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 2","filings_12m":2,"filings_prev_12m":2,"green_card_filings_12m":0,"median_offered_wage_usd":217500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":5,"expected_fill_days":33,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":180000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/heart-aerospace-it-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/heart-aerospace-it-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T17:53:51Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":25599,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":33950},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=33950"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fheart-aerospace-it-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fheart-aerospace-it-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fheart-aerospace-it-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/heart-aerospace-it-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fheart-aerospace-it-manager"}]}