Senior IT Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026.
About the company
Our client is a biotechnology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own IT and network infrastructure across several geographically distributed sites, covering site setup, everyday systems administration and security. This is a hands-on senior position with a route toward building and managing an IT team as the business grows.
What you'll do
- Set up additional sites from the ground up, from procuring equipment to getting every device online and the network running.
- Operate and extend a custom-built network environment, using infrastructure automation to provision it and keep large data transfers flowing between sites.
- Administer core IT services, including the productivity suite, employee onboarding and offboarding, laptop and device management, and role-based access controls.
- Lead security and compliance efforts such as SOC 2 readiness, endpoint protection, penetration testing and phishing simulations.
- Partner closely with leadership and, over time, hire and manage an IT team.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 7+ years of IT experience, including hands-on work setting up physical workplaces or technical sites for a company that makes tangible products.
- A bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific field, or equivalent experience.
- Practical networking experience at the office level, including firewalls, routing, VLANs and VPNs, with a preference for self-managed infrastructure over cloud-managed dashboards.
- Experience managing the lifecycle of endpoints and devices.
- Scripting ability in Python or Bash.
- A career mostly spent at growing startups, with steady tenure in each role.
- Clear communication and comfort offering constructive pushback.
- Ability to work on-site in South San Francisco three days a week.
Bonus points
- Experience as the first IT hire, building systems from zero to one.
- Infrastructure as code and CI/CD experience.
- Ownership of SOC 2 or similar compliance work.
- Interest in growing into a people management role.
- Home lab or hobby projects.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 170,000 to 195,000 per year
- Equity
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- Life insurance and mental health coverage
Location and work model
- South San Francisco, CA, United States
- Hybrid, 3 days per week in office
- Full-time