Senior IT Systems Administrator, Corporate Infrastructure

The Team

Across our work in Science, Education, and within our communities, we pair technology with grant-making, impact investing, and collaboration to help accelerate the pace of progress toward our mission. Our Central Operations & Partners team provides the support needed to push this work forward. 

Central Operations & Partners consists of our Brand & Communications, Community, Facilities, Finance, Infrastructure/IT Operations/Business Systems, Initiative Operations, People, Real Estate/Workplace/Facilities/Security, Research & Learning, and Ventures teams. These teams provide the essential operations, services, and strategies needed to support CZI’s progress toward achieving its mission to build a better future for everyone.

Our Central Tech team provides technology and security support for CZI and our grantees. Engineering, IT, and Security are most effective when in sync and learning from each other daily.  Across our three pillars of Infrastructure, Security, and Grantee & Partner Support, we enable our teams to achieve their goals faster and more securely. We leverage technology to automate manual processes, constantly innovate to optimize operations, provide first-class support, and build solutions to enable the scale and execution of our business partners' strategies and initiatives. This role will directly support The Primary School (TPS), an organization developing an innovative school model that unites all the adults involved in a child's life—including parents, educators, and medical and mental health providers—starting at a very early age. Their long-term vision is to create a transformative school model that can be replicated nationwide.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior IT Systems Administrator who will play a critical role in building and managing Security and IT systems for The Primary School (TPS). The Primary School (TPS) is a grantee of CZI who is working to create a new school model that brings together all of the adults in a child’s life, including parents, educators, and medical and mental health providers, starting from a very early age. Long-term, their goal is to create a game-changing school model that can be replicated across the country.

The ideal candidate is a proactive, self-starter who will partner across CZI and TPS to deploy secure IT solutions that align with TPS’s organizational priorities and initiatives. Working closely with TPS administrative staff and CZI technical teams, this role offers the opportunity to deliver impactful solutions, ensure operational excellence, and support the long-term success of the school.

What You'll Do

• Implement and manage academic/administrative IT systems in The Primary School’s cloud-based environment
• Design, deploy, and maintain network infrastructure (wired and wireless) across multiple academic and administrative campuses
• Leverage MDM tools for profile management, app deployment, and provisioning of devices in a cross-platform environment (macOS, iOS, Chrome OS)
• Build integrations between systems to automate user provisioning and secure authentication
• Partner with the Helpdesk and other teams to find creative solutions to system-wide issues
• Recommend optimizations and alternative hardware and software  to streamline communications and workflows
• Partner with the Information Security and academic leadership teams to shape and execute IT, infrastructure, and security strategies for The Primary School (TPS)
• Share knowledge by contributing to internal and user-facing documentation of IT systems

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience working in the following areas:
• Managing and integrating SaaS-based IT infrastructure such as Okta, Duo, Google Workspace, Office 365, and Entra ID.
• Deploying and managing Mobile Device Management systems such as Microsoft Intune, or Workspace ONE in a cross-platform environment (macOS, iOS, ChromeOS, Windows).
• Designing, deploying, and maintaining campus-wide network infrastructure (wired and wireless), ideally in an academic environment.
• Familiarity with scripting, automation, and/or API integration
• Demonstrated ability of managing enterprise systems in Azure, AWS, or GCP is a plus
• Demonstrated experience navigating the unique security and IT challenges within educational institutions, including effectively handling IT issues without unnecessarily disrupting the learning environment. Proven ability to support the diverse needs of teachers, students, administrators, and parents with inclusive and effective solutions.
• Proficient in translating complex technical concepts into actionable insights, ensuring alignment and understanding across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Compensation

The Redwood City, CA base pay range for this role is $158,000- $237,000. New hires are typically hired into the lower portion of the range, enabling employee growth in the range over time. Actual placement in range is based on job-related skills and experience, as evaluated throughout the interview process. 

[Include for Remote Exceptions] Pay ranges outside Redwood City are adjusted based on cost of labor in each respective geographical market. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for your location during the hiring process.

Benefits for the Whole You 

We’re thankful to have an incredible team behind our work. To honor their commitment, we offer a wide range of benefits to support the people who make all we do possible. 

• CZI provides a generous employer match on employee 401(k) contributions to support planning for the future.
• Annual benefit for employees that can be used most meaningfully for them and their families, such as housing, student loan repayment, childcare, commuter costs, or other life needs.
• CZI Life of Service Gifts are awarded to employees to “live the mission” and support the causes closest to them.
• Paid time off to volunteer at an organization of your choice. 
• Funding for select family-forming benefits. 
• Relocation support for employees who need assistance moving to the Bay Area
• And more!

If you’re interested in a role but your previous experience doesn’t perfectly align with each qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply as you may be the perfect fit for this or another role.

Explore our work modes, benefits, and interview process at www.chanzuckerberg.com/careers.

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