IT Systems Lead

The role

You will own corporate IT infrastructure, including laptops, workstations, and associated systems. You will lead device management, endpoint security, and identity controls for a distributed workforce.

What you will do

• Own corporate IT infrastructure including employee laptops, workstations, and shared devices.
• Lead implementation and management of a company-wide device management platform.
• Establish and maintain endpoint security standards.
• Manage identity and access controls across Google Workspace and other applications.
• Build and maintain automated workflows for device provisioning and software deployment.
• Own IT onboarding and offboarding.
• Provide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting for employees.
• Manage hardware procurement, inventory, equipment lifecycle, repairs, and replacements.
• Develop and maintain IT security policies, documentation, and incident response procedures.
• Partner with Engineering to ensure security controls are compatible with development tools.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT systems engineering, systems administration, corporate IT, or a related technical role.
• Strong hands-on experience administering Ubuntu Linux endpoints.
• Experience managing mixed operating system environments, including Linux, macOS, and Windows.
• Experience implementing and administering endpoint or mobile device management (MDM) solutions.
• Strong working knowledge of Google Workspace administration, identity and access management, MFA, and employee onboarding/offboarding.
• Experience implementing endpoint security controls, including disk encryption, patch management, endpoint protection, and recovery processes.
• Proficiency with scripting and automation using Bash, Python, or similar tools.
• Experience independently leading IT infrastructure projects.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across operating systems, endpoint hardware, networking, and business applications.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing needs, and take ownership in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Excellent communication skills and a service-oriented approach.
• Ability to work onsite in Atlanta.

Nice to have

• Experience as an early IT hire or IT systems owner at a rapidly growing technology or engineering company.
• Experience supporting organizations with 100–500 employees and distributed international teams.
• Familiarity with Fleet, JumpCloud, or similar cross-platform device management solutions.
• Experience deploying and managing Linux disk encryption, including LUKS and recovery-key management.
• Experience with endpoint detection and response (EDR), security monitoring, and incident response coordination.
• Familiarity with CIS Controls, NIST cybersecurity guidance, or similar security frameworks.
• Experience working with managed service providers (MSPs) or external security vendors.
• Familiarity with GitOps, infrastructure automation, or configuration management tools such as Ansible.
• Experience supporting engineering environments involving Docker, Kubernetes, SSH, and specialized Linux development tools.
• Experience establishing IT processes, documentation, and security standards from scratch.

About the company

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers run day-to-day operations. It is a Series A company backed by venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving.