Senior IT Administrator (Global)

AppZen, Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AppZen, Inc. seeks a Senior IT Administrator (Global) to own day-to-day reliability, security, and scalability of our hardware, software, and internal network, while directly supporting staff across worldwide offices.

You will drive 24x7 availability, onboarding/offboarding, SaaS provisioning, asset lifecycle, incident response, and security tooling, while automating repetitive tasks and collaborating on cross‑functional integration projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 2-6 years hands-on experience administering IT infrastructure and operations; global/multi-office environment preferred.
• Strong knowledge of network administration, endpoint management, and SaaS application administration.
• Automation/scripting experience (Shell, Python) to streamline recurring IT tasks.
• Comfortable working in a startup/scale-up environment with occasional overlaps to US/UK time zones.
• Experience with ITIL-aligned support processes (incident, change, problem management).
• Hands-on experience integrating applications via APIs.
• Good communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and support IT infrastructure (network, endpoints, servers, cloud accounts) across global offices.
• Ensure 24x7 availability and reliability of systems and services.
• Own onboarding/offboarding, access provisioning, and deprovisioning across systems.
• Administer SaaS applications — provisioning, licensing, renewal coordination.
• Execute IT asset lifecycle end-to-end: procurement, deployment, tracking, disposal.
• Monitor systems; troubleshoot and resolve incidents within SLA.
• Assist CISO/security tasks; configure tooling and audit evidence gathering.
• Identify repetitive tasks and build automation via Shell/Python scripting and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on integration projects and tooling gaps.
• Maintain IT policies and procedures; flag gaps for review.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery testing and runbooks.
• Act as escalation point for Tier 2/3 support and helpdesk.
• Document processes and runbooks to reduce single points of failure.
• Coordinate with vendors on tickets, renewals, and resolutions.
• Mentor junior IT staff and interns.

Skills

Network administration

Endpoint management

SaaS administration

Automation scripting

APIs integration

IT security

ITIL processes

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jenkins

GitHub

AWS

Postman

Job description

About Us:

AppZen is the leader in autonomous spend-to-pay software. Its patented artificial intelligence accurately and efficiently processes information from thousands of data sources so that organizations can better understand enterprise spend at scale to make smarter business decisions. It seamlessly integrates with existing accounts payable, expense, and card workflows to read, understand, and make real-time decisions based on your unique spend profile, leading to faster processing times and fewer instances of fraud or wasteful spend. Global enterprises, including one-third of the Fortune 500, use AppZen's invoice, expense, and card transaction solutions to replace manual finance processes and accelerate the speed and agility of their businesses. To learn more, visit us at www.appzen.com.

About the Role:

As a Senior IT Administrator (Global), you will work closely with the rest of our team to ensure that our company is using the most up-to-date technology to run our business. We are seeking a hands‑on IT administrator who will own the day-to-day reliability, security, and scalability of our hardware, software, and internal network, while directly supporting our staff across global offices.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Administer, maintain, and support the company's IT infrastructure (network, endpoints, servers, cloud accounts) across global offices.
• Manage day-to-day IT operations, ensuring 24x7 availability and reliability of systems and services.
• Own the user onboarding and offboarding process, including access provisioning and deprovisioning across systems.
• Administer SaaS applications — user provisioning, license tracking, and renewal coordination.
• Execute the IT asset life cycle end-to-end: procurement, deployment, tracking, and secure disposal.
• Monitor systems and infrastructure proactively; troubleshoot, resolve, and expedite incidents within SLA.
• Support the CISO/security function on day-to-day compliance tasks, security tooling configuration, and audit evidence gathering.
• Identify repetitive manual tasks and build automation (Shell/Python scripting, API integrations) to streamline IT operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support integration projects and resolve tooling gaps.
• Maintain and enforce existing IT policies and procedures; flag gaps for review.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery execution — testing, documentation, and runbook upkeep.
• Act as the escalation point for Tier 2/3 technical support and helpdesk operations.
• Document processes, configurations, and runbooks to build team knowledge and reduce single points of failure.
• Coordinate with vendors on day-to-day support tickets, renewals, and issue resolution.
• Mentor junior IT staff and interns on troubleshooting approach and best practices.
• Track IT performance metrics (uptime, ticket resolution time, SLA adherence) and report on trends.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 2-6 years of hands‑on experience administering IT infrastructure and operations; experience in a global, multi-office, or distributed-team environment preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of network administration, endpoint management, and SaaS application administration.
• Practical experience with automation/scripting (Shell, Python) to streamline recurring IT tasks.
• Comfortable working in a startup/scale-up environment. This role will require occasional overlap with US/UK time zones.
• Working knowledge of ITIL-aligned support processes (incident, change, and problem management).
• Hands‑on experience integrating applications via APIs.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to support end users and collaborate across cross-functional teams.
• Prior experience mentoring junior team members or interns is a plus.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tickets simultaneously.

Technologies:

• Hardware: Cisco Meraki Network Infra, Apple Devices, Windows, IoT thin clients, AV Equipment, Printers.
• Operating Systems: MacOS, Windows, iOS, and Linux.
• Platforms & Tools: Google Suite, JumpCloud or similar, Jira, OpsGenie, Bitbucket, Confluence, Jenkins, Zoom Admin, Slack Admin, AWS EC2 and S3, MySQL or PostgreSQL, GitHub, Postman, working knowledge of using and integrating APIs, ITIL methodology, Shell and Python scripting, etc.