Head of IT

General Matter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock options

Medical, Vision, Dental

Job summary

General Matter is seeking an experienced Head of IT in Los Angeles to oversee the company’s IT systems and drive scalable, secure technology initiatives that support growth. You will lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of enterprise platforms, partnering with engineers to meet demanding requirements and ensure uptime across the organization.

The role requires strong cross-functional collaboration, a proactive mindset, and the ability to manage complex environments with an emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering with 3+ years of systems administration experience; OR 5+ years of professional systems administration experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with servers in physical and virtualized environments.
• 5+ years of experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, Entra ID, and multi-platform authentication/identification environments.
• 5+ years of experience with Windows-based systems and services in both physical and virtual environments.
• 5+ years of experience in monitoring mission-critical enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with General Matter engineers to design, deploy, and support Microsoft enterprise software platforms and related technologies.
• Manage and maintain highly resilient, scalable systems.
• Propose and implement improvements using change control methodologies.
• Work with diverse groups to design and deliver solutions and resolve problems promptly.
• Define and follow standards for systems design, testing, and implementation.
• Ensure uptime and health of IT core infrastructure and security/performance improvements.
• Build automation at scale to improve efficiency.

Skills

Active Directory

Entra ID

Windows Server

System administration

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Salt

Chef

Powershell

Linux

Job description

At General Matter, we’re strengthening America’s capacity in nuclear energy to create a new set of possibilities, from generating clean energy at scale to forging energy security.

With nuclear energy powering the next wave of American progress, we’re ensuring our country has the fuel it needs for the next generation of reactors, no matter what’s happening around the world.

We are backed by top tier investors. Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production. We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability and transparency.

About This Role

General Matter is looking for an experienced Head of IT with strong knowledge and experience across IT technologies. The Head of IT will oversee the company's IT systems, implement best practices, and drive technology initiatives that align with our business goals. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our infrastructure scales as we grow while maintaining security, efficiency, and reliability. The ideal candidate will be flexible and flourish in a fast paced and challenging environment and will exercise a high degree of responsibility for the processes, systems, and tools you create and manage; all supporting the goal of ensuring the country has the fuel it needs to power its nuclear reactors.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with General Matter engineers to gather requirements, research, evaluate, design, plan, deploy, and support Microsoft enterprise software platforms and related technologies in a world-class environment that meets the needs of the demanding General Matter engineering teams.
• Manage andmaintainhighly resilient, high-performance, scalable, and flexible systems.
• Make recommendations, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change controlmethodology.
• Work within diverse groups to design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems ina timelyand proactive manner by interacting with internal business units.
• Define,documentand follow standards and best practices for systems design, testing, and implementation.
• Responsible for the health of the IT core infrastructure:
• Ensure uptime of critical systems to the business
• Drive improvements tooptimizesecurity and performance of the infrastructure
• Build automation at scale to improve overall efficiency

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering discipline with 3+ years of systems administration experience; OR 5+ years of professional systems administration experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience with servers in physical and virtualized environments.
• 5+ years of experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, Entra ID, and multi-platform authentication/identification environments
• 5+ years of experience (including the ability to setup, configure, upgrade, manage, and troubleshoot) with Windows-based systems and services in both physical and virtual environments.
• 5+ years of experience in monitoring mission-critical enterprise environments

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection.
• Understanding of developing web, python, Powershell, and bash scripting applications and build processes.
• Experience with linux administration.
• Experience with automation platforms (Ansible, Salt, Chef).
• Networking experience in IPv4, IPSEC VPN, SSL-VPN, SD-WAN, switching, routing, firewalls and HA architecture.
• Comfortable working with mission critical and sensitive systems, with a sense of urgency appropriate to the responsibilities.
• Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate with internal/external customers, vendors, management etc. in both formal and informal situations.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Equal Opportunity Employer

General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $200,000-$260,000 annually.

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at General Matter. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock options. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, HSA/FSA/Commuter benefits, and various other benefits. General Matter also offers all employees an 'Unlimited Time Off' policy.