IT Engineer

Namely

United States

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible PTO

Updater Stock Options

401(k) with employer match

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Updater is looking for an IT Engineer to join their IT team. This role will serve as the primary contact for IT support, lead documentation efforts, and manage Tier 2 systems. Candidates should have 1–3 years of IT support experience and be familiar with key tools like Okta and Google Workspace.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and demonstrate ability in technical documentation. Benefits include competitive salary ranging from $80,000 to $100,000 annually, along with comprehensive medical coverage and flexible PTO.

Qualifications

1–3 years of IT support or helpdesk experience.
Working familiarity with macOS and Windows.
Hands-on exposure to identity providers and ITSM platforms.

Responsibilities

Serve as the first point of contact for IT support requests.
Own the IT knowledge management program and documentation.
Administer Updater’s SaaS stack with routine tasks.

Skills

IT support experience

Clear technical documentation

Excellent communication skills

Familiarity with AI assistants

Education

Relevant certifications such as CompTIA A+, Network+

Tools

Okta

Google Workspace

Slack

Atlassian (Jira and Confluence)

Freshservice

Job description

About the Role

Updater is hiring an IT Engineer for our IT team. This role will serve as the first point of contact at the Updater Helpdesk, lead our IT knowledge management program — building documentation for both human readers and the AI assistants our employees rely on every day — and own Tier 2 systems administration across our SaaS stack. The role reports to the Director, IT & Business Process Transformation.

This role is well‑suited for an IT professional who takes pride in turning a messy troubleshooting session into a clean, reusable document, treats every helpdesk ticket as a relationship rather than a chore, and is genuinely curious about how AI tools can make IT support better — for the employees we serve and for the people doing the work.

Key Responsibilities

Helpdesk Operations

Serve as the first point of contact for all IT support requests at Updater, triage Freshservice tickets, and resolve Tier 1/2 issues with clear, friendly communication.
Provide white‑glove end‑user support across macOS and Windows endpoints, Iru (MDM), , Microsoft Intune, Okta SSO, Google Workspace, Slack Enterprise, Zoom, and the Atlassian suite.
Own the day‑to‑day ticket queue: response and resolution SLAs, accurate categorization, escalation to Tier 3/4 teammates as needed, and clean ticket hygiene to keep the Helpdesk auditable.
Support employee onboarding, offboarding, and hardware lifecycle in coordination with the Senior IT Engineer (Device Management).
Surface recurring issues and friction points back to the IT team so they can be solved at the root rather than re‑resolved one ticket at a time.

IT Knowledge Management

Lead Updater’s IT knowledge management program — establishing the standard for how IT documents what it knows and driving adoption across the team.
Take ownership of our Confluence and Helpdesk knowledge bases: runbooks, troubleshooting guides, SaaS administration procedures, onboarding/offboarding playbooks, and end-user-facing help articles.
Author documentation that is structured, consistent, and machine-readable, so that both employees and the AI assistants they use (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini) can reliably retrieve and apply it.
Partner with the Director, IT & Business Process Transformation, on the AI at Updater Confluence space and the AI Education Resource Hub, ensuring that IT-authored content serves as a canonical reference for the company.
Treat every ticket and every system change as a documentation opportunity — capture what was learned, publish it, and reduce the long-tail rate of repeated questions.
Maintain the freshness of existing knowledge by auditing, retiring, and rewriting content continuously as the IT environment evolves.

Tier 2 Systems Administration

Grow into hands‑on administration of Updater’s SaaS stack, including Okta (group, rule, and policy management), Google Workspace, Slack Enterprise Grid, Atlassian (Jira and Confluence), Zoom, Iru, Microsoft Intune and Freshservice.
Execute routine SaaS administration tasks — provisioning, de-provisioning, license management, permission changes, and lifecycle hygiene — with accuracy and a documentation-first habit.
Support change management and access reviews in partnership with the IT Systems Architect and the Security team, contributing to Updater’s ISO 42001 certification posture.
Assist with rollout, configuration, and ongoing administration of new SaaS tools as Updater’s environment evolves.

Requirements

Experience

1–3 years of IT support, helpdesk, or end‑user technology experience in a professional environment (internships, MSP, or college IT roles count).
Working familiarity with end‑user support across macOS and Windows.
Hands‑on exposure to at least some of: an identity provider (Okta or equivalent), Google Workspace administration, Slack, Atlassian (Jira / Confluence), and an ITSM platform (Freshservice, ServiceNow, Zendesk, or similar).
Demonstrated ability to write clear technical documentation — work samples, internal wiki contributions, or published help articles.
Comfort using AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, or similar) as part of day‑to‑day work.
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical audiences.
Familiarity or experience with AI governance frameworks, AI red‑teaming, or AI‑enabled application development.

Technical / Functional Skills

Hands‑on familiarity with macOS and Windows endpoint environments.
Working knowledge of identity management (Okta or equivalent), Google Workspace, Slack Enterprise, Atlassian (Jira and Confluence), and ITSM platforms (Freshservice, ServiceNow, Zendesk, or similar).
Ability to author structured, machine-readable documentation for both human and AI consumption.
Comfort using AI assistants (Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, or similar) as a standard part of daily workflows.
Bonus: scripting exposure (Bash, Python, PowerShell); compliance exposure (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 42001, NIST); prior ownership of a knowledge base or documentation program.
Relevant certifications a plus: CompTIA A+, Network+, Google Workspace Administrator, Okta Certified Professional, ITIL Foundation, or similar.

Ways of Working

You treat the Helpdesk as the front door of IT, and you want to be the person standing at it. End‑user empathy and clear communication come naturally to you across every level of the company.
You are a strong technical writer. You can take a debugging session you just ran and turn it into a document that someone else — or an LLM — can follow without you in the room.
You see AI tools as a working partner, not a threat. You are curious about how to make documentation, runbooks, and IT processes more useful with AI.
You are organized and detail-oriented. Tickets, documentation, and access records all reflect your care for accuracy.
You are a self‑starter who prefers to be pointed in a direction and given freedom to figure it out, and you ask questions when you need to.
You are intellectually curious and quick to learn anything.
You want to grow. You are looking for a role that begins at the Helpdesk and stretches into real SaaS administration over time.

Compensation

This posting is anticipated to remain open until 7/31/2026. The new hire salary range for this position is $80,000 - $100,000 annually. Factors which may affect the starting pay within this range include skills, experience, and other qualifications aligned with Updater's internal leveling guidelines.

Updater is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants regardless of color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, actual or presumed belonging to an ethnic group, or any other legally protected status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

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