IT Lead: Build & Secure Our Tech Foundation

Albacore Inc.; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Albacore Inc. seeks an IT Lead to build and own the IT function from the ground up. You will establish systems, security practices, and processes to scale with the company, and you’ll be hands-on with devices, onboarding, IAM, networking, and SaaS administration.

You’ll work strategically while solving day-to-day IT problems, owning IT from security tooling to vendor management, and aligning with engineering and leadership on defense-industry security requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in IT, systems administration, or related field.
• Experience building IT systems in startup/high-growth environments.
• Strong IAM/SSO/MFA and lifecycle management experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and own IT infrastructure, policies, and processes.
• Manage employee IT including devices, onboarding, and offboarding.
• Handle identity and access across systems (SSO, MFA, provisioning).
• Administer core SaaS platforms and licensing processes.
• Design secure networking (Wi‑Fi, VPN, firewalls, segmentation) and security controls.
• Oversee MDM, endpoint security, encryption, patching, backups.
• Evaluate IT vendors/tools as the company grows.
• Partner with engineering/ops to support tech needs and security/compliance (CMMC/NIST 800-171).
• Identify opportunities to automate IT workflows and improve user experience.

Skills

IT leadership

IAM & SSO

MS 365 / Google Workspace

MDM & endpoint security

Networking fundamentals

Security tooling

Vendor management

Automation scripting

Job description

Albacore Inc. seeks an IT Lead to build and own the IT function from the ground up. You will establish systems, security practices, and processes to scale with the company, and you’ll be hands-on with devices, onboarding, IAM, networking, and SaaS administration.

You’ll work strategically while solving day-to-day IT problems, owning IT from security tooling to vendor management, and aligning with engineering and leadership on defense-industry security requirements.