IT Specialist

novig.us; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity for all employees

Health premiums covered

Dental & vision coverage

401(k) with match

HSA + annual contribution

Transit stipend

Lunch stipend NYC office

Dinner stipend NYC office

Job summary

Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. The IT Specialist will own IT end-to-end, including devices, network, AV, and general sysadmin tasks, with a security-minded focus as we grow.

Based in Union Square, NYC, this role collaborates with security and vendors, spanning provisioning, patching, backups, and policy—supporting a fast-moving startup culture with meaningful equity.

Qualifications

• Own IT end-to-end, including devices, network, AV, and sysadmin tasks.
• Plan and implement security-minded IT improvements with the security team.
• Collaborate with vendors for AV setups, backups, and device provisioning.

Responsibilities

• Manage our device fleet, including provisioning, patching, inventory, and support for a growing team
• Administer our network infrastructure: routers, switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, and general security hygiene
• Run our AV setup for meetings and events, and manage relationships with AV vendors
• Handle core sysadmin work, including user accounts, permissions, backups, and system monitoring
• Help assist with the management of our HVAC system and vendor
• Partner closely with security on endpoint protection, access controls, and policy
• Serve as the go-to person for IT support, troubleshooting quickly and clearly without a large team behind you

Skills

IT operations

Network administration

Security-minded

Vendor management

Job description

IT Specialist

$70,000 – $90,000 • meaningful equity

About Novig

Novig is building America's #1 sports prediction market. Our mission is to financialize and democratize sports trading - taking a closed system run by casinos and turning it into a fair, efficient, two-sided market where the power sits with users.

With Novig recently becoming a CFTC-designated market — the fastest designation of its kind in US history— we're bringing the prediction market built for sports fans nationwide.

We're backed by some of Silicon Valley's top investors — Pantera, Forerunner, Lux, NFX, Paul Graham, and Joe Montana — who have collectively invested over $100M behind this vision.

About the Role

This is a startup, so the role won't stay static. You will own IT end-to-end, including devices, network, AV, and general sysadmin work, with real say in how it evolves. You will also work closely with security, so this role suits someone who wants their IT work to have a security-minded component. The scope of this position will grow along with the company.

Who you are and what you will do

• Manage our device fleet, including provisioning, patching, inventory, and support for a growing team
• Administer our network infrastructure: routers, switches, Wi‑Fi, firewalls, and general security hygiene
• Run our AV setup for meetings and events, and manage relationships with AV vendors
• Handle core sysadmin work, including user accounts, permissions, backups, and system monitoring
• Help assist with the management of our HVAC system and vendor
• Partner closely with security on endpoint protection, access controls, and policy
• Serve as the go-to person for IT support, troubleshooting quickly and clearly without a large team behind you

Why work here, in the words of the people who do

“I work with extremely stellar people, I own real systems, and decisions happen fast. No politics, no waiting for needless red tape. If something's broken, I fix it. If I build something good, it ships.”

“The people! They're smart, thoughtful, fun to work with and passionate about their craft.”

“I'm having the most fun I've had in my entire career.”

Not for everyone

• Our work is tied to live sports - that means potential nights, weekends, and pressure included.
• If you need clear swim lanes, a heavy process, or someone to tell you what to do, this won’t be the right environment.

Compensation & benefits

• $70k – $90k base, benchmarked at top-tier tech companies
• Meaningful equity for every employee, regardless of role
• 100% health premiums covered
• 99% dental & vision covered
• 401(k) with 4% company match
• HSA + $1,080 annual company contribution
• $50/monthly company contribution to employee transit
• $27/day lunch stipend when working from our NYC office
• $35/day dinner stipend when working from the NYC office after 6:30pm

Homebase

Union Square, NYC