IT Systems Engineer Contractor

Remote; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalyst Mobility seeks a contracted IT specialist to design and implement Microsoft 365–based solutions and to maintain existing systems. The role emphasizes AD/M365 identity, cloud migration, data migration, data security, and cybersecurity policy across a mission-driven organization.

The candidate will lead technical projects, plan migrations, and contribute to policy enforcement while collaborating with teams and stakeholders to ensure secure, scalable implementations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in IT, security, or migrations.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Excellent communications skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong project planning and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Discovery and planning of technical projects.
• Leading and executing technical projects.
• Designing migration paths and guiding their execution.
• Assisting with implementation design and planning, and contributing to execution.
• Assist with policy development and compliance.
• Systems hardening and maintenance.

Skills

Excellent communication

Project planning

Coordination

Education

Bachelor's or equivalent experience

Tools

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

VM technologies

Job description

Defining the future of work & living globally

CALSTART is now Catalyst Mobility. We are a mission-driven industry organization focused on transportation decarbonization and clean air for all.

For over 30 years, it’s been Catalyst Mobility’s mission to develop, assess, and implement large-scale, zero-emission transportation solutions to mitigate climate change and support economic growth. Catalyst Mobility works with businesses, organizations, governments, and communities to create real-life impact toward clean air and equitable access to clean transportation for all. Catalyst Mobility provides scientific, technical and policy support for regulatory development and clean technology and infrastructure acceleration.

About The Role:

This contracted position is intended to help us design and implement several Microsoft 365-based technologies/solutions, as well assist with existing system maintenance, development, and hardening. An ideal candidate would have solid understanding of and experience with: AD/M365 identity, cloud migration, data migration, data security, and cybersecurity policy.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Discovery and planning of technical projects

Leading/executing technical projects

Designing migration paths and leading/executing them

Assisting with implementation design/planning, as well as contributing to their execution

Assist with policy development and compliance

Systems hardening and maintenance

Qualifications:

7+ years experience

Bachelor's or equivalent work experience

Excellent communications skills

Project planning/coordination

Desired Qualifications:

Wide range of systems administration/engineering skills, both within M365 stack and beyond it (legacy AD, VM technologies, general IT knowledge).