Lab IT & Automation Engineer

C5R; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

C5R is seeking an IT engineer to own the computers, accounts, networks, and office technology that enable scientists and engineers to work securely and reliably. You will be responsible for provisioning and managing Apple and Linux machines, and for building workflows that automate enrollment, configuration, software deployment, and patching.

You will manage identity and access, Google Workspace, SSO, and access controls, making onboarding and offboarding straightforward.

Qualifications

• Experience with device management and networking.
• Strong scripting ability and debugging skills.
• Comfort writing software and operating across hands-on and code.

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage Apple and Linux machines.
• Build enrollment, configuration, software deployment, and patching workflows, and help troubleshoot when something breaks.
• Manage Google Workspace, SSO, and access to company services; streamline onboarding/offboarding.
• Maintain switches, Wi‑Fi, VPNs, and conferencing equipment; ensure reliability of office and instrument networks.
• Write tools to connect systems, track equipment, and automate repetitive tasks; keep configs in version control.

Skills

Networking

Device management

Scripting

APIs

Linux

macOS

Google Workspace

Tools

Git

Job description

C5R is seeking an IT engineer to own the computers, accounts, networks, and office technology that enable scientists and engineers to work securely and reliably. You will be responsible for provisioning and managing Apple and Linux machines, and for building workflows that automate enrollment, configuration, software deployment, and patching.

You will manage identity and access, Google Workspace, SSO, and access controls, making onboarding and offboarding straightforward.