Onsite IT Specialist - Secure, Reliable Tech for Growth

Socket.dev; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness Coverage

Generous Paid Time Off

401(k) with 5% Company Match

Monthly Lifestyle Stipends

Employee Recognition programs

Referral Bonuses

Job summary

LoadUp is seeking an experienced IT Specialist to own the day-to-day technology our employees rely on. This onsite role at Avalon in Alpharetta, GA covers end-user computing, office networking, and security controls protecting company and customer data.

Reporting to the CTO, you will be the primary IT contact, establishing reliable practices as LoadUp grows, onboarding/offboarding, and managing vendors and budgets while keeping systems secure and available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or CS, or 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong macOS and Google Workspace support skills.
• Hands-on experience with endpoint security, patching, and backup/recovery.

Responsibilities

• Build, deploy, maintain, and repair laptops/desktops, including OS, apps, peripherals, and hardware.
• Own employee IT onboarding and offboarding, including hardware, accounts, and access.
• Maintain the office network, including switches, firewalls, wireless APs, VLANs, and cabling.
• Monitor network uptime, latency, and bandwidth.
• Manage endpoint security, encryption, patching, and antivirus/EDR.
• Maintain email/web security controls and phishing protection.
• Verify and configure new applications for employees.
• Manage security awareness training and phishing simulations.
• Manage IT vendors and input for technology budget; recommend cybersecurity tools.
• Support conference room AV and conferencing platforms.

Skills

macOS support

Google Workspace

Networking basics

Security controls

IT onboarding/offboarding

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or CS / 5+ years experience

Tools

Endpoint security tools

Job description

LoadUp is seeking an experienced IT Specialist to own the day-to-day technology our employees rely on. This onsite role at Avalon in Alpharetta, GA covers end-user computing, office networking, and security controls protecting company and customer data.

Reporting to the CTO, you will be the primary IT contact, establishing reliable practices as LoadUp grows, onboarding/offboarding, and managing vendors and budgets while keeping systems secure and available.