Senior IT Operations Engineer (Equity + Benefits)

Shieldai; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Bonus

Job summary

Shield AI in Dallas, TX is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to build, sustain, and improve classified infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, and security tooling in air-gapped environments. This hands-on senior individual contributor role requires ownership from design through testing, documentation, and support.

The engineer will work between IT operations and accreditation, ensuring secure, reliable systems ready for ISSMs and government assessors, with strong emphasis on

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI, and enterprise endpoint management.

Responsibilities

• Build, configure, and sustain Windows and Linux server environments in standalone and air-gapped enclaves.
• Administer and support AD, DNS, DHCP, and PKI; manage privileged access and group policy.
• Automate provisioning, patching, and configuration using PowerShell, Ansible, Python or similar tools.

Job description

Shield AI in Dallas, TX is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to build, sustain, and improve classified infrastructure across compute, storage, networking, and security tooling in air-gapped environments. This hands-on senior individual contributor role requires ownership from design through testing, documentation, and support.

The engineer will work between IT operations and accreditation, ensuring secure, reliable systems ready for ISSMs and government assessors, with strong emphasis on