Senior Windows & Azure Systems Administrator — Automation Lead

Chaos Industries; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with company match

Relocation assistance

Onsite lunch/fully-stocked kitchen

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Senior IT Systems Administrator to design, build, secure, and operate Windows and Azure cloud infrastructure for defense-focused teams. You will keep servers, identity services, and cloud workloads healthy, patched, and compliant in a high‑stakes environment.

You will lead infrastructure projects, mentor engineers, and partner with cybersecurity, service desk, and programs. The role requires a US person for access to CUI and export controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field is required.
• 7+ years of progressive experience administering enterprise Windows Server and Azure environments.
• Strong expertise with Active Directory, Entra ID, MFA, and conditional access.

Responsibilities

• Architect, administer, and maintain Windows Server environments (physical and virtual).
• Design, deploy, and manage Azure cloud resources including VMs, networking, and storage.
• Administer and improve Active Directory, Entra ID, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and certificate services.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Azure

Azure AD

Okta

Terraform / ARM templates

Job description

CHAOS Industries is seeking a Senior IT Systems Administrator to design, build, secure, and operate Windows and Azure cloud infrastructure for defense-focused teams. You will keep servers, identity services, and cloud workloads healthy, patched, and compliant in a high‑stakes environment.

You will lead infrastructure projects, mentor engineers, and partner with cybersecurity, service desk, and programs. The role requires a US person for access to CUI and export controls.