Site IT System Administrator

Luna Innovations; Chino (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Luna Innovations Incorporated in Chino, CA requires a Site IT System Administrator to own day-to-day IT operations for the facility, ensuring reliable network, servers, and site systems. You will work with the global IT team on standards and projects and provide end-user support locally.

The role demands independent judgment to resolve locally or escalate to global teams, strong organization skills, and a focus on business continuity for the site.

Qualifications

• Experience owning local IT infrastructure and operations.
• Ability to manage local network equipment, servers, and site-specific systems.
• Strong coordination with global IT for escalations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day health, availability, and performance of Chino's local IT infrastructure.
• Serve as primary point of accountability for outages, maintenance windows, and projects at the site.
• Determine escalation path to global IT and manage it end-to-end.

Skills

IT operations

Network administration

End-user support

Tools

Windows Server

Active Directory

VMware

Job description

Luna Innovations Incorporated (Luna) is seeking a Site IT System Administrator to serve as the primary owner of IT operations for our Chino, California facility, responsible for keeping the site's systems, infrastructure, and technology-dependent operations running reliably day to day. This role is the on-the-ground authority for site technology, including local network and server infrastructure, manufacturing and warehouse systems, hardware and software assets, vendor relationships, documentation, and business continuity planning for the site.

The Site IT System Administrator also provides end-user support and desktop/helpdesk assistance for Chino employees, and partners with Luna's global IT team on company-wide standards, tools, and projects, and on issues that fall outside the scope of local ownership. This person is expected to operate independently, exercise judgment about what to resolve locally versus escal...

Key Responsibilities

• Own the day-to-day health, availability, and performance of Chino's local IT infrastructure, including network equipment (switches, wireless access points, firewalls), local servers, and site-specific systems.
• Serve as the primary point of accountability for keeping the Chino site operational, coordinating outages, maintenance windows, and infrastructure projects.
• Determine which issues can be resolved locally versus which require escalation to global IT, and manage that escalation process end to end.