Systems Administrator

Industrious Ventures; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Industrious Ventures in Los Angeles seeks a junior systems administrator to support IT operations across software and engineering teams. You will provision and manage user accounts, administer the Microsoft 365 environment, and maintain network infrastructure.

The ideal candidate has 2+ years of IT support experience, troubleshooting abilities, and is comfortable working in a regulated environment. This role offers an opportunity to improve processes as the company scales.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on IT support or systems administration experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration.
• Experience with Linux systems preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provision and manage user accounts and access controls.
• Administer the Microsoft 365 environment.
• Maintain network infrastructure.
• Support day-to-day IT operations.
• Document IT procedures and configurations.

Skills

IT support

Systems administration

Microsoft 365 administration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

2+ years IT support experience

Tools

Microsoft 365

PowerShell

Linux systems

Job description

About the Role

As an early member of Antares IT operations function, you will support the infrastructure required for software, engineering, manufacturing, and business teams to move quickly and securely. You will work hands‑on across endpoints, identity and access management, network infrastructure, collaboration tools, conference rooms, cloud services, and internal applications while helping maintain the reliability and security expected in a regulated, government‑facing environment.

The ideal candidate is a technically versatile junior systems administrator who can troubleshoot quickly, document clearly, and balance operational rigor with speed. This person will be comfortable supporting both technical and non‑technical users, working onsite with engineering and manufacturing teams, and improving repeatable processes as Antares scales.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and manage user accounts, endpoints, groups, licenses, and access controls across enterprise systems.
• Administer and maintain the Microsoft 365 environment, including Entra ID, Intune, Defender, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and related admin workflows.
• Deploy, configure, maintain, patch, and decommission Windows and macOS endpoints; support Linux systems and engineering workstations as needed.
• Support day‑to‑day IT operations by troubleshooting workstations, peripherals, servers, identity issues, VPN connectivity, conference rooms, and network incidents.
• Maintain and troubleshoot network infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, WiFi, VPN, DNS, DHCP, routing, VLANs, switching, cabling, and port‑security/NAC concepts.
• Configure and support collaboration and conference‑room technologies, including Microsoft Teams, Zoom, displays, cameras, audio systems, and room scheduling equipment.
• Manage endpoint lifecycle processes including imaging, enrollment, device preparation, patching, updates, inventory, asset tracking, and secure disposal.
• Administer endpoint protection, security certificates, encryption, device compliance policies, and patch management processes.
• Deploy, maintain, and secure in‑house and cloud applications used by engineering, operations, manufacturing, and business teams.
• Deploy and maintain PSA/RMM, ticketing, monitoring, automation, and remote‑management tools to improve visibility and response times.
• Document IT procedures, configurations, access decisions, support runbooks, and recurring workflows in a way that supports compliance and audit readiness.
• Assist with regulatory and customer compliance efforts, including logging, reporting, evidence collection, access reviews, and audit preparation.
• Support IT operations in manufacturing, lab, shop‑floor, or regulated environments, partnering with engineering, facilities, security, and operations as needed.

Basic Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands‑on IT support, systems administration, endpoint administration, or equivalent technical experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration, including Entra ID/Azure AD, Intune, Defender, device enrollment, user lifecycle management, and access controls.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience supporting and troubleshooting Windows and macOS endpoints in a business environment.
• Solid networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, VLANs, VPN, WiFi, switching, and basic firewall concepts.
• Proficiency with PowerShell or similar scripting/automation concepts, plus comfort using command‑line diagnostic tools.
• Demonstrated troubleshooting ability across workstations, peripherals, collaboration tools, network connectivity, identity, and business applications.
• Strong documentation habits and attention to compliance, configuration accuracy, and repeatable process execution.
• Experience with GCC High, defense, government‑contracting, export‑controlled, or other compliance‑driven IT environments.
• Experience with Linux systems, Azure and/or AWS virtualization, and cloud‑hosted infrastructure or applications.
• Hands‑on experience with Ubiquiti/UniFi or similar switches, firewalls, wireless access points, cameras, physical access controls, and management applications.
• Experience with copper and fiber switching infrastructure, wireless deployment/tuning, NAC, port security, encryption protocols, keys, and certificates.
• Experience with ticketing, PSA, RMM, monitoring, patch‑management, vulnerability‑management, or endpoint‑management platforms.
• Experience supporting manufacturing facilities, labs, engineering teams, or mixed office/shop‑floor environments.
• CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+, Microsoft 365/Endpoint Administrator, Azure, or equivalent certifications are a plus but not required.

Additional Requirements

• Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones, outages, hardware moves, onboarding surges, audits, or facility needs.

Equal Opportunity

Antares is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, competence, and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.