IT Specialist

Quindar

Quindar builds modern, cloud-native satellite mission operations software with a simple mission: to operate satellites like servers. Our platform replaces fragmented, legacy ground systems with an integrated, automation-driven approach that brings modern software velocity to space operations.

We're a small, fast-moving team with deep aerospace and software roots, energized by big challenges and motivated by the impact we have on real missions in this next chapter of the Space Age. If you want to work with sharp, ambitious people who push boundaries, move quickly, and are excited to take space operations to the next level, Quindar is the place to do it.

What You’ll Be Doing

As an IT Specialist at Quindar, you will play a pivotal role in architecting, maintaining, and improving the company’s cloud and on-premise IT infrastructure. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the security, availability, and operational excellence of our systems in support of critical missions. Your work will include provisioning and supporting user systems, deploying new services, maintaining network connections, monitoring system health, and driving automation of routine IT tasks.

You will work closely with engineering teams to support integration and troubleshooting of enterprise applications and mission-critical systems. Incident management, root cause analysis, and technical support for hardware and software issues will be a key part of your responsibilities. Strong attention to compliance, security best practices, and documentation is essential.

In addition, you’ll help define IT best practices as the company grows, contributing to process improvements and setting standards for service availability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 3 years of professional IT experience (IT support, systems administration, or network engineering)
• Active US Security Clearance (Secret Required, TS/SCI Preferred)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and virtualized infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems
• Experience with identity and access management (Active Directory, Azure AD, IAM solutions)
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar a plus)
• Working knowledge of networking (VPNs, firewalls, VLANs, TCP/IP, DNS)
• Understanding of endpoint security, patch management, and data protection principles
• Experience supporting remote and hybrid teams
• Ability to work independently and prioritize competing tasks
• Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills
  
  

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.
  
  

Why you'll love working at Quindar

• We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions!
• We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.
• Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.
• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.
• We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.
• Annually we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City.
• Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version!
  
  

Compensation Range: $135K - $155K