Systems Administrator
Antares
About Us At Antares, our long-term mission is to make clean energy abundant from Earth to the Asteroid Belt. We’re fueled by the belief that advanced nuclear energy can strengthen our military, solve the climate crisis, elevate global living standards, and expand humanity's presence in outer space. To achieve our mission, we’re building mass-producible, inherently safe, deployable microreactors that can be used terrestrially, underwater, and in space. Formed in 2023, the Antares team hails from SpaceX, The White House, MIT, Rigetti Computing, The Air Force, General Atomics, Relativity Space, Ursa Major, and National Laboratories like Los Alamos, Idaho, and Oak Ridge. Antares has raised over $600M in venture capital from top-tier investors and has over $13M in government funding. 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 Windo