Senior IT Specialist
Senior IT Specialist
Posted on :
10-04-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 120000 - 160000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
10-04-2025
Job Description
About Constellation
Constellation is an independent research center that brings together people throughout the AI safety ecosystem to accelerate insight research and talent through better cooperation. Unlike a conference or summit Constellation operates continuously in the form of a physical workspace as well as conferencestyle talks workshops and training bootcamps. Continuous operation allows for relationships and conversations to develop over time meaningfully fostering trust collaboration and shared insight. It also makes Constellation a natural fieldbuilding hub by rapidly inspiring orienting and connecting people who are newer to the field.
Based in Berkeley CA our shared workspace hosts over 100 people per week across dozens of AI safety organizations in nonprofits academia industry and government. Hundreds of other researchers spend time at Constellation for shorter visits each year. We believe this is the strongest and highestoutput network of AI safety researchers in the world; dozens of participants in past Constellation programs have gone on to safetyfocused roles at companies such as METR Redwood Research Anthropic Google DeepMind OpenAI and the US and UK Safety Institutes.
For more information see our research focus areas and selected publications from Constellation fellows.
About the Role
Were seeking a proactive and versatile Senior IT Specialist to optimize and secure our IT infrastructure supporting a fastpaced AI research environment. Youll manage enterprise network operations cloud services and device security ensuring seamless connectivity and system performance.
Our multifloor workspace in downtown Berkeley operates more like a highgrowth startup than a nonprofit hosting numerous research organizations members and visitors. As the backbone of our IT operations youll provide technical support and strategic improvements balancing daytoday troubleshooting with longterm IT planning.
Youll collaborate with the Operations team on facilities AV security and event logistics while engaging with leading AI safety experts. This is a fulltime onsite role in Berkeley CA with core hours from 9 AM to 5 PM and occasional offhours for upgrades or urgent issues.
Responsibilities
Your exact responsibilities will be tailored to your strengths and interests. They are likely to include:
Network & Infrastructure Management
Maintaining and optimizing our enterprise WiFi network (Ubiquiti preferred)
Administering staff IT systems and accounts
Managing and securing office devices (staff laptops guest kiosks room reservation tablets etc.
IT Strategy & Project
Developing a roadmap for IT improvements and updates
Planning and implementing IT projects (e.g. upgrading guest signin kiosks)
Selecting and managing IT vendors and service providers
Security & Compliance
Conducting security audits and vulnerability assessments
Implementing and maintaining IT documentation (network diagrams system configurations SOPs)
EndUser Support & Training
Providing technical support to our network participants and staff
Leading IT onboarding and offboarding for staff
Skills & Experience
Experience managing and troubleshooting enterprise wifi networks (Ubiquiti experience strongly preferred)
Expertise in enterprise Google Workspace administration
Strong grasp of IT security best practices including endpoint protection device management solutions and IT service management (ITSM) principles
Proven track record of balancing urgent requests with longterm initiatives
Excellent problem solving skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
Strong project management skills including the ability to synthesize complex ambiguous situations into clear actionable plans
Clear concise written and verbal communication skills
Handson technical support experience with highly technical users
Strong customeroriented mindset focused on improvement user experience
Strong vendor and partner management skills
You might be a good fit for this role if you:
Care about AI safety and improving researcher productivity
Enjoy working in a fastpaced highstakes environment
Can prioritize and juggle a variety of competing requests effectively
Take ownership of your work and eat gray area proactively
$120000 $160000 a year
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation will depend on experience and will likely be in the range of $per year.
Our benefits include:
Generous vacation policy
401(k) with employer match
Employerpaid commuter benefits
PPO health dental and vision insurance
Catered lunches and dinners plus unlimited snacks & drinks
Regular interaction with AI safety researchers and thought leaders
A friendly missiondriven team
This is a fulltime onsite position at our Berkeley office just steps from the nearest BART (metro) and bus stop. Onsite parking is also available. We may be able to sponsor visas depending on circumstances.
If youre excited about helping humanity safely navigate the development of transformative AI we encourage you to applyeven if youre unsure whether you meet every qualification.
We value diversity in all respects and base our hiring decisions on the needs of the organization and individual qualifications. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds regardless of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age or disability.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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