Senior IT Systems Administrator

CHAOS Inc. is a global technology company delivering next-generation capabilities to the defense and critical industrial sectors. Founded in 2022 by a seasoned leadership team CHAOS has quickly become the place where world-class multi-disciplinary engineers come to build mission-critical technologies. CHAOS has a mission-focused culture dedicated to solving the toughest technical challenges. Its unique agile engineering approach enables rapid prototyping while deep partnerships with defense and industry ensure real-world solutions.

Role Overview:

The IT Sr. Systems Administrator is an exciting role at one of the leading cutting-edge technology startups in the world supporting both Chaos Products and IT infrastructure. This person will build and manage the IT solutions that will play a large role in contributing to Chaos Industries advanced technology development including one of the most advanced sensor technologies in the world Coherence. Near-term this is a very hands-on position with a heavy emphasis on the implementation of IT solutions. This person will also be the focal point to implement our IT strategy road map and architecture of our IT systems and support products for the company. This person will be working with IT/compliance consultants as appropriate. This is an on-site position in Hawthorne CA as this person will work closely with engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and monitor Azure services and infrastructure.
• Implement manage and maintain Azure compute storage network and security services.
• Ensure availability performance security and scalability of Azure infrastructure.
• Monitor and analyze resource utilization and consumption.
• Implement and oversee Azure governance including policies compliance and security controls.
• Automate tasks and processes related to Azure management using PowerShell Azure CLI or other scripting languages.
• Collaborate with IT teams to integrate Azure services with on-premises environments.
• Assist with the design and deployment of disaster recovery and high availability strategies.
• Provide technical support and guidance on Azure-related issues to IT teams and end-users.
• Stay current with Azure updates features and best practices and recommend improvements to existing services.
• Work full-time onsite out of our office in Los Angeles (Hawthorne) California.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 8 years ofexperience or 5 - 10 major projects in professional IT administration this person will be implementing major IT projects.
• Experience with planning and implementing IT infrastructure that meets DFARS government compliance standards (e.g. ability to handle controlled unclassified information CUI) all with the goal of enabling the foremost government-backed advanced research and development.
• Experience designing deploying and managing IT architectures including multiple different networks with different access requirements and standards e.g. IT solutions for both government and commercial use cases.
• Experience with integrating on-premises cloud and hybrid technology including identity management MFA servers routers networks and switches.
• OS deployment management and administration of servers workstations and laptops in Windows and Linux (e.g. RHEL/Ubuntu) environments both on-site and remote
• Scripting and development experience to automate IT processes (e.g. Ansible Python)
• STIGs compliance incl OS Hardening
• Understanding and knowledge of Windows Server internals or Linux fundamentals to include DNS DHCP AD and server replication methods.
• Working as a team member in a fast-paced technological environment. Use troubleshooting techniques to resolve technical problems of a moderate to high scope and complexity to include the integration of hardware and operating systems (OS).
• Work with Cybersecurity professionals to maintain security requirements and provide documentation and training on advanced IT processes and procedures and other tasks as assigned.

Preferred Requirements:

• FEDRAMP-compliant cloud work (e.g. Microsoft GCC High Amazon Gov Cloud etc)
• FEDRAMP-compliant services (e.g. ZoomGov GovSlack zscaler etc.)
• 5 years of strong PowerShell automation and advanced active directory experience desired.
• Experience automating Linux Configuration utilizing Ansible Chef or Puppet
• Containerization technologies (e.g. Docker Artifactory)
• DevSecOps experience
• Experience with git
• Experience standing up air-gapped classified IT computing environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams

Why CHAOS

• Health Benefits: Your medical dental and vision benefits will be 100% paid for by the company
• Additional benefits: life FSA HSA 401k ( Company match) and more
• Our Perks: free daily lunch No meeting Fridays unlimited PTO casual dress code
• Compensation Components: competitive base salaries generous pre-IPO stock option grants relocation assistance (coming soon!) annual bonuses
• Company Size: 150 employees and counting!
• More About Us: Were building the next generation of aerospace defense and critical industry technologies with a seasoned team of mission-focused individuals. We were founded in June 2022 and our goal is to become the platform where world-class engineers come to solve critical real-world problems. We use agile engineering approaches which enable rapid prototyping deep partnerships with the defense industry ensuring real-world application and our newly-invented Coherence platform (through which weve made a fundamental breakthrough) improves sensor performance and decision-making in real-time. As of April 2025 we have raised $490M (including a $275M Series C at a $2B valuation) from some of the most prominent VC funds and investors including Accel NEA 8VC and Valar. With a managing team that includes Epirus founding members (responsible for building a $1.5B company from scratch) key drivers from Palantir (instrumental in Palantirs growth to $1B in revenue) we are well-positioned to become one of the fastest growing companies to date!

The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base compensation range and excludes additional earnings such as bonus equity and benefits. If your compensation requirements fall outside of the range we still encourage you to apply. The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a range of compensation factors inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience education and/or training critical skills and/or business considerations.

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