Head of IT

About Sygaldry

Sygaldry Technologies is building quantum-accelerated AI servers to exponentially speed up training and inference. Our AI servers address the problem of rising compute and energy costs for scaling AI enabling companies to innovate faster and more affordably. Were building the infrastructure for quantum superintelligence.

We pioneer new domains in physics engineering and AI tackling the hardest challenges with a grounded optimistic and rigorous culture. Our team is growing were looking for people who want to shape how quantum and AI intersect and unlock the potential of both together.

About the Role

Were building novel hardware at the intersection of quantum physics engineering and AI. That means what sits underneath matters: security that protects novel IP identity and IT systems that keep a fast-growing team productive and networking that connects labs and offices across sites. This role owns all of it.

Youll be a player-coach: hands-on across identity endpoint and security operations growing into director-level leadership of the IT and security function as we scale. You own the security roadmap from zero trust and endpoint protection to compliance readiness and youre the one making sure it all works stays secure and scales with us. You wont be doing it alone: youll work with strong senior contractors and grow the team including future full-time hires.

What Youll Own

Corporate IT & Endpoint Management:

• MFA IdP MDM BDR across our physical and cloud fleet

• User on/off boarding policy and enforcement

• Laptop and workstations procurement and lifecycle management

• Accessories procurement inventory management

• Roles groups access control management

• Annual budget management

Security & Compliance:

• SSO MFA SIEM EDR and Zero Trust Access across our physical and cloud infrastructure

• Physical security systems (access card cameras security systems)

• SOC 2 readiness

• Incident response and technical business continuity policies

AI tool governance: owning the policy for which tools we trust and how we use them

• Technical enforcement of export control policies

• Across Everything:

• Documentation that makes systems maintainable by others

• Ownership of vendor relationships

• Audit and monitoring of policies

You May Be a Good Fit If You

• Think in systems: you see how identity endpoints network and cloud fit together as one security surface

• Are curious and rigorous: you question assumptions and validate with evidence

• Move fast and build things: perfect is the enemy of done

• Take ownership: when somethings broken you own it to resolution

• Write things down: documentation is how your work scales

• Communicate clearly and assume good intent

Strong Candidates May Have

• Built or significantly matured IT and security at a small fast-growing company; ideally hardware or deeptech

• Taken a company to SOC 2 or a comparable framework from scratch

• Selected and managed long term relationships with external vendors

• Deep identity experience: Integration of IdP and SSO with 3rd party SAS providers.

• Run zero trust architectures (Cloudflare Zscaler or similar) and operated EDR and SIEM tooling

• Managed Apple-primary fleets with MDM (Iru/Kandji Jamf Mosyle or similar)

• Led small teams or directed contractors as a player-coach

How Were Different

At Sygaldry curiosity and intellectual courage drive our work. We approach ambitious challenges with a grounded optimistic and rigorous culture and know that kind people build the strongest teams. We prioritize mission over ego and collaborate openly with a strong sense of shared purpose. We dream big yet we execute with a love of detail. Were looking for scientists engineers and operators to forge new paths with us at the intersection of quantum and AI.

Culture & Benefits

We lean into thoughtful use of agentic AI tools. Claude Code Codex and AI-assisted workflows are part of daily operations across the team and we expect this role to benefit from these tools too. How you explore assess and leverage emerging AI tools is something we actively value.

• Visa Sponsorship - We know what it takes to make top talent thrive here. Were open to supporting visas whenever possible.

• Compensation - We value your contribution and invest in your future with a competitive salary and meaningful equity.

• Benefits - Your well-being matters. We provide company-sponsored health coverage to give you and your family peace of mind.

• Connection - Whether its company offsite or casual crew socials we make time to connect recharge and have fun together.

• Time Off - We trust you to take the time you need. Unlimited PTO so you can rest recharge and come back ready to make an impact.

We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation age veteran status disability genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification. If you dont think this role is right for you but you believe that you would have something meaningful to to contribute to our mission please reach out at

Location: This position is full-time on-site in our Ann Arbor MI HQ/Lab.

Occasional travel to our San Francisco office for cross-site coordination.

Required Experience:

Director