Enter a job title or keyword

IT Administrator


Job Location:

Golden, CO - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 110000 - 140000
Posted: 24 September 2026 (19 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 22 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wanna join the adventure
Loft Orbitals mission is to make space simple for organizations and Loft ITs mission is to make work simple for employees. Our Golden office is growing and were looking for an IT Administrator to join our international IT team. Youll be the go-to person on the ground for our two Colorado sites while contributing to IT activities across all of our offices worldwide.

Youll focus most of your time on end-user support in office with a path to owning our global IT service desk within your first six months. Were looking for someone who is passionate about technology has a customer-centric personality and can translate technical problems into plain English. This is not an entry-level position and theres plenty of room for mentorship to help you grow your technical chops!
About the Role:
Your time will be split across four main areas: Operational Support Onboarding & Application Administration Documentation and AV support.


Operational Support (50%): The IT program at Loft is designed to empower our users to do their best work.
  • Serve as the first point of contact for Colorado-based support issues; assist colleagues with computer questions hardware upgrades application permissions printers etc.
  • Pick up support and close support tickets in our IT service desk escalating out of scope tickets when needed
  • Support clean room and lab operations (network setup environmental controls specialized hardware)
  • Help colleagues with the procurement of new software tools and IT equipment
  • Support the IT team during investigatory and regulatory audits
Onboarding & Application Administration (25%): Keep Loft running smoothly.
  • Work with our People Team to run employee onboarding across all offices and be the on-site IT contact for all Golden new hires
  • Provision Mac Windows and Linux laptops for new employees via our MDM tooling (Fleet)
  • Create and manage permissions for end-user SaaS accounts (Okta Google Workspace O365 Slack Atlassian etc.)
Documentation (15%): At Loft documentation is as important as completing the task.
  • Document new and existing projects / systems
  • With direction from IT leadership maintain and update ITs internal doc repos (how-tos IT policy etc.)
Facilities Care (10%): Join the team in charge of taking care of our Colorado offices.
  • Provide assistance and perform break/fix work for AV conference rooms
  • Assist in network upgrades / expansion efforts
Must Haves:
  • 3 years of hands on IT support experience following industry best practices
  • Strong end-user support skills and a customer-service mindset with the ability to translate technical issues into plain language
  • Attention to detail and experience running onboarding procedures
  • Experience with internal corporate networking (DNS VPN VLANs)
  • Experience administering SaaS environments and SSO technologies (Okta Google Workspace O365)
  • Based in (or able to relocate to) the Golden CO area; this is an on site role
Nice to Haves:
  • Experience with Okta administration
  • Knowledge of Atlassian products (Jira Confluence) especially Jira administration
  • Experience automating repetitive tasks with AI tools
  • Experience using or supporting Linux as a desktop operating system
  • Working knowledge of industry security practices
Some of Our Awesome Benefits:
  • 100% company-paid medical dental and vision insurance option for employees and dependents
  • Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA
  • 100% employer paid Life AD&D Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
  • Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave and 12 paid holidays
  • 401(k) plan and equity options
  • Daily catered lunches and snacks in office
  • International exposure to our team in France
  • Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent
  • Carrot Fertility provides comprehensive inclusive fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits with financial support
  • Off-sites and many social events and celebrations
  • Relocation assistance when applicable
$110000 - $140000 a year
State law requires us to tell you the base compensation range for this role which is $110000 - $140000 per year determined by your education experience knowledge skills and abilities. The salary range for this role is intentionally wide as we evaluate individuals based on their unique experience and abilities to fit our needs. Most importantly we are excited to meet you and see if you are a great fit for our team. What we cant quantify for you are the exciting challenges supportive team and amazing culture we enjoy.
Who We Are
Our standard interface enables us to fly multiple customer payloads on the same satellite with capabilities such as earth imagery weather & climate /science data collection IoT connectivity in-orbit demonstrations and national security missions. Our customers trust us to manage their space infrastructure so they can focus on what matters most to them: operating their mission and collecting their data.
At Loft youll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges but with a close-knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.
We value kind supportive and team-oriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator. As our team is international you will need strong English skills to better collaborate easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.
With 3 satellites on-orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France.
As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft we value respectful debate and people who arent afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply even if you dont check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017 Loft provides governments companies and research institutions with a fast reliable and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate launch and operate spacecraft offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation IoT connectivity on-orbit AI national security missions and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown Lofts flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027 we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco CA Golden CO and Toulouse France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority


About Company

Company Logo

Loft Orbital builds software and hardware products to fly and operate any payload on a standard satellite bus. See how we're making space simple.

View Profile View Profile