Senior IT Systems Administrator

Circle

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Work type
Remote
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$112,500–$134,167 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Below market

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This role pays less than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $115,000–$175,937 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $123k versus about $145k for comparable roles.

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About Circle

Circle is a global financial technology firm and the principal operator of USD Coin (USDC), a leading stablecoin, providing cross-border payments and digital currency infrastructure for businesses. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Currency

Circle currently has 25 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $165,000–$215,000 across 24 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior IT Systems Administrator

The Senior IT Systems Administrator joins a global IT team to maintain and improve the Mac environment, office network, and audio-visual systems. This hands-on role involves providing white-glove support to executives and remote employees, managing hardware deployments, and troubleshooting network issues. Key responsibilities include maintaining Cisco Meraki equipment, firewalls, and VLANs, as well as managing security systems like facial recognition and card readers. The candidate will support business continuity and disaster recovery, partner with cybersecurity teams on incident response, and use AI tools to streamline troubleshooting. Required skills include experience with macOS, Iru MDM, Google Workspace, Slack, Okta, and ServiceNow. The role supports the technical infrastructure for a platform providing digital assets, payment applications, and programmable blockchain infrastructure for global financial innovation.

What you'll do

  • Provide white-glove technical support for hardware, software, and network issues to executives and employees.
  • Deploy, configure, and manage MacBooks and peripherals using MDM software.
  • Maintain the office network, including Cisco Meraki equipment, firewalls, switches, and routers.
  • Support and troubleshoot audio-visual systems and live equipment for meetings and large events.
  • Manage office security systems, including facial recognition, cameras, and card readers.
  • Execute business continuity and disaster recovery plans, including testing backups and restoring systems.
  • Partner with the cybersecurity team to enforce security policies and remediate incidents.
  • Use AI tools to streamline troubleshooting, debugging, and routine IT tasks.

What we're looking for

  • Ability to work onsite at the New York City office, Monday through Friday, full-time.
  • 3+ years of experience deploying, configuring, and administering macOS systems, MacBooks, and peripherals.
  • 3+ years of experience in a customer-facing support role, including white-glove technical support for executives.
  • Experience with MDM (Iru, Workspace ONE), Google Workspace, Slack, Okta, and network troubleshooting.
  • Hands-on networking experience with Cisco Meraki, firewalls, managed switches, VLANs, and routers.
  • Experience with conference room systems and A/V installations, including Zoom Rooms or similar platforms.
  • Experience supporting business continuity and disaster recovery, including plan testing, backup, and system restoration.
  • Experience with Linux and Windows Server, Golang, Python, shell, Terraform, Ansible, or running live A/V for large events (preferred).

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