{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"89e815c9bc8fb01affbd98c2","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/89e815c9bc8fb01affbd98c2","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/89e815c9bc8fb01affbd98c2","title":"IT Operations Lead","description":"About Us Squint is the Industrial Intelligence Platform, built for the workers who build the things you touch and see every single day. We're the only solution that brings together all the context of an industrial organization into a custom industrial knowledge graph, unique to every customer. Building with AI and AR, that foundation powers the workflows and applications that put the right information in frontline operators' hands on the factory floor and in the field, exactly when and where they need it.\r\nProven Impact with Industry Leaders Our technology serves Fortune 500 leaders across manufacturing, field services, and utilities. These companies trust Squint to capture and activate their essential operational know-how, resulting in measurable improvements: reduced downtime, minimized waste, and optimized productivity at scale.\r\nBacked and Built by the Best We raised a $40m Series B at a $265m valuation and are backed by elite investors including Sequoia Capital, Menlo Ventures, TCV and The Westly Group. Our co-founders have been recognized on Forbes' 30 Under 30 for Manufacturing and Industry, and Fast Company named us one of the most innovative augmented and virtual reality companies of 2026.\r\nAbout the Role We're hiring an IT Ops Lead to own the systems, tools, and infrastructure that keep every Squinter productive — and secure.\r\nSitting within our Finance & Operations team, you'll be the person who makes sure new hires get set up on day one, our tools and vendors are managed well, and our basic security hygiene is solid — all without slowing anyone down.\r\nWhat You'll Do Own our internal systems: You'll manage the SaaS tools, devices, and access that Squinters use every day — provisioning, deprovisioning, and everything in between.\r\nRun IT for onboarding and offboarding: You'll make sure every new hire has what they need on day one, and that access is cleanly removed when someone leaves.\r\nManage vendors and procurement: You'll own relationships with our software and hardware vendors — selection, contracting, renewals, and spend tracking.\r\nKeep the basics tight: You'll own foundational security hygiene (access management, device policies, SSO) in partnership with Engineering.\r\nBe the go-to for IT issues: When something breaks, you're the first call — and you're building the tooling and runbooks so fewer things break in the first place.\r\nAbout you You're the person people go to when something technical breaks and needs fixing now.\r\nYou're organized and process-minded, but not bureaucratic about it.\r\nYou care about security fundamentals without needing to be a full-time security engineer.\r\nYou're comfortable being a department of one, and building support systems from scratch.\r\nWhat You'll Bring 4+ years of experience in IT operations, systems administration, or a similar role, ideally at a startup.\r\nExperience managing SaaS tooling, device fleets, and vendor relationships.\r\nWorking knowledge of core security practices (SSO, access management, device management).\r\nStrong organizational skills and a bias toward clear documentation.\r\nBenefits Based out of our office in San Francisco, we love the energy of in-person collaboration.\r\nCompetitive Salary and Equity\r\nComprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental care\r\nFlexible PTO Policy\r\nLunch and Dinner Service\r\nWellness Benefit\r\nMaven Family Planning Benefits\r\nPartnership with Care.com\r\nMental Health Services\r\n401(k) Retirement Plan\r\nPre-Tax Commuter Benefit for Parking & Public Transit\r\nCompany-wide Retreats\r\nA Final Note We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.\r\nSquint is an equal opportunity employer, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds without regard to race, gender, age, or any other protected characteristic.#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Socket","rawCompany":"socket","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-13T02:06:15.641Z","occupations":[{"code":"11-3021.00","title":"Computer and Information Systems Managers","slug":"computer-and-information-systems-managers"},{"code":"11-1021.00","title":"General and Operations Managers","slug":"general-and-operations-managers"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"IT Operations Lead","description":"About Us Squint is the Industrial Intelligence Platform, built for the workers who build the things you touch and see every single day. 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