Senior IT Systems Administrator

📋 Job Overview

HackerRank helps companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft hire and upskill the next generation of developers based on skills, not pedigree. Our platform is trusted by over 2,500 of the world’s most innovative companies to build strong engineering teams ready for what’s next.

Software has entered an era where humans and AI build side by side. As this shift accelerates, the definition of strong technical talent is changing. We give companies better ways to identify and invest in next-generation skills.

People at HackerRank care deeply about the impact of their work and sweat the small details so our customers can be wildly successful with products they genuinely love to use. We move with urgency and believe great outcomes come from high standards.

🏢 About HackerRank

HackerRank is a platform that helps companies hire and upskill developers based on skills, not pedigree. Trusted by over 2,500 innovative companies, we build strong engineering teams ready for the future. Our platform enables companies to identify and invest in next-generation skills, helping them stay ahead in the rapidly evolving tech landscape.

🎯 The Role

The Global IT team delivers secure, reliable and user-friendly workplace technology for employees across regions, managing employee support, endpoints, identity and access, business applications, IT assets and workplace technology while partnering with Security, People, Finance and external service providers.

As a Senior IT Systems Administrator, you will provide hands-on IT support for the Bay Area office and support employees across the AMER and EMEA regions — administering the macOS endpoint environment, identity and access platform, and core SaaS applications. This is a hands-on senior individual-contributor role combining employee support with systems administration, asset lifecycle management, security compliance, vendor coordination, process improvement and IT project delivery. You will work independently, own complex issues through resolution, and improve how IT services are delivered as the organization evolves. The role requires in-person presence 5 days a week at the Santa Clara office.

✅ Key Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support for employees across AMER and EMEA, resolving incidents and service requests within agreed service levels.
• Serve as an escalation point for complex endpoint, identity, application and connectivity issues.
• Support employees through Slack, Zoom, email and approved remote-support tools.
• Identify recurring issues and develop documentation, self-service resources and long-term solutions that reduce repeat requests.
• Administer Jamf, Okta, VPN, DLP, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Zoom, Adobe and other approved business applications.
• Manage user accounts, application access, groups, SSO, MFA and related identity-management workflows.
• Support onboarding, internal transfers and offboarding by ensuring accounts, access and equipment are provisioned or removed accurately and on time.
• Support periodic access reviews and provide evidence for applicable security and audit requirements.
• Own the lifecycle of laptops, mobile devices and other IT assets — procurement, configuration, deployment, maintenance, recovery and secure decommissioning.
• Configure and support macOS devices through Jamf, including enrollment, application deployment, policy management and compliance monitoring.
• Coordinate warranty support, repairs, replacements and hardware recovery with employees and vendors.
• Provide hands-on technology support for the Bay Area office, including workstations and conference-room technology.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal partners during office changes, technology upgrades or new workplace setups.
• Partner with the EMEA managed-service provider on timely support, device delivery and asset recovery.
• Manage hardware and service-provider relationships, monitoring delivery quality and escalating issues when required.
• Use ticket trends, SLA performance, employee feedback and asset data to identify service and process improvements.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive IT workflows — onboarding, offboarding, access provisioning and device management.
• Lead assigned IT projects from requirements gathering through implementation, documentation and adoption.

📌 Required Qualifications

• Five or more years of relevant experience in corporate IT support, systems administration or IT operations.
• Hands-on experience administering macOS endpoints in a corporate environment, with strong experience in Jamf or a comparable MDM platform.
• Experience administering Okta or another enterprise identity provider.
• Experience supporting business applications such as Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Notion, Linear, Slack and Zoom.
• Experience managing employee onboarding, offboarding, access provisioning and hardware lifecycles.
• Experience working through an IT service-management or ticketing system against defined service levels.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills, and the ability to manage several competing requests and projects while meeting deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical employees.

⭐ Desirable Experience

• Experience working in a distributed, high-growth or startup technology environment.
• Experience supporting office networks, conference-room technology and workplace IT systems.
• Experience managing vendors, managed-service providers and international hardware logistics.
• Familiarity with SOC 2, ISO 27001 or comparable security and compliance environments.
• Experience automating IT workflows through scripting, APIs or workflow-automation tools.
• Relevant Jamf, Okta, Apple, ITIL or CompTIA certification.

🎁 Benefits

This role carries a total potential annual earnings (OTE) of $135,000–$148,000, comprising a base salary of $135,000 and variable pay of up to $13,500, plus equity. This range doesn't include additional benefits. Salary may be adjusted based on business needs. Final offer may vary based on skills, experience, location, and other compensation components.

🛂 Visa & Eligibility

HackerRank is a proud equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunity to everyone for employment based on individual performance and qualification. We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.