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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Specialist - **Company:** Motion Recruitment Partners LLC. - **Location:** El Segundo, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Apple Mac Systems, Business Software, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Identity and Access Management, Information Technology Operations, Internetworking, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Single Sign-On, User Provisioning Software, Google Cloud, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Gsuite, User Accounts - **Published:** September 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/225690f6-9d4b-4831-a4a5-8ea013756d97 ## About the Role * 5+ years of IT experience with increasing responsibility for corporate IT operations and vendor management. * Hands-on experience supporting an early- or mid-stage startup. * Strong Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 administration experience. * Experience with MDM, endpoint provisioning, device policies, and hardware lifecycle management. * Ability to operate independently as the sole IT resource, prioritize requests, and resolve issues directly. * Strong technical knowledge across endpoint management, IAM/SSO, networking, and cloud access. * Experience managing SaaS licenses, vendor contracts, service level agreements, and renewals. * Hands-on experience with IAM tools, SSO, user provisioning, and application and group management. * Strong macOS skills and experience supporting Windows environments. * Excellent communication, documentation, organization, and stakeholder management skills. Strongly Preferred * Experience working in a SaaS company. * Experience supporting a Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) or Security Operations Center (SOC). * Experience coordinating office build-outs, moves, and low-voltage or cabling projects through vendors. ## Description This is a hands-on role serving as the company's sole IT resource. You will manage employee support, onboarding and offboarding, endpoints, business applications, networks, and vendor relationships. The ideal candidate has experience supporting a growing startup and can balance daily requests with improvements that help the business scale. Responsibilities * Own employee IT support from intake and troubleshooting through resolution, keeping users informed and coordinating vendor escalations when needed. * Manage onboarding and offboarding, including hardware, accounts, access provisioning, and secure removal of access. * Provision and manage laptops and workstations through MDM, including device policies, procurement, maintenance, and retirement. * Administer Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, including user accounts, permissions, configurations, and licensing. * Configure and maintain corporate networks, including firewalls, switches, wireless, VPN, and DNS. * Manage internet connectivity, ISP relationships, and failover to support business uptime. * Oversee SaaS and engineering tool access, including GitHub provisioning and license management. * Manage IT vendors and managed service providers, including contracts, service levels, renewals, performance, and escalations. * Coordinate non-production AWS and Google Cloud Platform access, including IAM groups, provisioning standards, and access reviews. * Maintain IT documentation and support conference rooms, phone systems, printers, office moves, and cabling projects. ## Related Videos - [The Cloud is Calling: Answer with In-Demand Skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/945-the-cloud-is-calling-answer-with-in-demand-skills) - [What makes Cybersecurity different for critical infrastructure?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/571-what-makes-cybersecurity-different-for-critical-infrastructure) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Checkmate: 5 Real Incidents That Can End a Software Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100126-checkmate-5-real-incidents-that-can-end-a-software-company) - [Bringing AI Model Testing and Prompt Management to Your Codebase with GitHub Models](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1536-bringing-ai-model-testing-and-prompt-management-to-your-codebase-with-github-models) - [Cloud Run- the rise of serverless and containerization](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/106-cloud-run-the-rise-of-serverless-and-containerization) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers)