IT Lead, Cybersecurity, IT Project Manager

About Constellation

Constellation is an independent research center that brings together people throughout the AI safety ecosystem to accelerate insight, research, and talent through better cooperation. Unlike a conference or summit, Constellation operates continuously, in the form of a physical workspace as well as conference‑style talks, workshops, and training bootcamps. Continuous operation allows for relationships and conversations to develop over time, meaningfully fostering trust, collaboration, and shared insight.

It also makes Constellation a natural field‑building hub by rapidly inspiring, orienting, and connecting people who are newer to the field.

Based in Berkeley, CA, our shared workspace hosts over 100 people per week across dozens of AI safety organizations in nonprofits, academia, industry, and government. Hundreds of other researchers spend time at Constellation for shorter visits each year. We believe this is the strongest and highest‑output network of AI safety researchers in the world; dozens of participants in past Constellation programs have gone on to safety‑focused roles at companies such as METR, Redwood Research, Anthropic, Google Deep Mind, OpenAI, and the US and UK Safety Institutes.

Our core team currently includes 17 members and is expected to grow to 25–30 by the end of the year. In addition, we work closely with an extended team of 5–10 collaborators.

For more information, see our research focus areas and selected publications from Constellation fellows.

We’re seeking a proactive and versatile IT Lead to improve our IT infrastructure, supporting staff and users in a fast‑paced research environment. You will manage our enterprise network, office technology, and cloud services. You’ll also troubleshoot complex issues and teach other team members to solve common IT needs.

Our multi‑floor workspace in downtown Berkeley operates more like a high‑growth startup than a nonprofit, hosting numerous research organizations, members, and visitors. As the backbone of our IT operations and Info Sec, you’ll balance day‑to‑day troubleshooting with strategic projects and security governance.

You will collaborate closely with the Operations team on facilities, AV, physical security, and event logistics. You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with leading AI safety experts. This is a full‑time, on‑site role in Berkeley, CA, with core hours from 9 AM to 5 PM and occasional off‑hours for upgrades or urgent issues.

• Maintain and optimize our enterprise WiFi network (Ubiquiti preferred)
• Administer staff IT systems, accounts, and cloud services
• Manage and secure office devices (staff laptops, guest kiosks, room reservation tablets, etc.)

• Develop and execute a roadmap for IT improvements and updates
• Plan and implement IT infrastructure projects (e.g., upgrading guest sign‑in kiosks)
• Select and manage IT vendors and service providers

• Lead IT security program including risk assessment, vulnerability management, and incident response
• Conduct security audits, penetration testing coordination, and threat monitoring
• Implement and enforce policies on endpoint protection, data security, access control, and device management
• Maintain IT documentation (network diagrams, system configurations, SOPs, and security policies)
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory or contractual security requirements

• Provide technical support escalation for researchers, visitors, and staff
• Train other team members to solve common user IT needs
• Lead IT onboarding, training, and offboarding for staff, including security awareness training

• Work cross‑functionally with Operations on facilities, AV, physical security, and event logistics
• Communicate technical information clearly to non‑technical stakeholders

• Experience managing and troubleshooting enterprise WiFi networks (Ubiquiti strongly preferred)
• Expertise in enterprise Google Workspace administration
• Strong background in IT security best practices: endpoint…