IT Admin

Skyeton builds long-endurance fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for defense, intelligence, surveillance, and infrastructure monitoring. Our Raybird platforms have logged hundreds of thousands of operational flight hours. We are growing our U.S. operations in Fayetteville, NC and North Las Vegas, NV. We move fast, value initiative, and take the mission seriously.

You will be Skyeton’s hands-on IT lead for all U.S. sites, covering three areas: IT and infrastructure, business-systems development, and cybersecurity and compliance. You will start as an individual contributor, with room to grow into leading a small IT and security team.

• Manage the full lifecycle of laptops, desktops, mobile devices, and peripherals, and provide Tier 1–2 support across all sites.
• Administer Microsoft 365 / cloud identity: accounts, MFA, conditional access, licensing, and permissions.
• Run onboarding and offboarding with HR, including same-day access removal.
• Own the network at every site (switching, VLANs, firewalls, wireless, cabling, VPN and zero-trust access) and keep production equipment segmented from the office network.
• Administer Linux and Windows servers and cloud infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code.
• Own backups and disaster recovery (with tested restores), system monitoring, and asset and license inventory.
• Set up IT for new sites and facility build-outs.

• Use AI coding agents (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor) to move fast, while personally reviewing, testing, and taking responsibility for everything that ships.
• Follow our software-governance process: work item → written plan → merge request with a passing pipeline → staging rehearsal → human-run production deploy.
• Administer ERP users, roles, and workflows, and enforce separation of duties.
• Own the source-control server, build runners, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Own security hardening, patching, vulnerability management, endpoint detection, logging, and least-privilege access.
• Manage secrets securely and rotate them on any suspected exposure.
• Own the technical controls and evidence for NIST SP 800-171, DFARS , CMMC, and ITAR/EAR, including the System Security Plan and POA&M.
• Protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), including FIPS 140-3 validated encryption where required.
• Lead incident response, security awareness training, phishing simulations, and access reviews.
• Manage IT vendors, carriers, and service providers; support purchasing and budget tracking.
• Report on uptime, security posture, and project delivery to the VP of Engineering and Manufacturing.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years combining hands-on IT administration with real software development.
• Python (preferred) development skills, including code you have shipped to production.
• Strong code review skills and experience with Git, merge requests, and CI/CD.
• Windows endpoint and Microsoft 365 / Entra  (or Google Workspace) administration.
• Solid networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, VLANs, firewalls, VPN, and wireless.
• Practical cybersecurity skills and familiarity with at least one compliance framework (NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, ISO 27001, or similar).
• Willingness to work with AI coding agents, without either refusing them or blindly trusting them.
• Clear technical writing and strong prioritization skills.
• High integrity and discretion with sensitive financial, payroll, and export-controlled information.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.

• CompTIA Security+ (or willingness to earn it within 12 months; we will pay for it). Other certifications such as…