Substack

Operations

ITSystemsAdministrator

$120–160k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“IT Systems Administrator at Substack. Skills: IT operations, Okta administration, SOC 2 readiness. Administer Okta. Manage SSO”

Industry & Context.

Operations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

3-5 years corporate IT experience, Hands-on Okta experience, Apple-focused MDM experience, Familiarity with SOC 2 requirements

Nice to Have

Experience working in SOC 2 environment, Experience with compliance platforms, Experience with Vanta or Drata

What You'll Do.

Manage SCIM provisioning

Manage app integrations

Deactivate tools in Okta

Manage contractor access

Own new hire IT onboarding

Manage device enrollment

Manage device configuration

Manage device compliance

Maintain hardware inventory

Manage device lifecycle

Serve as IT tool vendor contact

Identify integration requirements

Manage tool deprecation

Maintain tool stack documentation

Maintain access policies documentation

Maintain vendor relationships documentation

Support SOC 2 compliance efforts

Implement compliance platform

Manage compliance platform

Ensure IT processes meet audit requirements

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functionally with operations; Cross-functionally with engineering; With external vendors

Full Job Description

Substack is building a new economic engine for culture, giving the brightest, most interesting, and most creative people on the internet the power of their own publishing platform. Substack empowers independent writers, artists, videographers, podcasters, and creators of all types to create, share, and make a living off their work through subscriptions, while offering them creative freedom, ownership, and a direct connection to their audiences. ABOUT THE ROLE We're looking for an IT Systems Administrator to own our internal IT operations end to end. This is a hands-on individual contributor role for someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment, takes pride in running a tight, well-organized IT function, and knows how to build systems that scale. You'll be the go-to person for everything from onboarding new hires to managing our SaaS tool stack and supporting our path to SOC 2 compliance. WHAT YOU'LL OWN Identity & Access Management - Administer Okta across our full tool stack — managing SSO, SCIM provisioning, and app integrations - Onboard and offboard users across both Okta and non-Okta applications - Add and deactivate tools in Okta as our stack evolves - Manage and track access for vendors and contractors, ensuring appropriate permissions are granted and revoked promptly IT Onboarding & Endpoint Management - Own the new hire IT onboarding experience — from laptop setup to tool access on day one - Manage device enrollment, configuration, and compliance through Iru - Maintain hardware inventory and manage device lifecycle SaaS & Vendor Management - Serve as the point of contact for IT tool vendors - Identify integration requirements for new tools and manage their setup and deprecation - Maintain documentation on our tool stack, access policies, and vendor relationships SOC 2 Readiness - Partner with our Systems Team to support SOC 2 compliance efforts - Help implement and manage our future compliance platform, such as Vanta. - Ensure IT processes around access

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