IT Specialist

Chainguard
United Kingdom
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in IT support within remote or startup environments and are comfortable with on-site work in London.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with remote or startup IT support experience and a willingness to work on-site in London
    — “Experience in IT Support, ideally at a remote or startup environment”
  • Individuals who thrive in dynamic, evolving environments with varied responsibilities
    — “Motivated and eager to participate in growing and changing environments (often wearing 'many hats')”

Things to consider

  • Must be available to work in the London office at least two days per week
    — “Ability to be in our London office 2 days a week”
  • Some travel is required, which may affect work-life balance
    — “Some travel required”
  • On-call support is expected, including during holidays
    — “Provide on-call support (some holidays)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with MacOS and Linux in your resume and interview responses
    — “Experience with MacOS and Linux”
  • Emphasize your ability to manage employee lifecycle and onboarding processes
    — “Manage employee lifecycle through onboarding new Chainguardians”
  • Showcase your experience with Neat Hardware and MDM solutions in your application materials
    — “Experience with mobile device management (MDM)”
  • Demonstrate your proactive approach and self-starting nature in your resume and interview stories
    — “Proactively self-motivated and self-starter — comfortable taking action independently with minimal oversight”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • smooth IT infrastructure operation
  • effective technical support
Typical background
IT support experienceunderstanding of IT security best practices

Skills & requirements

Required

IT SupportNetwork ManagementEmployee Onboarding

Preferred

Mobile Device ManagementSecurity Compliance

Stack & domain

IT SupportMacosLinuxMobile Device ManagementNeat HardwareIT SecurityCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingAdaptabilityNone MentionedIT InfrastructureNetworkingSecurity

About the role

Original posting from Chainguard via Greenhouse

Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. 

Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake.

Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.

The role in a nutshell:

As an IT Specialist your role is crucial in ensuring the smooth operation of the company's IT infrastructure and supporting all Chainguardians. You'll be responsible for managing and troubleshooting various IT systems, providing empathetic, detailed, and prompt technical support to employees, implementing/ensuring compliance with security, and collaborating with the entire company. This role requires strong communication skills, self-discipline, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across many different time zones.

 What you’ll do:

Prioritize excellent customer service to employees; quick response and proper and accurate feedback on technical problems

Be our on-site support for our London office by maintaining our network, A/V, and supporting/troubleshooting our IT assets

Work with vendors to order, manage, and ship hardware worldwide, and serve as the local point of contact for London-based vendors

Manage employee lifecycle through onboarding new Chainguardians with tools, systems, and hardware, collaborating closely with Chainguard's HR/Recruiting team

Receive requests through the IT ticketing system, via email, or Slack for assistance on computer-related problems including hardware, software, peripheral, and related equipment; determine severity of problems; troubleshoot, resolve, or escalate to appropriate technical staff as appropriate

Provide on-call support (some holidays)

What we're looking for:

Experience in IT Support, ideally at a remote or startup environment

Experience with MacOS and Linux

Experience with mobile device management (MDM)

Experience configuring and troubleshooting with Neat Hardware

A strong understanding of IT Security best practices and a desire to improve them

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences

Some travel required

Ability to be in our London office 2 days a week (near Farringdon station), with availability to come in daily if ever needed

Proactively self-motivated and self-starter — comfortable taking action independently with minimal oversight

Strong ability to cycle between working independently and in a team environment

Motivated and eager to participate in growing and changing environments (often wearing "many hats")

An eagerness to grow and build a company that's solving an important problem

Base Salary Range£47,501—£55,665 GBPAbout Us

We live and breathe our company values:

We are customer obsessed — We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.

We have a bias for intentional action — We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.

We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) — We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.

We trust each other and assume good intentions — We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.

A few of the benefits we offer:

Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.

Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).

100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.

∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.

18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring "Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with Chainguard's Global Candidate Privacy Notice.

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Source: Chainguard careers (Greenhouse)

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