
IT Operations Lead
Mercury
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $138,800 - $192,800 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Manage our SaaS application portfolio including vendor relationships, license optimization, contract negotiations, and lifecycle management across our entire technology stack
- Oversee identity and access management through Okta, implementing authentication controls, managing user provisioning and deprovisioning, and ensuring proper access governance aligned with least privilege principles
- Lead endpoint security and device management using Kolide and related tools, maintaining visibility across our device fleet, enforcing security configurations, and ensuring compliance with our security standards
- Design and execute seamless IT onboarding and offboarding experiences that give new hires secure access to necessary tools from day one while ensuring departing employees are properly offboarded
- Manage internal tech support operations, establishing service levels, triaging and resolving employee technology issues, and maintaining high satisfaction with IT support
- Coordinate IT assessment management including internal audits, vendor security reviews, and remediation tracking to ensure IT operations meet regulatory and compliance requirements
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Information Security, and cross-functional teams to align employee technology needs with our AWS-based infrastructure and security requirements
- Manage IT operations budget and make data-driven decisions about technology investments that balance employee productivity, cost efficiency, and security
- Build and mentor an IT operations team as we scale, fostering a culture of service excellence and continuous improvement
Requirements
- 5-7+ years of experience in IT operations with at least 2-3 years in a management or team lead role
- Deep expertise in SaaS application management, including vendor negotiation, license optimization, and lifecycle management
- Strong experience with identity and access management platforms, particularly Okta, including user provisioning, SSO configuration, and access governance
- Hands-on experience with modern endpoint management solutions like Kolide, Jamf, Intune, or similar tools, with a strong understanding of device security and zero-trust principles
- Track record managing IT operations in fast-paced technology companies, ideally in regulated industries like financial services where security and compliance are paramount
- Experience coordinating IT audits and assessments, tracking remediation efforts, and working within compliance frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar)
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to provide executive-level support while efficiently resolving technical issues for employees at all levels
- Strong vendor management capabilities and experience managing multiple SaaS vendor relationships simultaneously
- Problem-solving approach that balances usability, security, and cost while maintaining a customer-service mindset
- Comfort working autonomously, making decisions with incomplete information, and adapting to changing priorities in a dynamic environment
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Hard Skills & Tools
SaaS application managementidentity and access managementuser provisioningSSO configurationendpoint managementdevice securityIT auditsremediation trackingcompliance frameworksvendor negotiation
Soft Skills
communication skillsproblem-solvingcustomer-service mindsetteam leadershipservice excellenceadaptabilitydecision-makingcollaborationmentoringtriaging
Certifications
SOC 2ISO 27001