IT Operations Engineer
Posted 17 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior IT Operations Engineer”
BranchFactor Summary
The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyInformation Technology
Study levelBachelor's
Profluent is the frontier AI lab for biology. Profluent builds powerful foundation models for all of life's molecules, unlocking solutions that transform medicine, agriculture, and beyond. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Emeryville, CA, Profluent is backed by leading investors including Altimeter Capital, Bezos Expeditions, Spark Capital, Insight Partners, Air Street Capital, AIX Ventures, and Convergent Ventures and has raised over $150M to date.
The Role
The Senior IT Operations Engineer is responsible for the design, deployment, and day-to-day management of the company's entire IT infrastructure. This role owns everything from workstation provisioning and identity/access management to network architecture, cloud environments, backups, and end-user support. The ideal candidate is a hands-on generalist who can move fluidly between strategic infrastructure planning and hands-on troubleshooting, ensuring a secure, reliable, and well-documented technology environment across the organization. This position is reporting to the Director of Security, Compliance & IT.
Key Responsibilities
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Google Workspace & Productivity Applications
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Administer and support Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Admin Console) and other Google office applications.
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Manage user accounts, groups, shared drives, permissions, and organizational units.
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Configure security policies, DLP rules, and third-party app integrations within Workspace.
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Rippling Platform Administration
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Manage employee onboarding and offboarding workflows end to end.
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Configure and maintain rule sets, policies, and automation within Rippling.
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Build and maintain deployment scripting for automated device and software provisioning.
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Administer Mobile Device Management (MDM) policies, compliance rules, and app deployment.
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Endpoint Security
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Deploy, configure, and maintain SentinelOne (or equivalent) endpoint anti-virus/EDR across all devices.
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Monitor threat alerts, investigate incidents, and coordinate remediation.
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Network Infrastructure (Meraki)
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Plan, deploy, and optimize Meraki wireless, switching, and security appliances.
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Design and maintain VLAN segmentation, Air-cabbed Lab network, firewall rules, and network security policies.
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Monitor network performance and proactively resolve connectivity issues.