Company Overview
Allen Control Systems (ACS) is a cutting-edge defense startup founded by two former Navy electrical engineers with a proven track record in robotics and software. We are developing an autonomous gun turret using advanced computer vision and control systems to precisely detect, track, and neutralize enemy drones.
With an engineering-first culture, ACS values technical excellence and innovation. Backed by our founders’ successful exits from two previous ventures acquired for a combined $180M in 2022, we are committed to ensuring that the groundbreaking technologies we develop will have a real-world impact.
About The Role
We are looking for a Senior HRIS Specialist to own ACS’s Rippling HRIS platform during a critical growth phase. You will be the Rippling expert for the organization, advising HR, Finance, and leadership on platform configuration, optimization, reporting, and data-driven HR insights. This is a technical, systems-focused role that bridges HR business needs with Rippling platform capabilities, ensuring accurate employee data, seamless integrations, and actionable analytics across payroll, benefits, recruiting, and IT as we scale rapidly.
What You’ll Do
Own Rippling platform administration: configure and optimize for ACS’s needs, manage user access and permissions, maintain workflows and automations across payroll, benefits, onboarding, and offboarding, and stay current on feature updates.
Own employee data accuracy and integrity; manage master data including demographics, org structure, compensation, and employment status; conduct regular audits and maintain data governance standards and validation rules.
Manage Rippling integrations with Ashby, time tracking, expense management, benefits vendors, and other external systems; develop automated data workflows to reduce manual entry; monitor integration health and troubleshoot sync issues.
Design and build Rippling reports and dashboards for leadership and managers covering headcount, turnover, hiring pipeline, compensation, and org structure; support strategic HR planning with data analysis and present insights and recommendations to leadership.
Ensure Rippling configurations meet compliance requirements (HIPAA, ADA, I-9, data privacy); maintain data security and access controls; support audit documentation; respond to employee and manager Rippling questions and provide ongoing training and support to all users.
What You’ll Need
5+ years of HRIS administration experience, including at least 2 years at a senior or specialist level managing an HRIS platform.
Deep, hands-on expertise with Rippling HRIS, with experience serving as the primary administrator and internal subject matter expert responsible for system configuration, workflows, automations, reporting, and employee lifecycle management.
Strong understanding of HRIS workflows, automations, integrations, and reporting; experience managing data integrity, org charts, employee records, and master data.
Proficiency with reporting and dashboard creation; experience configuring HRIS integrations with external systems including recruiting, time tracking, and benefits providers.
Understanding of HR processes and compliance requirements (ADA, HIPAA, I-9, wage/hour, data privacy); ability to work with both HR business users and technical IT or vendor partners.
Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee data with professionalism.
You’ll Stand Out
Direct Rippling experience; Rippling certification or Rippling expert badge holder strongly preferred.
Experience implementing HRIS at a startup or high-growth company scaling from 50 to 500+ employees.
SQL or API knowledge for working with Rippling data feeds and integrations.
Knowledge of ACA, FMLA, WARN Act, and EEO-1 reporting requirements.
What We Offer
Competitive salary
ACS Equity Package
Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
Paid Time Off
Allen Control Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Allen Control Systems prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. #LI-AS1
Skills Required
- 5+ years of HRIS administration experience, including at least 2 years at a senior or specialist level
- Deep, hands-on expertise with Rippling HRIS as primary administrator responsible for configuration, workflows, automations, reporting, and employee lifecycle
- Strong understanding of HRIS workflows, automations, integrations, and reporting; experience managing data integrity, org charts, employee records, and master data
- Proficiency in reporting and dashboard creation and experience configuring HRIS integrations with recruiting, time tracking, and benefits providers
- Understanding of HR processes and compliance requirements (ADA, HIPAA, I-9, wage/hour, data privacy)
- Ability to work with HR business users and technical IT or vendor partners; strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills; maintain confidentiality
- Rippling certification or Rippling expert badge
- Experience implementing HRIS at a startup or high-growth company scaling from ~50 to 500+ employees
- SQL or API knowledge for working with Rippling data feeds and integrations
- Knowledge of ACA, FMLA, WARN Act, and EEO-1 reporting requirements
Allen Control Systems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, and vision coverage are consistently listed as employer‑provided across current role descriptions, indicating a solid core healthcare offering. This aligns with the startup‑standard package the company advertises.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off is explicitly advertised alongside core health benefits in multiple postings. While accrual details aren’t shown publicly, its consistent inclusion signals baseline time‑off coverage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An “ACS Equity Package” is repeatedly called out in job descriptions, suggesting equity grants are a standard component of total compensation. Visibility of equity across roles points to broad access to ownership upside, with specifics to be confirmed.
Allen Control Systems Insights
What We Do
Allen Control Systems is a defense technology company for a new era of drone warfare and to completely change battlefield economics. ACS is developing counter-drone robotic gun systems targeted at neutralizing attacking drone swarms, drones that are pre-programmed with AI, and drones that are non-jammable. ACS was created to lower the cost per kill of a drone to a few dollars. We do this by combining cutting-edge hardware and software that allows us to point an inexpensive gun that already exists in the field more accurately than anyone ever has before. ACS is a remote organization, with our HQ in Austin, Texas, and an office in Alexandria, Va. If you're passionate about our mission, we’d love to hear from you.
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