Sr. IT System Administrator
Responsibilities:
- Provide system administration ownership for a variety of third party applications and SAAS Solutions such as: Atlassian, Google Workspace, M365, Slack, Zoom, and others.
- Implement and manage cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solutions (SSO, MFA, etc).
- Administer Windows Server Environment technologies including Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Network Policy, and Certificate Authorities.
- Develop and manage infrastructure backups. Test and document disaster recovery and business continuity processes.
- Work with business owners to define business and technical requirements for the implementation and support of systems and tools.
- Project manage small to medium sized projects that implement technologies and tools across the organization that drive greater productivity, efficiency, or security for Twist.
- Establish and compose processes and documentation to drive the adoption of new IT technologies and cloud applications.
- Build, manage and monitor on-premise data center environments with networking, hypervisors, virtual servers, and shared storage.
- Managing and configuration of an RMM or similar monitoring system.
- Implement technologies and develop processes to secure and protect a hybrid and remote workforce (ie. Zero Trust, UEM)
- Provide world-class end-user support for issues escalated to Infrastructure or Systems teams for US and Global based users.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of IT systems administration and systems engineering experience.
- Experience with scripting utilizing Powershell, BASH/shell, python, perl or other scripting language to automate tasks with application APIs is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with business owners on cross functional projects.
- Able to work independently and prioritize incoming tasks, utilizing ticket queues such as Service Now, or Jira to support business users as a Tier 2 or Tier 3 escalation.
- Understanding of enterprise identity and account management and administration through Active Directory, Azure AD, and SAML Identity providers, including implementing data flow for SaaS APIs to automate provisioning (REST and SCIM).
- Strong working experience of networking(Cisco/Meraki), server administration (Windows), storage systems (Netapp), and virtualization (VMware).
- Experience working in an ISO 27001, ITIL/SOX/SOC, or other regulated environment that conducts audits and company reviews.
Education and Certification
Bachelor’s degree in an IT related degree (i.e. Information System) or equivalent professional work experience.
- MCITP (Microsoft Certified IT Professional) (optional)
- ITIL Foundation Certification is a plus.
About Twist Bioscience
Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.
At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.
Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.
The base cash compensation for this California-based role is below. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for bonus, equity, and a generous benefits package. Final compensation amounts are determined by multiple factors, including candidate skill, experience, expertise, and location and may vary from the amount listed above. Compensation may be different in other locations.
San Francisco Bay Area Pay Range
$119,000—$151,000 USD
Top Skills
What We Do
Twist Bioscience is a synthetic biology company based in South San Francisco, California. The company has developed a proprietary silicon-based manufacturing process for the production of synthetic DNA.
Twist Bioscience serves Life Science researchers who are changing the world for the better. Coming from diverse fields of medicine, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, scientists use our synthetic genes, oligo pools, and NGS target enrichment to better lives and improve the sustainability of the planet.
Twist Bioscience is uniquely positioned to help accelerate these efforts by providing precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable. Our technology overcomes inefficiencies and enables cost-effective, rapid, precise, high-throughput DNA synthesis and sequencing. We offer both the quality and quantity researchers need now to rapidly realize opportunities ahead.
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