Top Remote IT Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Perform financial analyses for IT, develop Total Cost of Ownership and forecasting models, and recommend financial strategies. Support IT operations/governance, integrate financial checkpoints into governance, and apply Agile delivery principles to align services and outcomes.

Serve as Product Owner for Oracle/Cerner clinical solutions, partnering with stakeholders to define workflows, write user stories, manage backlogs, configure systems, support enterprise deployment and adoption, and provide SME through the product lifecycle. Requires risk mitigation, cross-team collaboration, and occasional travel.

Senior Windows-focused Platform Engineer responsible for administering Windows server environments, supporting IBM FileNet/DataCap/BAW/ICN applications, ensuring security and performance, implementing monitoring, troubleshooting production issues, documenting systems, and collaborating with internal teams and clients to improve platform stability and processes.

Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts. Lead test strategy, planning, and execution across functional, load, integration, security, server-side, and ETL testing. Create test artifacts, run automated tests, analyze results, report defects, participate in CI/CD, code reviews, and agile ceremonies, and drive issue resolution.

Provide senior-level remote IT support and operations for a distributed workforce: troubleshoot macOS/Windows/Linux/mobile, manage onboarding/offboarding, administer identity (Rippling/Okta) and MDM, maintain asset inventory, build AI-driven automations (Console.com, Risotto, Unthread), support SOC 2/HIPAA/ISO compliance, write runbooks in Notion, and contribute to the IT roadmap while mentoring the team.

Serve as first-line IT support for hardware, software, networking, and enterprise applications. Triage and resolve support tickets, manage onboarding/offboarding, administer Okta and endpoint management (Intune, Jamf), maintain device health and access controls, collaborate with Security and Engineering, document processes, and improve support workflows to ensure a secure, compliant, and user-friendly hybrid work environment.

Design and guide secure, scalable enterprise and cloud architectures (DNS, Azure, AWS, on-prem). Lead cloud migrations, implement monitoring, integrate hybrid environments, present technical briefings, and mentor staff while ensuring security and performance for a mission-focused government client.

Lead IT Operations and IT Engineering for enterprise identity, endpoint management, network infrastructure, collaboration tooling, and end-user services. Set strategy, SLAs, roadmaps, and metrics; hire and develop a high-performing team; partner closely with Security, Finance, People, and Legal; drive AI-native automation and productivity tooling; own vendor relationships, budget planning, and major incident escalation and migrations.

Develop and execute IT channel growth strategies targeting national IT solution providers and resellers. Build partner-specific business plans, enablement content, and sales plays. Align national channel strategy with regional execution, support complex opportunities, monitor partner pipeline in CRM, lead partner reviews, represent the company at industry events, and drive measurable revenue growth.

This is a spontaneous application opportunity where candidates submit their CV and motivation for potential job matches.

Design, build, and secure large-scale Azure Government environments. Architect cloud-native data platforms, automate provisioning with Terraform/ARM/Bicep, implement Azure AD/RBAC and NIST-aligned controls, apply DISA STIGs/CIS benchmarks, drive FinOps, and migrate NTIA Unclassified and Secret systems to Azure Government/Secret Cloud using CAF and Azure Well-Architected Framework.

The Lead IT Engineer will oversee projects, ensuring effective use of resources and alignment with organizational identity and rewards.

Serve as servant leader for the Agile Release Train supporting CMM modernization: plan and facilitate PI Planning, synchronize multiple Scrum teams, manage risks and dependencies, coach SAFe adoption, maintain ART metrics, drive CI/CD and DevSecOps improvements, ensure federal Agile compliance, and deliver measurable PI objectives and governance artifacts.

Define and govern enterprise data architecture, models, canonical and semantic layers, field-level mappings, and data governance. Partner with IT, Data Engineering, Security, and product teams to ensure data quality, lineage, integrations (Boomi), and platform alignment (Salesforce, Snowflake, NetSuite). Lead M&A data activities, perform hands-on data profiling and validation, and drive adoption of enterprise data standards to support analytics, AI, and automation initiatives.

Manage IT client and internal projects using PM best practices: define scope, plan schedules/budgets, allocate resources, track progress, manage risks, maintain documentation, and communicate with stakeholders to deliver projects on time and within scope.

Operate and scale endpoint and identity systems for a distributed Mac fleet; automate IAM and cross-functional workflows (Okta Workflows, RPA); implement PAM and Device Trust; ensure Zero Trust, DLP, and compliance (SOC2, HIPAA, HITRUST); serve as tier-2 on-call escalation and drive cost and operational efficiencies.

Serve as embedded IT risk partner for engineering and technology teams, owning IT SOX readiness, control design, testing coordination, remediation oversight and auditor liaison. Assess ITGCs and application controls across cloud, DevOps, CI/CD, IAM and Kubernetes environments. Drive control automation, continuous monitoring, evidence quality, and translate technical risks into practical guidance for engineers, Finance, and external auditors.

The IT Specialist will install, configure, and maintain IT systems, troubleshoot issues, perform hardware upgrades, and optimize network performance.

Hunt and close net-new enterprise and mid-market US-headquartered clients with European operations for multi-country IT hardware procurement. Build pipeline via outbound prospecting, qualify opportunities, create proposals, manage CRM and forecasts, collaborate with regional teams and vendors, represent Presidio at events, and meet revenue and margin targets.

Lead and sustain large-scale HPC systems supporting NOAA/NWS forecasting. Manage scheduler/software stack (PBS Pro/Slurm), optimize performance and throughput, troubleshoot multi-node Linux clusters, develop scripts, and support 24/7 operations with occasional travel and on-call duties.

The DoD SkillBridge Internship offers active-duty military members IT and cybersecurity training, certifications, and networking opportunities to prepare for civilian careers in IT.

Lead integration of technology into information systems, design data warehouse and BI capabilities, define data architecture and dictionaries, centralize disparate data, design dashboards, document system architecture, perform data quality and management, and provide solution engineering, pilots, and enablement for analytics and resource management.

Source and qualify leads on Upwork, respond to inbound inquiries, write tailored proposals, provide initial consultations and rough estimates, negotiate and upsell, and maintain clear communication between clients and technical teams.

Responsible for IT support and administration for Commercial systems. Partners with business owners to ensure system performance, compliance, and operational excellence across various business functions.

The Managing Partner will sustain and grow client relationships, advising on strategic IT solutions, and leading teams to drive public sector priorities, particularly in state and local government.