Hiring: Head of IT Company: 8090 Solutions Location: Redwood City, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:17:14 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, DNS, FedRAMP, GCP, GDPR, GitHub, HIPAA, IAM, LLM, Okta, RBAC, SOC, SOC 2, SSL, SaaS, Slack, Vendor Management, Zoom About the job Experience: •5-10 years of professional IT experience, with a proven track record of scaling IT infrastructure. •Previous experience serving as a Head or Director of IT for a fast-paced, high-growth tech startup (Series A, B, or C stage). •Deep security expertise covering endpoint protection, threat monitoring, and zero-trust principles. Proven experience in data privacy and compliance frameworks, including leading readiness and audits for SOC 1, SOC 2, FedRAMP, GDPR, and HIPAA. •Deep experience with AI and automation tools, including configuring AI infrastructure, managing LLM API access, and leveraging AIOps to streamline IT workflows. Required Skills: •In person 5 days a week from our office in Redwood City, CA •. You will partner closely with our executive leadership, engineering teams, and operations staff to ensure seamless technology delivery and highly secure physical and digital workspaces. •Own the configuration, administration, and vendor management of our core SaaS stack, ensuring optimal licensing and seamless integration. •Implement FinOps practices to monitor, report on, and optimize cloud infrastructure and AI token costs across multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, AWS, GCP, and Neoclouds). •Lead employee Identity and Access Management (IAM/SSO/RBAC) across all digital tools, cloud environments, and physical spaces, strictly enforcing a zero-trust architecture. •Oversee office networking, Wi-Fi infrastructure, internet redundancy, Zero-trust Network Access, and comprehensive domain management (DNS, SSL, DNSSEC) for the organization. •Coordinate IT help desk operations, delegate tasks effectively, and establish automated self-service portals to reduce operational friction for employees across two offices. Qualifications: •Managed administration and cost management for infrastructure assets, with the ability to forecast and optimize complex cloud and AI workloads. •Extensive domain management expertise, overseeing complex DNS environments and subdomains for engineering and go-to-market teams. •Strong background in modern Identity and Access Management platforms (e.g., Okta, JumpCloud, Entra ID). •Demonstrated capacity to operate strategically at the executive level while remaining technical enough to jump into the details and execute hands-on. •This position is only open to candidates who can provide sufficient documentation establishing employment eligibility in the United States of America and to provide satisfactory proof of your identity as required by U.S. law •. A further condition of your employment is satisfactory completion of a credit and/or criminal background check. •We do not provide new work visa sponsorship. Compensation: •$180,000 - $350,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!