Chainguard · 4 hours ago
IT Specialist
Hybrid - NYC
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$58K/yr - $70K/yrChainguard is a company focused on providing secure open source software for development and deployment. The IT Specialist role is essential for managing the company's IT infrastructure, offering technical support, and ensuring compliance with security standards while collaborating with team members across various time zones.
Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceSecurity
Responsibilities
Prioritize excellent customer service to employees; quick response and proper and accurate feedback on technical problems
Be our on site support for our newly created NYC office by maintaining our network, A/V, and supporting/troubleshooting our IT assets
Work with vendors to order, manage, and ship hardware worldwide
Manage employee lifecycle through onboarding new Chainguardians with tools, systems, and hardware collaborating closely with Chainguard’s HR/Recruiting team
Receives requests through the IT ticketing system, via email, or Slack for assistance on computer related problems including hardware, software, peripheral, and related equipment; determines severity of problems; troubleshoots, resolves or escalates to appropriate technical staff as appropriate
Provides on-call support (some holidays)
Qualification
Required
Experience in IT Support, ideally at a remote or startup environment
Experience with MacOS and Linux
Experience with mobile device management (MDM)
A strong understanding of IT Security best practices and a desire to improve them
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Some travel required
Ability to be in our NYC office 50% of the work week
Proactively self-motivated and self-starter
Strong ability to cycle between working independently and in a team environment
Motivated and eager to participate in growing and changing environments (often wearing 'many hats')
An eagerness to grow and build a company that's solving an important problem
Benefits
Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.
Company
Chainguard
Chainguard is a cloud-native development platform that provides low-to-zero CVE container images for building and running applications.
Founded in 2021
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
Chainguard has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)
2023 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$892MKey Investors
General CatalystSpark CapitalSequoia Capital
2025-10-23Debt Financing· $280M
2025-04-23Series D· $356M
2024-07-25Series C· $140M
Leadership Team
Dan Lorenc
Founder/CEO
Kim Lewandowski
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-12
2025-12-18
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