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Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.
Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
What You’ll Do:
You will lead our systems operations on site, and be a strong contributor to our overall technical design.

• Provides senior technical leadership to maintain, and improve IT architecture, standards, design, and implementation approaches for companies infrastructure systems
• Primary resource to maintain, and support Archer’s data center environments for our Covington manufacturing facility.
• Critical resource for implementing and maintaining Archer’s AWS infrastructure, server operating systems, VDI, monitoring, & other solutions (databases, utilities)
• Contribute to overall identity management and authentication management strategy
• Align with and contribute to Information Security strategy and plan
• Support/Troubleshoot issues including after-hours where required
• Coordinate w/ vendors for scope of services, timing of work, execution, and acceptance of deliverables
• Create and maintain documentation of datacenter & server topology and standards
• Research and document comparisons for cost, vendors, & services
• Perform procedures to support Compliance requirements (SOX, ISO, and other)
• Create documentation of internal procedures and Client-facing Help Guides
• Participate in process definition to support changes in maturity as Archer grows
• Create, update, and report appropriate metrics to the IT Leadership Team
• Provide support for office-based and remote personnel
  
  

What You Need:

• 8+ years of specific IT Engineering experience
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a computer field
• Experience with Windows Server, AWS, VDI, among others
• Strong scripting skills (specifically PowerShell and Python)
• Ability to be detailed in a in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to move and lift IT equipment as necessary, including PCs, servers, and rack equipment
  
  

Bonus Qualifications:

• Works well unsupervised
  
  

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $133,400 - 166,800. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy.
Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Airlines and Aviation

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