Senior Systems Administrator/ IT Engineer at Velaura
Santa Clara, CA
$145,000–$200,000
Aug 5, 2026
Santa Clara, CA
Sep 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on senior infrastructure role at an AI/semiconductor startup, responsible for administering and securing enterprise systems spanning Linux servers, VMware/Proxmox virtualization, AWS and GCP cloud, Cisco Meraki networking, identity management, enterprise storage, and endpoint management. The role also carries meaningful Tier 2/3 desktop engineering duties — device provisioning, MDM, and end-user support — alongside cybersecurity responsibilities including EDR administration, vulnerability remediation, incident response, and compliance work (SOC 2, NIST, CIS Controls).
Senior level · 10+ years · Full-time
Pay in the description: $145,000–$200,000
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What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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No work location or city is specified in the posting; CBSA and state fields are left blank. The company (Velaura AI) appears to be a US-based startup, so the US-based flag is set to true.
The SOC classification is a genuine judgment call. The role's primary day-to-day work is operating and administering infrastructure (servers, virtualization, cloud, networking, storage, endpoints) — pointing to 15-1244. However, cybersecurity duties (EDR administration, incident response, vulnerability remediation, compliance) are substantial enough that 15-1212 is a credible runner-up.
The MDM requirement lists 'Iru, Kandji, Jamf, Microsoft Intune, or similar' as a single interchangeable requirement; Jamf is used as the canonical name with the others as alternatives. 'Iru MDM' appears to be a lesser-known or internal product name — it is preserved as listed.
NetApp and Rubrik appear only under Preferred Qualifications, as do SentinelOne/CrowdStrike/Defender, Terraform/Ansible, and SIEM — all marked preferred accordingly.
The posting mentions PAN (Palo Alto Networks) firewalls in the responsibilities section but does not explicitly list them as a required qualification; they are omitted from the skills list as they appear only in narrative context rather than a requirements block.
Compensation is stated as '$145,000 – $200,000 a year' with additional performance incentives and equity; only the base salary range is captured in the compensation fields.
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