Helion

Systems Administrator, Enterprise Applications

Everett, WA, US

In-personFull time roleMid Level, Senior Level

19 days ago

About the Job

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group and new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). Now, we're turning up operations for Polaris, working towards delivering the world's first fusion power plant.

More than ever, it's a pivotal time to join us and have the opportunity to solve real challenges to create a better energy future. You will see first-hand how we value urgency, rigor, ownership, and hard truths, knowing it will take each to do what no one has before. Joining us, you will push the boundaries of what's possible and transform humanity for the better - because the world can't wait.

What You Will Be Doing:

In this role, you will lead our IT team’s efforts in implementing and optimizing enterprise applications and system integrations to support Helion’s evolving business needs. This position will collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze workflows, enhance processes through technology, and ensure secure, compliant system operations. In this role, you will also manage cloud environments, vendor relationships, and maintain overall IT infrastructure health. This role reports into the System Security Manager at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

Work closely with cross-functional teams
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align technology solutions with business goals
- Analyze systems and workflows to identify and implement technology-driven improvements
- Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in partnership with technical and business teams
- Conduct requirements analysis and drive process improvements through technology
- Support vendor management, including contracts, product roadmaps, and service agreements
Lead App Administration & Maintenance
- Manage and maintain application and system integrations, including data mapping and transformation
- Lead and support system implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and migrations
- Develop documentation such as process models, workflows, and use cases
- Monitor and troubleshoot system and integration issues in collaboration with IT and business teams
- Configure and manage enterprise application security, access controls, and authentication. Define and enforce policies for access, authentication, and privileged accounts
- Monitor for vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security standards using SIEM tools
Support IT Initiatives
- Participate in on-call rotations and respond to emergency system incidents
- Assist with managing and supporting workloads in Azure and AWS
- Manage Windows and Linux Servers, Microsoft 365, security, governance, regulatory compliance, and infrastructure health including endpoints, patches, monitoring, and automation

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 5+ years in systems administration, systems integration, or business analysis
Proven experience integrating and automating systems using APIs and middleware
Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, NetSuite, Siemens PLM, NX, CAD/CAM, HRIS, ATS
Proficient with Windows/Linux environments, PowerShell scripting, Microsoft 365, and Entra ID
Strong troubleshooting skills, proactive mindset, and ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

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Total Compensation and Benefits

Helion's compensation package includes a competitively benchmarked base salary, meaningful equity grants, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to internal equity - ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams. We are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation.

This is an exempt salaried role.

Annual Base Pay

$105,000—$140,000 USD

Benefits

Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
Annual wellness stipend

NOTE: Underrepresented people are less likely to apply unless they meet 100% of the job's requirements. We believe in hiring people, not checklists, and encourage you to apply even if you do not check all of the boxes. If this job isn't the one, we have many other openings that may be a fit.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. If we reach out to you to begin an interview process, we will also ask if you require any reasonable accommodation at that time.

About the Company

Helion

Everett, WA, USA

251-500

<p>Helion is a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone. Currently, we are scaling up our latest fusion prototype to make our vision a reality. We’re hiring brilliant scientists, engineers, and builders passionate about developing world-changing technologies.</p> <p>If that sounds like you, check out our open positions.</p>