IT Engineer

Location: Onsite — Austin, TX

Employment Type: Direct Hire, Full Time

Job Title: IT Engineer

About 9 Mothers

The modern battlefield has changed. Cheap, autonomous suicide drones have turned the tactical advantage upside down, and the world is looking for a solution. At 9 Mothers, we aren’t just "innovating"—we are building the shield.

Backed by top-tier investors, we develop AI powered machines designed to intercept and neutralize Group 1/sUAS threats in real-time. Our flagship product is a low-power, counter-drone system built for the edge—on vehicles, at bases, or in a soldier's pack.

Why 9 Mothers?

While others build for "awareness" or "long-term research," we build for the immediate survival of those in harm’s way. We are a team of hackers, engineers, and mission-driven builders who value field-ready capability over polished slide decks. If you want to see your code or hardware in the field next month—not next year—this is your playground.

Position Summary

9 Mothers is hiring an IT Systems Administrator to own internal IT and endpoint operations for a growing defense engineering team. You run the fleet, the identity stack, and the tooling that keeps DevOps, mechanical, and software engineers productive — and you keep all of it inside our compliance boundary. This is a broad-scope IC role with shifting priorities; you fix what's most broken that week.

Essential Duties

• Automating traditional sysadmin duties with AI based workflows.

• Administer the Microsoft 365 GCC High / Entra ID tenant: identity, licensing, groups, and access.

• Run onboarding/offboarding end to end — accounts, hardware, access provisioning, and deprovisioning.

• Provision, image, and manage Windows and macOS endpoints

• Manage companywide tools (e.g. maintain and assigning licenses etc.)

• Troubleshooting software, hardware, and networking issues.

• Triage and resolve software, hardware, and network issues across the team.

• Maintain office network infrastructure (UniFi stack, switching, Wi-Fi, VLAN segmentation).

• Maintain IT and operational documentation, runbooks, and asset records.

Requirements

• You have a claude code subscription.

• You never let the silly engineers call you a blocker

• 3+ years administering Windows/macOS endpoints and a cloud identity platform (Microsoft 365 / Entra ID strongly preferred).

• Hands-on experience with MDM (Intune, Jamf, or equivalent) and SSO/SCIM provisioning.

• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, and VPN.

• Comfort operating independently with broad scope and limited oversight.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a CMMC, NIST 800-171, or another regulated/compliance-bound environment.

• Experience with NVIDIA Jetson platforms (Orin, JetPack).

• Active security clearance, or eligibility to obtain one.

• Comfortable with Debian based distros, Yocto Project, device tree, and kernel driver experience.

Benefits

• Meaningful Early Equity: You aren't just an employee; you are a foundational owner. Your contributions directly drive the value of your stake in the company.

• Direct Roadmap Influence: Forget the bureaucracy of big defense. You will have a seat at the table, directly shaping our product and technology trajectory from day one.

• Mission-Critical Work: We don't build for "what if." We build systems the Department of War actively needs to counter immediate, real-world threats.

• The Builder's Playground: Work in a brand-new lab fully optimized for rapid prototyping, equipped with NVIDIA Jetsons, high-end scopes, and 3-D printers.

• 100% Employer-Paid Premiums: We cover 100% of your medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums and cover 50% of healthcare premiums for your dependents.

• Unlimited PTO: We value results, not clock-watching. Take the time you need to stay sharp and recharge.

• Zero Red Tape: You report to the founders. You have the autonomy to make technical decisions that would take months of committee approval at a larger firm.

• Austin-Based Culture: Join an onsite team in Austin, TX, where we prioritize high-bandwidth collaboration and rapid field-testing.

• Relocation Assistance: We want the best talent in the room. If you aren't in Austin yet, we’ll help you get here, to make your transition to the Silicon Hills seamless.

About the Interview

• Phone screen

• Technical interview

• On-site in Austin

• Offer

Equal Employment Opportunity

9 Mothers is not an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment depending on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Export Control

This position may require access to information or technology subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). U.S. citizenship is required.