Systems Administrator, Enterprise Applications

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.