River AI
IT Lead
$280K–$360K
San Francisco Bay Area +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 4, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco Bay Area
Palo Alto, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of IT experience at high growth companies.
About the job
Leads River AI’s IT function, building and operating secure, scalable infrastructure and technology support for the organization.
What you'll do
- Design, implement, and maintain IT infrastructure, systems, networks, and disaster recovery.
- Manage security policies, compliance, incident response, identity and access management, audits, and risk remediation.
- Oversee IT support, employee devices and access, enterprise applications, vendors, procurement, and budgets.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of IT experience at high growth companies.
- Hands-on expertise with IT and HR management systems, MDM systems, network set-up and maintenance, and hybrid infrastructure management.
- Experience handling compliance and cybersecurity issues in coordination with engineering, legal, and HR teams.
- Experience building and scaling IT functions and managing IT budgets, vendor relationships, and technology procurement.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI, machine learning, scientific computing, or other specialized technical workloads.
- Background in hardware infrastructure or data center operations; knowledge of IT service management frameworks is also preferred.
Pay
$280,000–$360,000 USD per year (base salary)
Tools
MDM, IAM, WAN, LAN, WAP
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