The RoleAs Kalshi's Senior IT Administrator, you will be the on-the-ground owner of our New York office's technology experience. You'll report to the lead of our Site Reliability Engineering team and work closely with a remote IT Administrator, bringing hands-on expertise and operational ownership to everything from day-to-day IT support to compliance technology and employee onboarding. This is a high-ownership role with a real growth ceiling - for the right person, there is a clear and compelling path into InfoSec and DevOps.
Responsibilities- Own the office technology experience: Be the primary point of contact for all IT needs in our New York office - hardware, software, networking, workspace setup, and everything in between.
- Employee onboarding: Lead the IT onboarding experience for all new hires, ensuring every Kalshian is set up and ready to hit the ground running on day one.
- Executive support: Provide dedicated technology support to senior leadership, handling their needs with speed and discretion.
- Compliance technology: Partner with the SRE and compliance teams to manage and maintain the tools and systems that keep Kalshi secure and audit-ready.
- Endpoint & systems management: Manage device provisioning, MDM, access controls, and software licensing across the organization.
- Process & documentation: Build and maintain IT processes, runbooks, and documentation that scale as the company grows.
- Growth into InfoSec & DevOps: For the right candidate, this role offers a genuine on-ramp into security operations and infrastructure work alongside our SRE team.
Qualifications- 3-5+ years of IT experience, preferably at a technology or financial services company.
- Proven experience owning IT operations end-to-end, including hardware, networking, SaaS tools, and access management.
- Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) platforms such as Okta.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks and security best practices (SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar is a plus).
- Experience supporting executive stakeholders with professionalism and discretion.
- Strong ownership mentality - you don't wait to be asked and you follow things through to completion.
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment where priorities can shift quickly.
- Curiosity and ambition to grow beyond traditional IT into InfoSec or DevOps over time.
Nice-to-haves- Scripting experience (Python, bash, etc)
- Networking fundamentals (APIs, HTTP)
- Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP)
NYC Pay Transparency DisclosureSalary Range: $90,000-$150,000 This range reflects current market data for this role. Kalshi has minimal hierarchy and broad variance in experience levels within each title; if your compensation expectations exceed this range, we encourage you to reach out - we're always happy to discuss.
