IT Specialist, Chainguard
$58-70k
+ Stock options
3 days a week in office
Software supply chain security
Be an early applicant
Software supply chain security
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$58-70k
+ Stock options
3 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires strong communication skills, self-discipline, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders across many different time zones
- Experience in IT Support, ideally at a remote or startup environment
- Experience with MacOS and Linux
- Experience with mobile device management (MDM)
- A strong understanding of IT Security best practices and a desire to improve them
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
- Some travel required
- Ability to be in our NYC office 50% of the work week
- Proactively self-motivated and self-starter
- Strong ability to cycle between working independently and in a team environment
- Motivated and eager to participate in growing and changing environments (often wearing “many hats”)
- An eagerness to grow and build a company that’s solving an important problem
- If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences
What the job involves
- As an IT Specialist your role is crucial in ensuring the smooth operation of the company's IT infrastructure and supporting all Chainguardians
- You'll be responsible for managing and troubleshooting various IT systems, providing empathetic, detailed, and prompt technical support to employees, implementing/ensuring compliance with security, and collaborating with the entire company
- Prioritize excellent customer service to employees; quick response and proper and accurate feedback on technical problems
- Be our on site support for our newly created NYC office by maintaining our network, A/V, and supporting/troubleshooting our IT assets
- Work with vendors to order, manage, and ship hardware worldwide
- Manage employee lifecycle through onboarding new Chainguardians with tools, systems, and hardware collaborating closely with Chainguard’s HR/Recruiting team
- Receives requests through the IT ticketing system, via email, or Slack for assistance on computer related problems including hardware, software, peripheral, and related equipment; determines severity of problems; troubleshoots, resolves or escalates to appropriate technical staff as appropriate
- Provides on-call support (some holidays)
Our take
Developers rely on open source code and apps in their day to day work, but when the provenance of the code is unknown this creates potential weaknesses that cybercriminals can exploit. Chainguard exists to build security into the coding supply chain by making it possible for companies to enforce security policies based on auditable signatures baked into the code.
In the wake of huge cyber attacks, software supply chain security has been an area of major focus. However, most of this has surrounded the scanning and detection of threats. Chainguard's approach comes from the other end of the process, focusing on building security into the software itself.
Built by former engineers who are aware of developer workloads, Chainguard is designed to be easily installed and integrated into existing automation systems. The company has secured substantial funding, the latest of which will support more aggressive product and R&D spending as it looks to further boost sales.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
55% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2025
$280m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Apr 2025
$356m
SERIES D
Total funding: $892m
Company benefits
- Equity/stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
- Home office and internet stipend
- 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family
Company HQ
Everest, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
Dan Lorenc
(CEO & Co-Founder)Before co-founding Chainguard was a Software Engineer at Google, Disqus and Microsoft.
Kim Lewandowski
(CSO & Co-Founder)Prior to co-founding Chainguard was a Product Manager with Google. Before that was the Head of Product & Engineering at Brit + Co and the founder of Spotwag.
Matthew Moore
(CTO & Co-Founder)Was a Software Engineer at VMware, Google and Microsoft.
Ville Aikas
(Distinguished Engineer & Co-founder)Was a Senior Staff Engineer at VMware and a Software Engineer for Google and the University of Washingtom. Was previously Owner at VA Systems.
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