Network/Systems Administrator

You in this Role

The Network / Systems Administrator is a individual-contributor role within a lean IT department of three. You will own the day-to-day administration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Unusual Machines' enterprise network and systems infrastructure across all seven sites. Working directly with the Director of IT, you will be a primary subject matter expert for firewall, switching, wireless, identity, cloud, and server infrastructure — while supporting compliance obligations and contributing to ongoing strategic IT buildout initiatives.

This role is ideal for a technically deep, self-directed administrator who thrives in a fast-moving environment, takes genuine ownership of infrastructure, and understands the discipline required in regulated industries.

What You’ll Do

• Administer and maintain the enterprise firewall environment: Palo Alto, managed via Panorama; enforce security policy, NAT, zone architecture, and URL/App-ID rules

• Manage Prisma Access for remote user connectivity and ZTNA policy enforcement

• Operate and maintain Cisco Catalyst switching infrastructure across all sites — VLANs, trunking, STP, QoS, port security, and IOS-XE configuration management

• Administer Meraki MR46 wireless access points and MX68 LTE failover appliances at branch locations via Meraki Dashboard

• Maintain Spectrum Enterprise Metro Ethernet WAN connectivity across all seven sites; coordinate with carriers on circuit issues and escalations

• Manage iSCSI storage network on dedicated VLAN 61 (10.10.61.0/24) with MTU 9000 jumbo frame configuration

• Support DNS operations managed via Cloudflare (registrar and authoritative nameservers for unusualmachines.com)

Systems & Cloud Infrastructure

• Administer Microsoft 365 tenant (unusualmachines.com, E3 licensing) including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive

• Manage Entra ID P2: Conditional Access policy authoring and tuning, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), Identity Protection risk policies, and SCIM-based provisioning integrations

• Operate Microsoft Intune for endpoint policy management, compliance baselines, Autopilot provisioning, and application deployment (rollout in progress)

• Administer Windows Server infrastructure including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and file services

• Manage NAS/storage infrastructure

• Operate and maintain backup and disaster recovery processes; ensure recovery objectives are met and tested

ITSM & Operations

• Operate within Freshservice Enterprise ITSM platform: own infrastructure-tier tickets, contribute to CMDB asset accuracy, document changes per change management process

• Maintain network and systems documentation to a professional standard — configuration baselines, topology diagrams, runbooks, and change records

• Participate in on-call rotation and respond to after-hours infrastructure incidents as needed across a seven-site footprint

• Provide assistance and escalation support to Desktop Helpdesk staff for network, identity, and server-related issues

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a network/systems administration role in an enterprise environment

• Palo Alto Networks firewall administration: PAN-OS security policy, NAT, zone design, App-ID, URL filtering — Panorama experience strongly preferred

• Cisco Catalyst switching: IOS-XE, VLAN configuration, trunking, STP, QoS — production experience required

• Microsoft 365 back-end administration: Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, licensing, and service health management

• Entra ID / Azure AD: Conditional Access, PIM, Identity Protection, SCIM provisioning, group-based access management

• Windows Server administration: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, GPO, and file services

• Familiarity with backup/DR concepts and tools; ability to design and verify recovery procedures

• PowerShell scripting for M365, Entra ID, and Windows Server automation tasks

• Experience working in a compliance-driven environment (SOX, ITAR, HIPAA, PCI, or equivalent)

• Strong documentation discipline — you write things down and keep them current

Preferred Qualifications

• Palo Alto PCNSA or PCNSE certification

• Cisco CCNA or CCNP certification

• Microsoft certifications: MS-102 (M365 Administrator), SC-300 (Identity & Access), AZ-104 (Azure Administrator)

• Meraki wireless and SD-WAN administration experience

• Microsoft Intune / Autopilot / Endpoint Manager experience

• Tenable.io or equivalent vulnerability management platform experience

• Prisma Access / GlobalProtect VPN administration

• Experience with iSCSI storage networks and NAS platforms (Synology, NetApp, Dell, Ubiquiti ENAS)

• Experience supporting multi-site WAN environments with Metro Ethernet or MPLS

• Familiarity with Freshservice or comparable enterprise ITSM platforms

Benefits

• Salary range - $90,000 - $105,000
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• PTO and paid holidays
• Catered Lunch 5 days a week
• 401K
• Career growth opportunities

About Us

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands - Rotor Riot and Fat Shark - are two of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.

We’re expanding into enterprise and defense - bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue, STEM education, and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.

If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here.

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

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