System Security 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 as well as 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). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.

This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.

What You Will Be Doing:

You will play a critical role in ensuring the security, reliability, and optimization of Helion's enterprise applications and integrations. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze workflows, enhance processes through technology, and ensure secure, compliant system operations. You'll also manage cloud environments, vendor relationships, and maintain overall IT infrastructure health. This is an onsite role that reports directly to our System Security Manager at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

- Partner with technical and business teams to analyze workflows and implement secure, technology-driven improvements

- Lead administration and maintenance of enterprise applications, integrations, and access controls

- Configure and manage authentication, security policies, and privileged accounts across systems

- Support system implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and migrations

- Monitor and troubleshoot enterprise applications, integrations, and infrastructure in collaboration with IT and business stakeholders

- Manage and support workloads in Azure and AWS environments

- Support vendor management, including contracts, roadmaps, and service agreements

- Participate in on-call rotations and respond to critical system incidents

Required Skills:

- 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

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

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.