IT & Security Manager

About K1 Industries
For the first time in decades, power demand growth in the US has jumped 5x, driving multi-year lead times for critical power infrastructure. K1 builds and deploys modular power packages at scale, now.

The role

K1 is hiring an IT & Security Manager to build and run the systems that keep our team productive and our information secure. We need someone who can handle everyday IT needs, establish practical security controls, and build infrastructure that supports a growing engineering and manufacturing company.

You will own corporate IT, employee devices, identity and access, workplace networks, and information security. You will partner with People Operations on employee onboarding and offboarding, support engineering teams with their technology needs, and coordinate external providers where specialist support is needed. This is a hands-on role: you will set priorities and standards while configuring systems, troubleshooting problems, and following through on the details.

What the role owns

• Employee IT and support: Own day-to-day technical support across devices, applications, connectivity, and collaboration tools. Resolve issues quickly, document common fixes, and build a support process that works as the company grows.

• Devices and asset management: Manage laptops, workstations, mobile devices, and shared equipment from purchase through retirement. Establish device configuration, management, encryption, patching, and endpoint protection standards. Maintain accurate inventory and clear ownership.

• Identity and access: Own employee accounts, single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and access controls. Coordinate onboarding, role changes, and offboarding with People Operations and managers so employees have the access they need and access is removed promptly when it is no longer required.

• Workplace infrastructure: Own corporate networks, Wi-Fi, connectivity, and shared IT equipment across K1’s offices and facilities. Manage providers, troubleshoot reliability issues, and plan infrastructure improvements as sites and teams expand.

• Security foundations: Establish and maintain practical security policies, controls, and employee guidance. Protect company information through appropriate access, secure configurations, monitoring, and vulnerability remediation. Prioritize improvements based on risk and business needs.

• Incident response and recovery: Maintain clear procedures for reporting, investigating, and responding to IT and security incidents. Coordinate external specialists when needed, communicate with leadership, and turn lessons into improvements. Own backup and recovery processes for systems within IT’s scope and test that they work.

• Engineering and operational partnerships: Support engineering software, technical workstations, and secure collaboration with suppliers and partners. Work with engineering and operations owners to define responsibilities and secure connections between corporate IT and test, manufacturing, or operational systems.

• Vendors, software, and budgets: Manage IT vendors, service providers, software licenses, renewals, and spend. Evaluate tools for usability, security, reliability, and cost, and maintain visibility into what the company uses.

• Security reviews and documentation: Coordinate responses to customer and partner security questions. Maintain documentation of systems, controls, and remediation work, and partner with legal or external specialists on contractual and compliance requirements.

Who does well here

• Has personally owned IT operations and implemented security controls in a growing company, with concrete examples of systems built and problems resolved

• Brings hands-on experience with device management, identity platforms, endpoint security, networking, and cloud productivity tools

• Can troubleshoot across hardware, software, and networks while communicating clearly with employees of different technical backgrounds

• Uses sound judgment to prioritize security risks and implement controls that employees can follow consistently

• Has managed employee onboarding and offboarding, software administration, vendors, and technology budgets

• Can respond calmly to outages or security incidents, coordinate the right support, and follow through on corrective actions

• Builds clear documentation, automates repetitive work, and reduces reliance on manual processes

• Is comfortable being the primary owner of a broad function and knows when to bring in specialist expertise

Experience supporting engineering, manufacturing, or industrial environments; administering CAD or other technical software; working with managed IT providers; and supporting customer security reviews is a plus. Familiarity with operational technology security and network segmentation is especially relevant. K1 hires for its values: run toward hard problems, own your work, learn obsessively, and bias to action.

Compensation

Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity. Your equity participation will reflect the impact and ownership this role carries. Standard benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.

Location

The role is based at K1’s headquarters in Carson City, Nevada, near Reno and Lake Tahoe. San Francisco–based candidates are welcome, though relocation is preferred. Candidates based elsewhere must be willing to spend substantial time onsite on a regular basis to support employees, maintain infrastructure, and work closely with engineering and operations teams.