Head of IT

What We Do

Gecko Robotics is helping the world’s most important organizations ensure the availability, reliability, and sustainability of critical infrastructure. Gecko’s complete and connected solutions combine wall-climbing robots, industry-leading sensors, and an AI-powered data platform to provide customers 

with a unique window into the current and future health of their physical assets. This enables real-time decision making to increase the efficiency and safety of operations, promote mission readiness, and protect the environment and civilization from the effects of infrastructure failure.

Role at a Glance

As the Head of IT, you will be responsible for all of the strategic and operational decisions that impact IT Hardware and Software that powers Gecko. As the Head of IT you will embed deeply in the business to understand challenges and gaps in workflows, and ensure the security, stability, and scalability of Geckos infrastructure. The Head of IT will also be a key driver of internal data and working with Gecko leadership to help maximize resources. Additionally, you are process minded but action oriented, and know how to walk the line of immediate fixes and scaling for the future. 

What you will do 

• Embed deeply with Business Stakeholders to define IT Roadmap and OKRs

• Create processes and infrastructure to respond quickly and effectively to the evolving technical needs of the business

• Build the IT team at Gecko, hiring, managing performance and promoting IT team members

• Creatively work with the team to automate wherever possible

• Negotiate and manage vendors as well as budgets to ensure high quality investments

• Iterate quickly to ensure that operations and maintenance  of hardware Infrastructure (Scale VM Cluster, Cisco, AV)and software Infrastructure (Zoom, Okta, Google Workspace…) are up to date

• Provision and management of Gecko corporate devices

• Partner with Workplace Experience to ensure the technical build out of new offices (Travel required)

• Support of the technical operations and maintenance needs of remote offices

• Configuration of security controls on Gecko infrastructure and corporate devices defined by InfoSec

About You

Required Skills

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, System Administration, or a closely related field (or equivalent experience)

• 5-7 years of IT experience with advancing responsibilities

• Outstanding oral and written communication skills with exceptional customer service skills

• Operational and People  leadership experience, with proven experience managing people

• 1-3 years of startup experience

• 1-3 years of experience administering a rapidly scaling network infrastructure

• Effective stakeholder management

Preferred Skills

• 1-3 years of experience with scripting languages such as Python, Powershell and Bash

• 1-3 years of experience with a configuration management framework such as SaltStack, Puppet or Ansible

Who We Are

At Gecko, our people are our greatest investment. In addition to competitive compensation packages, we offer company equity, 401(k) matching, gender-neutral parental leave, full medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health and wellness support, ongoing professional development, family planning assistance, and flexible paid time off. 

Gecko values collaboration, innovation, and partnership, and we believe we do our best work when we’re together in person. We’re an office-first culture but understand that sometimes you may need to work from home. Many people are in the office five days a week, others need a bit more flexibility. Ultimately, we care about the outcomes we achieve - and creating a culture of autonomy and trust that enables that impact.

Gecko is committed to creating a culture of inclusion and belonging, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  We believe it is our collective responsibility to uphold these values and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to join us in our mission to protect today’s infrastructure and give form to tomorrow’s. All qualified applicants will be treated with respect and receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, uniform service, veteran status, age, or any other protected characteristic per federal, state, or local law. If you are passionate about what you do and want to use your talents to support our critical mission, we’d love to hear from you.