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Head of IT

General Matter · Los Angeles, CA

Posted 7 days ago · $200,000-$260,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
7 days
General Matter's roles stay open a median of 43 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
99% of General Matter's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at General Matter
high
65 stale, 1 reposted of 133 open
Hiring momentum
151 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

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About this role

The Head of IT at General Matter will oversee the company's IT systems, ensuring they align with business goals while maintaining security and efficiency. Daily responsibilities include collaborating with engineers to implement Microsoft enterprise software, managing scalable systems, and driving improvements in infrastructure performance. The role requires a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to document and follow best practices in systems design and implementation.

Our read on this posting4.2out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
5/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of General Matter as an employer.

What you need

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering discipline with 3+ years of systems administration experience; OR 5+ years of professional systems administration experience in lieu of a degree
  • Experience with servers in physical and virtualized environments
  • 5+ years of experience with Active Directory, Kerberos, Entra ID, and multi-platform authentication/identification environments
  • 5+ years of experience with Windows-based systems and services in both physical and virtual environments
  • 5+ years of experience in monitoring mission-critical enterprise environments

Nice to have

  • Expertise in creating repeatable, reliable, scalable systems architectures, with high availability, fault tolerance, performance tuning, monitoring, and statistics/metrics collection
  • Understanding of developing web, python, Powershell, and bash scripting applications and build processes
  • Experience with linux administration
  • Experience with automation platforms (Ansible, Salt, Chef)
  • Networking experience in IPv4, IPSEC VPN, SSL-VPN, SD-WAN, switching, routing, firewalls and HA architecture

What you get

  • Base salary range of $200,000-$260,000 annually
  • Eligibility for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock options
  • Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
  • HSA/FSA/Commuter benefits
  • Unlimited Time Off policy

Worth weighing

  • High degree of responsibility for processes and systems
  • Fast-paced and challenging environment
  • Requires extended hours and weekends as necessary

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Listed by General Matter on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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