AIQ Space Ventures

AIQ Space is seeking a Network & System Support Engineer who can take ownership of our internal infrastructure and support systems. The role demands technical support, network administration, security, and system configuration to keep our growing startup’s IT backbone secure, scalable, and reliable. Roles and Responsibilities: Providing day-to-day technical support (Tier 1–2) to internal users for network, system, and connectivity issues Configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting routers, switches, firewalls, and VPNs Managing and monitoring LAN/WAN, Wi-Fi, VLANs, and IP address assignments Handle Windows Server and Active Directory–related tasks such as joining servers to domains, managing service accounts and access permissions, ensuring machines have resolvable FQDNs and manage SSL certificate installation, configuring and maintaining IIS, including port and SSL bindings, ensuring infrastructure has static IPs, is secure, and meets deployment preconditions, monitoring and enforcing network security best practices, assisting with setting up cloud environments, particularly Azure networking (VNETs, NSGs, peering, VPN Gateways), and so on. Documenting procedures, configurations, and IT inventory Requirements The candidate must have minimum 1-2 years of experience and should be technically adept in: Networking protocols: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, NAT, VLANs Network hardware: routers, switches, firewalls Windows Server, IIS, and Active Directory SSL certificate management and HTTPS configuration Experience with firewall and VPN configurations (e.g., pfSense, Fortinet, Cisco ASA) Understanding of network security principles and endpoint protection Exposure to cloud environments (Azure preferred) Additionally, we would love to have a candidate who is: A strong communicator and has good interpersonal skills Is a proactive problem solver and quick learner and is comfortable working independently in a fast-paced startup setting Azure certifications like AZ-900, AZ-700, AZ-104 and Networking certifications like CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Security+ are a plus.