IT Ops

The role is the first dedicated IT operations hire, covering employee hardware, identity and access, office systems, and security basics for a growing team. A strong candidate has hands on experience with Mac and Linux devices, device management tools, single sign on, and network fundamentals, and can write clear documentation others can follow. The person needs to handle issues end to end, spot risks early, and automate repetitive work rather than just fix tickets.

How it fits the AI era

Much of the routine IT work, like provisioning, access checks, and recurring requests, can be automated or partly handled by agents, and the posting asks for someone who actively looks for ways to use AI tools in IT operations. What stays human is judgement: scoping access correctly, weighing security risks, making reasonable calls under ambiguity, and treating colleagues well as customers. The role sits inside a company that builds agent workflows, so the work is close to how those tools are actually used day to day.

How it builds AI experience

Working at an AI platform company means daily exposure to how teams connect knowledge, tools, and agents in shared workflows, which builds practical understanding of where AI helps operations and where it does not. A candidate can strengthen this by learning to automate IT tasks with AI tools and by studying how access, security, and governance apply when agents act on company systems. The posting itself signals that curiosity about AI in IT work matters more than prior AI titles.

Worth showing

• Mac and Linux endpoint management
• MDM tools like Jamf or Kandji
• SSO and identity management
• Network basics: DNS, VPN
• Clear process documentation

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About Dust

Dust is a multiplayer AI platform that connects company knowledge, tools, and teams so people and agents can work together in shared workflows, per the company.