Senior IT Support Specialist, End User Support, Central Tech

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative was founded in 2015 by Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg to harness the power of technology to pursue some of society’s most ambitious goals — from curing or preventing all disease to transforming how students learn. At CZI, you’ll join a deeply collaborative, mission-driven community where your work helps drive breakthroughs across our flagship nonprofit organizations, Biohub and Learning Commons. Whether enabling scientific breakthroughs via open science and AI-powered biology or strengthening the tools teachers and students rely on every day, your contributions help turn bold ideas into real-world impact.

Our teams operate at the intersection of innovation and scale, building the infrastructure, partnerships, and capabilities that allow scientists, educators, and innovators to tackle some of the most complex challenges of our time — and to do so with urgency, integrity, and optimism. We are seeking a Senior IT Support Specialist to act as the senior technical lead for end-user support across our Redwood City and San Francisco locations. This role is designed for a senior, hands-on technical professional who can own complex issues end-to-end, act as the primary escalation point, and serve as a key bridge between end-user environments and Endpoint Engineering.

This role includes a significant focus on supporting investment and finance workflows in a Windows-heavy environment, while also supporting a technically sophisticated user base including scientists, researchers, and teams developing and using AI systems. You will help ensure that both business-critical and research-critical workflows are reliable, performant, and well supported.

What You'Ll Do

Serve as Senior Technical Escalation Point for End-User Support Act as the primary escalation point for complex issues across macOS, Windows, and Linux Lead root cause analysis and drive issues through resolution, coordinating with partner teams as needed Provide guidance and mentorship to support team members Support High Impact User Workflows (Investment Research) Provide high-touch support for investment professionals in Windows environments, including troubleshooting complex Excel workbooks and market research/trading tools Support scientists and researchers working with data-intensive and AI/ML workflows Troubleshoot high-performance workstations, development environments, and tools interacting with HPC or cloud systems Partner on Endpoint Experience Partner with Endpoint Engineering on device management, standards, and software deployment Surface recurring issues and user friction to inform improvements Help maintain stable, secure, and performant endpoint environments Execute Technical Projects Own delivery of small to medium-sized IT projects (e.g., office buildouts, device rollouts, system upgrades) Coordinate with partner teams and communicate progress, risks, and dependencies Identify and implement small-scale improvements Deliver Onsite and Remote Support Provide hands-on support across hardware, software, and AV systems Handle critical issues, including occasional after-hours support Maintain Local Systems and Operations Support networking, AV, and office IT infrastructure Maintain documentation and contribute to process improvements What You'll Bring 5–7+ years of IT support experience in high-performance environments (e.g., finance, technology, research) Deep Windows expertise (required), including: OS-level troubleshooting (BSOD, event logs, performance tuning) BitLocker, driver/hardware issues, and power/thermal management Strong macOS experience with comparable depth across hardware, OS, and application Experience supporting investment or financial workflows preferred, including: Advanced Excel environments (add-ins, modeling performance) Market data or trading platforms (e.g., Bloomberg or similar) Hands-on experience with MDM/UEM platforms (Intune, Workspace ONE, or equivalent), including: Policy troubleshooting Application depl