IT Systems Administrator

Overview

WD-40 Company started in San Diego in 1953 as the Rocket Chemical Company: three people working on a rust problem until they solved it. We’re still here, and we still look for people who stick with a problem until it’s fixed.

As an IT Systems Administrator, you’ll keep the Americas side of our technology — Windows servers, Azure, Microsoft 365, and the network — patched, protected, and healthy, so small problems never get the chance to spread. And when something does break, you’ll fix it, find out why, and show the Service Desk how to handle it next time.

San Diego, CA (hybrid — typically in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays, with more time on site in your first month)

US work authorization required — visa sponsorship not available

Responsibilities

• Keep the core running — Windows and Linux servers, virtualization, Azure workloads, and Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online) — and act on alerts before users ever notice a problem.
• Support the network that connects our sites and remote team members — LAN, WAN, Wi-Fi, VPN, firewalls, DNS, and DHCP — working alongside our dedicated network engineer and with carriers and vendors to get things back up when a circuit drops.
• Take on the issues the Service Desk escalates, chase down the recurring ones until you’ve found the root cause — not just the restart button — and then show the Service Desk how to fix them so they don’t come back to you.
• Own the unglamorous essentials that keep everything safe and running: patching, vulnerability remediation with our Cybersecurity team, maintenance, backups and restore readiness, access and licensing hygiene, and the evidence we need for SOX and audits.
• Be flexible for occasional after-hours work.
• Spot the repetitive, manual work and script it away in PowerShell — writing your own scripts and adapting existing ones. AI tools can help, but you read, test, and fix anything they produce before it gets anywhere near production.
• Write it down. Runbooks, diagrams, asset records, and knowledge articles clear enough that the Service Desk, a teammate, or future you can pick things up without starting from scratch.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in IT, with hands-on infrastructure work — whether as a systems administrator or in a Service Desk role where you’re ready for the next step.
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server, Azure, Microsoft 365, and networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, switching, routing, firewalls). Experience with Linux, virtualization, endpoint management, backup, and monitoring tools is a plus.
• Experience working within ITIL/change management, security, and audit practices — and the judgment to know which calls are yours and which belong with senior engineers or Cybersecurity.
• PowerShell scripting — you can write a script from scratch and adapt someone else’s, and you know AI-generated code needs checking before it runs.
• A knack for explaining a technical problem to a non-technical colleague clearly and calmly — without making them feel like they caused it — and a habit of teaching what you know.
• Real curiosity: you want to know why something broke, and you’re comfortable that a lot of this job is the routine work that keeps everything running.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience; technical certifications and ITIL certification are a plus.

About the Team

You’ll join a lean global infrastructure team spanning the Americas and EIMEA, where everyone gets broad exposure. Day to day, you’ll work alongside our Americas senior engineers — including a dedicated network engineer — who own architecture and the toughest escalations, and you’ll grow toward that depth yourself through vendor calls, global projects, and hands-on time with them. You’ll also partner with the Service Desk, Cybersecurity, Applications, and Data & Analytics teams, along with the vendors and carriers who keep our sites connected. It’s a team that values ownership: picking up the work in front of you, seeing it through, and leaving things better documented than you found them.

About Us

Our "Why"

At WD-40 Company, we believe that purpose-driven, passionate people guided by our values create amazing outcomes. Our "why" is refreshingly simple - we exist to create positive lasting memories in everything we do.

Why You Should Apply

• A strong values-aligned organization where contributions are acknowledged and rewarded, and where 91% of our employees experience a sense of belonging.
• A learning-based culture where 77% of our team believe they can achieve their career objectives.
• Over 95% employee engagement as of our most recent global employee survey.
• 91% of our people actively recommend WD-40 Company as a great place to work

Do You Align With Our Values?

Please, only consider employment with WD-40 Company if you feel as strongly about our values as we do: We live, breathe, and play by our values every day.

Thank you for considering WD-40 Company in your career search!

At WD-40 Company we foster a culture of inclusion where all individuals are recognized, valued, respected, and experience a sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to individual characteristics that make us unique such as our backgrounds, experiences, qualities, talents, traits, beliefs, and preferences.

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