About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

This is a junior software engineering seat on the IT team for a confidential client in the aviation & aerospace manufacturing space. The role combines hands-on IT operations with growing engineering work: you’ll spend much of your time supporting employees and systems, and increasingly build automations, scripts, dashboards, and internal tools that let a small IT team scale.

• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 IT support for employees across a mixed Windows and macOS environment.
• Own the daily ticket queue and resolve issues end-to-end.
• Run employee onboarding and offboarding: device setup, account provisioning, access management, device recovery.
• Administer Microsoft 365 (identity, licensing, mailboxes, SharePoint, Teams) and script routine M365 tasks.
• Track and reconcile IT assets and spares.
• Support implementation and evidence collection for compliance frameworks (CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171).
• Build automations for onboarding workflows, access provisioning, asset tracking, and compliance evidence collection.
• Document procedures, fixes, and runbooks so knowledge is transferable.

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How This Role Grows

Over 1–3 years you’ll move from operational work into more engineering: owning internal web apps, dashboards, and automation that scale the business. Possible future paths include platform engineering, mission/software engineering teams, or specialized security roles.

• Take ownership of internal web apps and onboarding/access automations.
• Build dashboards and reports to give the business visibility into IT and compliance posture.
• Automate compliance evidence collection and reporting.
• Help secure production AI agent deployments and integrate with cross-team tooling/APIs.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or equivalent demonstrated engineering ability — or equivalent experience.
• 0–2 years professional experience (explicitly a junior role).
• Scripting experience (PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar) and comfort writing against APIs.
• Fundamentals in operating systems, networking, and identity management.
• Comfortable supporting both Windows and macOS.
• Able to troubleshoot hardware, software, and connectivity issues and explain your diagnostics.
• Strong written communication for docs, runbooks, and compliance artifacts.
• Hands-on, self-directed, and able to take a problem from report to shipped fix.

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Nice-to-Haves / Preferred Skills

• Internship, co-op, or project experience in software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, IT, or security.
• Exposure to Microsoft 365 administration or scripting against the Microsoft Graph API.
• Experience with a modern language/framework (TypeScript/Node/React, Python, Go).
• Familiarity with CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, SOC 2, or ISO 27001.
• Interest in AI tools, agentic workflows, and safe deployment practices.
• Security-related certifications (Security+, Network+, or equivalent).
• Prior experience in startup, aerospace, defense, or fast-learning shipping environments.

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Requirements & Location

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have work authorization and eligibility to access controlled U.S. government information (for example, Permanent Resident or other eligible status).
• This position is on-site in Denver, CO. Candidates must be located near Denver or willing to relocate; the office is at 4800 Race St., Denver, CO.
• Employment type: Full-time.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $85,000–$105,000 USD per year (Denver, CO HQ).
• Stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental benefits.
• Unlimited vacation days.
• Cell phone stipend.

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Why Apply

This role is a strong match for early-career engineers who enjoy direct end-user IT work today and building the automation and internal systems of tomorrow. You’ll get broad exposure across engineering, operations, and compliance while contributing measurable impact that scales the business.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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