Senior IT Administrator

Location: Noida; for projects across India

About Varahe Analytics:

Varahe Analytics is one of India’s premier integrated political consulting firms, specializing in building data-driven 360-degree election management. We help our clients with strategic advice and implementation, combining data-backed insights and in-depth ground intelligence into a holistic electoral campaign.

We are passionate about our democracy and the politics that shape our world. We draw on some of the sharpest minds from distinguished institutions and diverse professional backgrounds to help us achieve our goal of building electoral strategies that spark conversations, effect change, and help shape electoral and legislative ecosystems in our country.

About the Team:

The IT Administrator will be responsible for managing the organisation’s IT infrastructure, Google Workspace environment, networking systems, endpoints, cloud accounts, software subscriptions, and related operational processes. The role requires hands-on experience in maintaining secure and reliable IT systems, resolving user and infrastructure issues, managing technology assets, and monitoring cloud and software expenditure.

What Would This Role Entail?

• Infrastructure and Security

• Maintain servers, VPNs, firewalls, switches, routers, Wi-Fi access points, storage devices, and backup systems.

• Monitor network availability, system performance, storage capacity, and security alerts.

• Apply operating-system updates, security patches, device encryption, and endpoint protection.

• Maintain secure access controls, multi-factor authentication, and least-privilege permissions.

• Manage backups, perform regular restoration tests, and document recovery steps and test results.

• Investigate technical or security incidents, document the cause, actions and outcome, and escalate complex cases to the appropriate vendor or specialist.

• Cloud, Subscriptions and IT Operations

• Administer AWS, GCP, database, hosting, domain, SSL, and other cloud or software subscriptions.

• Maintain records of subscription owners, administrators, costs, licences, renewal dates, and

• payment due dates.

• Configure cloud budgets, billing alerts, and cost-allocation tags.

• Review invoices and usage data to identify unexpected charges, unused licences, and idle

• resources.

• Validate technology invoices and coordinate renewals and payment requests with the Finance team.

• Manage IT assets, warranties, maintenance contracts, vendors, and service providers.

• Maintain IT inventories, network diagrams, procedures, and recovery documents.

• Google Workspace and User Support

• Manage Google Workspace users, groups, licences, permissions, Shared Drives, security settings, and audit logs.

• Complete user onboarding, access changes, account suspension, and offboarding.

• Configure and support laptops, desktops, mobile devices, printers, and approved software.

• Resolve hardware, software, account, email, network, and connectivity issues.

Necessary Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Google Workspace administration and security.
• Hands-on administration of AWS or GCP, including IAM, budgets, billing alerts, and cost investigations, with working knowledge of the other platform.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, switching, and enterprise Wi-Fi.
• Experience with Windows or Linux servers, virtual machines, storage, backups, and endpoint security, including a completed restore test and an incident handled through resolution.
• Ability to review cloud and software costs against actual usage.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and vendor-management skills.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) or B.Tech in Information Technology or a relevant field.
• 4–6 years of hands-on experience in IT administration, infrastructure support, or a similar role.

How to Apply

If you're a professional looking for a high-impact challenge, interested in joining a team of like-minded and motivated individuals who think strategically, act decisively, and get things done, drop in an email at [email protected]