Job Title: IT Engineer
Location: Cambridge
Type: Full-Time (on-site)
Coherence Neuro is a highly interdisciplinary neurotechnology company solving some of the most challenging biological and medical problems that remain unmet. Our goal is to develop technologies that significantly increase the quality and length of life for those with debilitating and deadly cancers in the brain and body. We are backed by the best global venture capital firms, and are scaling our team across multiple sites to bring our products to those who need it as quickly and safely as possible. If you're driven to push the boundaries of engineering and science and want to help build something that genuinely changes lives, we want to hear from you. We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to join us in our mission. Learn about our team here!
We are seeking a hands-on, organised IT Engineer to own, build out, and scale the IT systems and information security function at Coherence Neuro. You would own our IT infrastructure: account administration and identity environment, our access control model, our network and server infrastructure, data and file organisation, AI tooling and workflows, and how we select, roll out, use, and govern software across the company. As a medical device company operating under an ISO 13485 quality management system, how we structure, secure, and control access to our data matters enormously, and you will work closely with both our AI, Infrastructure, and Modelling Lead, and our Head of Quality.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer our core IT environment — identity, account administration, licensing, groups, and security settings — and maintain the company network, server, and remote access infrastructure.
- Manage our email domain and its underlying configuration, so that new software and services can be added cleanly as the company grows.
- Design and maintain a clear, scalable structure for how our files and documents are stored and organised, and support our eQMS data architecture.
- Own user access management across all systems — e.g., group permissions and restricted access to sensitive areas — working closely with our Head of Quality on how controlled information is classified and protected.
- Apply practical cybersecurity across the organisation: identity and access management, MFA, endpoint hardening, patching, backup and recovery, and security awareness.
- Coordinate and maintain our use of AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT) and Agentic workflows to maximise efficiency while keeping our data secure.
- Lead the IT side of software rollouts and migrations, and act as central administrator for our software estate and integrations.
- Optimise and coordinate how we use software at Coherence setting org-wide defaults and configurations that get the most out of each tool while keeping us secure.
- Be the technical presence on the ground in Cambridge, resolving issues in person when that is the fastest route to a solution, with some overlap with US working hours to support colleagues at our US site.
Required Qualifications and Skills
- 4+ years' experience in an IT engineer, systems administration, or infrastructure engineering role. A degree in a relevant field is desirable but not required — demonstrated experience and relevant certifications are equally welcome.
- Strong hands-on administration of Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, including user accounts, groups, licensing, and permissions.
- Demonstrated experience designing and administering SharePoint and OneDrive structures and permission models at an organisational level.