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title: 'IT Operations Administrator (f/m/d) at Focused'
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# IT Operations Administrator (f/m/d) at Focused

- **Company:** Focused
- **Location:** Berlin, Germany
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/focused/304ff870-9e69-452b-83b4-21ed5fe8c8b9

## Job description

## About Focused Energy

Focused Energy is a pioneering international deep-tech company with locations in Germany and the US, dedicated to commercializing laser-driven nuclear fusion. Our mission is to deliver clean, safe, and virtually limitless energy to the world. As we rapidly scale, we seek talented individuals who thrive on bringing clarity and structure to fast-growing environments. Join us as a IT Operations Administrator to help shape the future of clean energy. In this role, you will own the systems, processes, and enablement that keep our IT environment secure, scalable, and consistent. You will ensure platforms are configured correctly, access is managed accurately, operational processes are followed, and employees are trained and confident in using the tools they need to succeed.

## About the Role

As Focused Energy grows across multiple sites, the IT Operations Administrator will own the systems and processes that support reliable day-to-day IT delivery globally. You’ll administer SaaS platforms, manage user access and licences, maintain clear IT processes, and enable employees to use their tools confidently. This is a systems and process ownership role not a traditional helpdesk position and works closely with the IT Operations Manager, IT Support Specialist, and People Operations.

## What You’ll Do

- Own SaaS platform administration across all Focused Energy sites, including user accounts, licences, access rights, and approved access changes.
- Execute IT processes consistently, identify process gaps, and keep documentation accurate and current.
- Design and deliver user training that helps employees use core IT tools confidently and reduces tool-related support needs.
- Coordinate onboarding and offboarding IT activities with People Operations, ensuring new starters have the required access on day one and leavers are fully deprovisioned on time.
- Build and maintain an accessible library of IT process documentation, user guides, and self-service resources.
- Conduct regular licence audits, identify unused licences, and flag cost or access anomalies to the IT Operations Manager.
- Partner with the IT Operations Manager and IT Support Specialist on access reviews, cross-site coordination, and IT improvement initiatives.
- Apply IT processes and standards consistently across locations while responding effectively to the needs of a technically diverse, globally distributed workforce.

## Who You Are

- You work independently within established processes and proactively identify routine work that needs to be done.
- You are highly organised and reliable, with strong attention to detail in account provisioning, access changes, licence management, and audit activities.
- You communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical colleagues and keep stakeholders informed without over-escalating.
- You take ownership of tasks from start to finish, flag blockers early, and learn from errors by documenting and preventing recurrence.
- You can adapt your communication and training style to support employees across different locations, teams, and levels of technical confidence.
- You are comfortable making day-to-day decisions within approved frameworks and know when an issue requires escalation.
- You collaborate effectively with IT, People Operations, SaaS vendors, and employees across the organisation.

Desirable Skills & Knowledge

- Experience administering SaaS platforms, including user accounts, licences, permissions, and access controls.
- Practical knowledge of identity and access management, SSO tooling, access reviews, and account provisioning and revocation.
- Familiarity with productivity and collaboration tools such as Google Workspace or Microsoft 365, Slack, Jira, Confluence, and Box.
- Experience with ticketing systems, MDM platforms, or comparable IT administration tools.
- Strong IT process documentation skills, with the ability to create clear guides for non-technical users.
- Experience designing or delivering user training and enablement programmes.
- Understanding of ITIL-aligned service management principles, GDPR requirements relevant to IT operations, and core IT security standards.
- Business fluent in both English and German (written and verbal).

Focused Energy is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Focused Energy will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, benefits.

## About Focused

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Focused Energy is a laser-driven fusion company working to commercialize clean, limitless fusion power using technology proven at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A / Grant-funded)
- **Headquarters**: Darmstadt, Germany (global HQ) with major offices in San Francisco, CA, USA and Austin, TX, USA
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Thomas Forner (CEO) and Prof. Dr. Markus Roth (CSO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Energy – nuclear fusion power generation
- Target customers: Utility companies, grid operators, governments
- Mission: To unleash the next chapter of economic growth and scientific innovation through the widespread adoption of clean, abundant fusion power.

## Products & Services
- **Laser-Driven Fusion Power Plant**: A commercial-scale fusion reactor designed to produce clean, limitless electricity. Currently in development with construction underway for an Integrated Test Facility and a Fusion Pilot Plant on a multi-stage Fusion Campus in Biblis, Germany.
- **Targetry & Laser Systems**: Proprietary fuel targets and high-power laser subsystems developed at the Darmstadt Targetry & Laser Laboratory (FELD) and the Austin Target Tracking & Engagement Facility.
- **R&D Collaborations**: Partnerships with U.S. national laboratories (LLNL, LLE) through the DOE INFUSE program, and with commercial partners such as Amplitude, ZEISS, and Fusioneering.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$126.3M** (as of mid-2026), including a $50M grant from SPRIND, a $40M corporate round led by Amplitude Laser, an $11M Series A led by Prime Movers Lab, and ~$25M in additional grants from the U.S. DOE and German state governments.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Prime Movers Lab (lead investor), Amplitude Laser, SPRIND (German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation), U.S. Department of Energy, State of Hesse, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 73.6% year-over-year to 84 employees (LinkedIn, mid-2026); selected as one of eight companies for the DOE’s milestone-based fusion development program; new U.S. facility opened in Austin (2026); Fusion Campus in Biblis under construction.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proven Science**: Approach builds directly on the NIF ignition breakthrough (2021); key team members (including CSO Dr. Debbie Callahan) were co-leaders of the NIF ignition campaign.
- **Deep Public Support**: Among the largest single public investments in laser fusion globally (~€70M from German federal and state sources combined).
- **Full-Stack Approach**: Controls targetry, lasers, and reactor design in-house, enabling rapid iteration and integration.
- **World-Class Team**: Over 150 scientists and engineers with deep expertise from major fusion labs, laser companies, and commercial energy startups.

## Strategic Focus
- **Build Fusion Campus**: Construction of a multi-stage facility in Biblis, Germany, housing an Integrated Test Facility, a Fusion Pilot Plant, and a first-of-its-kind commercial fusion power plant.
- **Scale Technology**: Validate engineering for commercial energy production through integrated prototype testing.
- **Expand U.S. Footprint**: Leverage Austin facility for target tracking, engagement systems, and program execution with U.S. partners.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven**: Directly contribute to solving the world’s energy and climate challenges with a technology that has already achieved scientific ignition.
- **World-Class R&D**: Collaborate with leading scientists from NIF, TU Darmstadt, and U.S. national labs in state-of-the-art laser and targetry labs.
- **Hybrid Options**: Many roles offer hybrid work arrangements; offices in Darmstadt, San Francisco, and Austin.
- **Culture**: Described as “relentless and brilliant” – a startup environment focused on engineering a step-change for civilization.
- **Growth Trajectory**: Rapidly expanding team and facilities; opportunities to shape a nascent industry.

## Sources
1. [Focused Energy Company Page](https://www.focused-energy.co/company)
2. [Focused Energy Careers Page](https://www.focused-energy.co/careers)
3. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/focused-energy-inc)
4. [Built In Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/focused-energy-focused-energyco)
5. [Ashby Job Board](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/focused)

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