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title: 'IT Operations Team Lead at Braiins'
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# IT Operations Team Lead at Braiins

- **Company:** Braiins
- **Location:** Braiins
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-01-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Braiins/4cbd301f-9984-41d0-b4f2-78ef99d05cd2/application

**Skills:** Linux, Google Workspace, Jira, GitLab, SOC2, IT Infrastructure, System Administration, Asset Management, Identity Management, Office Networking, Automation, Bash, Python, Networking, Wi-Fi Security, VPNs, API Integrations

> Lead and mentor a small team responsible for the internal IT stack, including hardware lifecycle, collaboration tools, and SOC2 compliance. The role involves driving operational efficiency, automation, and security while ensuring stable and well-documented internal operations.

## Job description

✨ What awaits you here: As an IT Operations Team Lead, you will take ownership of our internal technological environment. We are on a journey to make our internal IT as robust and secure as our core products, and we need a hands-on leader to help us get there. You will guide a small, dedicated team responsible for our entire internal stack—from hardware lifecycle to our suite of internal collaboration and productivity tools. Your role is to build on our existing foundations, professionalize our processes, and ensure that our internal operations are stable, secure, and well-documented.

🤝 Responsibilities:

- Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of IT specialists, fostering a culture of operational excellence, accountability, and a service-oriented mindset.
- Actively participate in daily L1/L2 support and system administration while simultaneously driving the long-term professionalization and scalability of our internal environment.
- Take ownership of internal security and maintenance of our SOC2 compliance, ensuring systems are hardened and access rights are regularly audited under "least privilege" principles.
- Maintain and refine internal workflows for the entire IT lifecycle (onboarding/offboarding, hardware provisioning, access management).
- Manage the physical and digital workplace infrastructure, overseeing office connectivity, conferencing technology, and the complete hardware fleet lifecycle.
- Drive operational efficiency by identifying bottlenecks and implementing pragmatic automation where it makes sense.
- Act as a bridge between internal IT and the Ops/Infra team to ensure technical and security standards remain aligned across the company.
- Take an active role in hiring and onboarding new team members to maintain a high-performing IT team.

🔎 We are looking for someone with:

- Minimum 5 years of experience in IT infrastructure or system administration, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior role.
- Solid experience with Linux (our environment is primarily Linux-based).
- A "Player-Coach" mindset, being comfortable leading a team while remaining technically hands-on and resolving daily support tickets.
- Hands-on experience with administration of Google Workspace, Jira and GitLab.
- Strong security and compliance awareness (ideally SOC2 or similar).
- Solid understanding of IT operations, specifically asset management, identity management, hardware lifecycle, and office networking.
- A process-oriented approach with a drive to document internal workflows and standardize procedures without unnecessary bureaucracy.
- Service-oriented mindset with excellent communication skills in both Czech and English.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively in a small, fast-paced team.
- Ability to transform manual tasks into automated workflows.

💪 Preferred Skills:

- Experience with scripting in Bash or Python for automation or API integrations.
- Solid understanding of networking (securing and troubleshooting office Wi-Fi and VPNs).

🏖 What we offer to you:

- Full-time position with flexible working hours.
- Both possibilities to work as an Employee or Freelance.
- Indefinite agreement.
- For employees 5 weeks of vacation and 3 sick days.
- Company events, and occasional brunches in the office.
- Relaxing room, a shower, and a parking spot.
- Modern offices in the center of Prague, Czech Republic — the heart of Europe.

🔥 We will love you even more if…

- You are interested in cryptocurrencies or have active experience with them.
- You are interested in the responsible and effective application of AI tools.

## About Braiins

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Braiins is a Bitcoin mining ecosystem company providing full-stack software and hardware solutions, including the longest-running mining pool (Slush Pool), custom ASIC firmware (Braiins OS+), and hashrate aggregation tools.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: Prague, Czech Republic
- **Founded**: 2010 (some sources cite 2011)
- **Founders**: Jan Capek (Co-Founder & CTO)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Bitcoin mining, Cryptocurrency infrastructure, Energy management
- Target customers: B2B (large-scale mining operations, enterprise miners) and B2C (individual miners and small-to-medium businesses)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Infrastructure for bitcoin, energy, and capital. Since 2010." [braiins.com](https://braiins.com/)

## Products & Services
- **[Slush Pool (Braiins Pool)]**: The longest-running Bitcoin mining pool (since 2010), offering FPPS (Full Pay Per Share) rewards including transaction fees, with Lightning payouts and 0% fees on Braiins OS. [braiins.com](https://braiins.com/)
- **[Braiins OS+]**: Custom firmware for ASIC mining hardware that optimizes chip performance, increases bitcoin ASIC lifespan, and allows miners to mine more bitcoin at any power limit. Designed for large-scale operations. [braiins.com](https://braiins.com/)
- **[Braiins Toolbox]**: A remote management system for monitoring and controlling Bitcoin mining operations, enabling firmware updates, performance optimizations, and settings adjustments from anywhere. [braiins.com](https://braiins.com/)
- **[Stratum V2 / Hashrate Aggregation Proxy]**: Reduces data transmission between mining farms and the pool by 95%, enables parallel usage of multiple pools, and allows setting a backup pool for the entire farm. [braiins.com](https://braiins.com/)
- **[Braiins Hardware]**: Bitcoin ASIC components and hardware tools designed for harsh mining environments, sold through their shop. [braiins.com](https://braiins.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Not disclosed (bootstrapped/private). Headcount: 73 employees (+19.5% YoY). [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/braiins)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly disclosed (privately held)
- **Growth Signals**: Yearly headcount growth of +19.5% (adding 15 people); operates in 13 countries including the United States, Italy, Bulgaria, Brazil, and Serbia; LinkedIn followers grew +30.7% year-over-year. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/braiins)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover advantage**: Longest-running Bitcoin mining pool since 2010, with deep expertise in the mining ecosystem.
- **Full-stack ecosystem**: Offers integrated hardware, firmware, pool, and management software — creating a closed-loop system that is hard for competitors to replicate.
- **Technical moat**: Custom ASIC firmware (Braiins OS+) and Stratum V2 protocol give them unique capabilities in optimizing hashrate and reducing data transmission costs.
- **Global reach**: Operations across 13 countries with a distributed team, allowing 24/7 support and development.

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding the mining ecosystem**: Continuing to develop and integrate hardware, firmware, pool, and management tools into a seamless platform.
- **Energy and capital infrastructure**: Positioning as infrastructure for bitcoin, energy, and capital — likely expanding into energy management and capital markets for miners.
- **Global talent acquisition**: Actively hiring for technical and operational roles across multiple countries, with a focus on remote work and international team growth. [braiins.com/careers](https://braiins.com/careers)

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-first culture**: "We’re looking for skilled developers to be part of our international team. You can work remotely, or join us at our headquarters in Prague." [braiins.com/careers](https://braiins.com/careers)
- **Cutting-edge tech stack**: Rust, Python, React, D3, GraphQL, Docker, Kubernetes, FPGA, bitstreams, Bitcoin, Stratum V2, and low-level hardware development. [braiins.com/careers](https://braiins.com/careers)
- **Inclusive hiring**: "Senior or junior doesn’t matter — dedication and skill is what we’re looking for. Everything you don't know, we will be happy to teach you! Students, drop outs, or aliens are welcome too." [braiins.com/careers](https://braiins.com/careers)
- **International team**: Employees from 13+ countries, with a diverse mix of technical and operational talent.
- **Active hiring**: 5 open positions as of the latest data, including IT Operations Team Lead, Embedded Linux Engineer, Technical Support, Data Engineer/Analyst, and Frontend Developer. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Braiins)
- **Notable perks**: Work on Bitcoin infrastructure, cutting-edge mining technology, and a mission-driven team focused on decentralization.

## Sources
1. [Braiins Careers Page](https://braiins.com/careers)
2. [Braiins Official Website](https://braiins.com/)
3. [Braiins LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/braiins)
4. [Braiins Jobs (Ashby)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Braiins)
5. [CB Insights Braiins Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/braiins)

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