IT Infrastructure Engineer
IT Infrastructure Engineer II at Kairos Power supporting end-user computing and core infrastructure at its Alameda, CA headquarters. Day to day: implementing, automating, and troubleshooting hybrid on-prem and cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) networking, servers, identity, and endpoint systems for corporate, engineering, and manufacturing operations.
- Compensation
- $108.7K–$127.9K / yr
- Location
- Alameda, CA
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Devops
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or equivalent combination of education, certifications, and work experience
- 4+ years in network engineering, systems engineering, or infrastructure engineering in a medium-to-large-scale or complex environment
- Experience independently supporting and troubleshooting datacenter operations, physical and logical networking, and systems infrastructure
- Hands-on experience with at least one cloud IaaS platform (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
- Practical experience with configuration management, automation, or Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
- Working knowledge of enterprise networking: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, and network troubleshooting
- Knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts: compute, networking, storage, identity, hybrid cloud
- Working knowledge of Windows, macOS, and Linux with experience in MDM, SSO, and endpoint management tools
- Working knowledge of modern information security practices applied to infrastructure
- Ability to create technical standards, architecture/network diagrams, operating procedures, and documentation
- Ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Nice to have
- Prior work experience in a highly regulated industry, including government environments
- Prior work experience in an engineering or industrial/manufacturing company
- Prior work experience in a high-growth or rapidly scaling environment
- Professional certification such as CCNA/CCNP, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Terraform, RHCSA/RHCE, or Security+
Full description
Company Overview
Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology and engineering company whose mission is to enable the world’s transition to clean energy, with the ultimate goal to dramatically improve people’s quality of life while protecting the environment. This goal will be accomplished through the commercialization of the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) that can be deployed with robust safety, affordable costs, and flexible operation to accommodate the expansion of variable renewables.
Job Summary
We are searching for an IT Infrastructure Engineer II to support the reliable operation of end-user computing and core infrastructure services, with primary responsibility for infrastructure supporting the Kairos Power Alameda, CA site. You will work as part of a team of Infrastructure Engineers to independently implement, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain infrastructure enabling corporate, engineering, and manufacturing services. The role contributes to the design, standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of cloud and on-premises infrastructure. The successful candidate will have previous IT systems and/or network engineering experience; experience in engineering or industrial/manufacturing organizations and regulated environments is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Independently install, configure, and maintain cloud and on-premises networking, compute, and infrastructure resources, using Infrastructure as Code where practical.
- Contribute to the design, standardization, implementation, and ongoing management of hybrid infrastructure across offices, labs, manufacturing spaces, and datacenter environments.
- Monitor and independently troubleshoot routine and moderately complex network, systems, and application issues, and identify opportunities to improve performance and reliability.
- Build reliable, secure, and automated solutions that improve infrastructure scalability and operational efficiency.
- Administer and support server, endpoint, identity, endpoint management, and cloud infrastructure technologies.
- Collaborate with security, engineering, manufacturing, facilities, and business teams to define requirements and deliver infrastructure that supports operational needs.
- Coordinate with vendors, service providers, and external partners to implement secure and reliable infrastructure solutions.
- Develop, maintain, and improve technical documentation, standards, diagrams, and operating procedures.
- Participate in infrastructure projects, upgrades, migrations, incident response, and continuous improvement efforts, taking ownership of assigned infrastructure deliverables.
- Apply modern IT and security best practices across supported systems and environments.