IT Infrastructure Engineer

Kairos Power•Alameda, CA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

Kairos Power is hiring an IT Infrastructure Engineer II to support reliable end-user computing and core infrastructure services, with primary responsibility for infrastructure at its Alameda, California site. As part of a team of Infrastructure Engineers, this role independently implements, operates, troubleshoots, and maintains infrastructure that enables corporate, engineering, and manufacturing services. It also contributes to the design, standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of cloud and on-premises infrastructure. The role supports infrastructure across offices, labs, manufacturing spaces, and datacenter environments, collaborating with security, engineering, manufacturing, facilities, and business teams as well as vendors and service providers. The position is onsite at Kairos Power’s Alameda headquarters. Some travel may be required (5%).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar field; or an equivalent combination of education, professional certifications, and applicable work experience.
4+ years of relevant work experience in network engineering, systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a similar role in a medium-to-large-scale organization or similarly 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, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Practical experience with configuration management, automation, or Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
Working knowledge of enterprise networking concepts and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, switching, firewalls, and network troubleshooting.
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts and services, including compute, networking, storage, identity, and hybrid cloud environments.
Ability to apply Infrastructure as Code, configuration management, and infrastructure automation principles and practices.
Ability to independently implement, maintain, and troubleshoot reliable and supportable infrastructure solutions across on-premises and cloud environments.
Ability to diagnose and resolve routine and moderately complex infrastructure issues across networking, systems, endpoint, identity, and cloud technologies.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional technical and business teams, vendors, and service providers to define requirements and implement infrastructure solutions.
Ability to create and improve technical standards, architecture and network diagrams, operating procedures, and system documentation.
Working knowledge of server and endpoint technologies and modern enterprise IT environments.
Working knowledge of Windows, macOS, and Linux environments, with practical experience using mobile device management, single sign-on, and endpoint management tools.
Working knowledge of modern information security practices and their application to infrastructure environments.
Ability to analyze technical problems, evaluate alternatives, and implement practical, supportable solutions.
Ability to communicate technical information effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to manage assigned priorities and adapt to changing technical and operational requirements.
Occasionally requires working weekends.
Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines.
Authorization by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information is required to work in the facility.

Nice To Haves

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.
Relevant professional certification in networking, cloud infrastructure, systems administration, infrastructure automation, or information security, such as CCNA/CCNP, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Terraform, RHCSA/RHCE, Security+, or comparable certification; desirable but not required.

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.
Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the role.