IT Infrastructure Engineer

Kairospower; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Kairos Power in Alameda, CA seeks an IT Infrastructure Engineer II to support end-user computing and core infrastructure services. You will work with a team to implement, operate, and maintain hybrid cloud and on‑prem infrastructure, with emphasis on automation, security, and reliability across offices, labs, manufacturing spaces, and datacenters.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in infrastructure engineering, hands-on cloud IaaS experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and proficiency with IaC tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent in CS/IT required.
• 4+ years in network/systems/infrastructure engineering.
• Experience with datacenter operations and cloud IaaS.
• Proficient with IaC tools Terraform/Ansible/Puppet/Chef.
• Regulated industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain cloud and on-prem infrastructure resources; use IaC where practical.
• Contribute to design, standardization, and management of hybrid infrastructure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot network, systems, and application issues; improve performance and reliability.
• Build secure, automated solutions to scale infrastructure.
• Administer server, endpoint, identity, and cloud infrastructure technologies.
• Collaborate with security, engineering, manufacturing, facilities, and business teams to define requirements.

Skills

Networking

Cloud infra

IaC tools

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

AWS

Job 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.
• Perform other duties as assigned consistent with the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or 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.
• Prior work experience in a highly regulated industry, including government environments, is preferred.
• Prior work experience in an engineering or industrial/manufacturing company is preferred.
• Prior work experience in a high-growth or rapidly scaling environment is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• 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