Network Engineer

KKR; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 77,000 - 105,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Flexible schedule

Benefits

Job summary

KKR in High Point, NC is seeking a Network Engineer on a part-time basis to optimize Proxmox deployments and Splunk operations. You will profile memory usage, diagnose leaks, and lead tool evaluations to strengthen patch management and system reliability.

The role emphasizes remote desktop readiness, Linux performance tuning, and delivering timely responses to user-reported issues while maintaining a flexible schedule closely aligned with local life in High Point.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with Splunk and log analytics.
• Solid Bash scripting and memory-leak diagnosis skills.
• Strong Linux administration with performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Profile Bash scripts to memory usage and leaks on High Point nodes.
• Evaluate and propose new tools, frameworks, and patch-management libraries.
• Reduce Splunk cold-start times to speed up wake times for NC users.
• Maintain RADIUS platform work for the NC expansion.
• Keep CI under ten minutes to maintain developer flow in High Point.

Skills

Bash scripting

Splunk expertise

Linux administration

Remote Desktop

Tools

Proxmox

Patch Management

RADIUS platform

Job description

Our next Network Engineer will spend less time in meetings and more time in Proxmox, which is how KKR prefers to operate. The deal favors the seasoned - 5 years earns $77,000 - $105,000, a part-time arrangement, and a technology charter you'll actually own.

Key Responsibilities

• Profile Bash Scripting memory use and chase down the leaks crashing High Point nodes
• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and Patch Management libraries
• Cut Splunk cold-start times so KKR functions wake before NC users notice
• Carry the RADIUS platform work that makes KKR's next NC expansion boring
• Keep KKR's Flexibility CI under ten minutes so High Point, NC engineers stay in flow
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools
• Tune Linux Administration queries until the NC database stops timing out under load
• Lead technical design reviews for mid-level technology initiatives

What You'll Bring

• Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
• A solid foundation in Splunk, refined over 3+ years
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly
• Remote Desktop fundamentals plus the Flexibility polish clients notice

KKR is a customer-centric, customer-obsessed technology company proudly built in High Point, NC. We build psychological safety the boring way: by actually following through on what we say.

Our KKR offer leans on substance: $77,000 - $105,000, mentorship, benefits, and a flexible schedule that respects High Point life.

We are reviewing Proxmox and Splunk backgrounds on a daily basis for this seat.