Network Engineer - IT Infrastructure - ONSITE - Temporary 6 month Contract

Kairos Power; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kairos Power is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer on-site in Albuquerque, NM for a 6-month contract to ensure the smooth operation of end-user devices and core applications. You will champion support, implementation, and maintenance of core infrastructure to accelerate engineering and manufacturing services.

Ideal candidates have prior IT systems/network engineering experience in an engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years recent work experience as Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, or similar role; 7+ years IT experience overall.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent combo of education and certifications.
• Experience with datacenter operations, networking, and systems engineering.
• Cloud services experience (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) including design and integration.
• Strong server‑client knowledge.
• Experience with configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef).

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain cloud and on-premises networking and compute resources using IaC where possible.
• Standardize design and management of cloud and on-premises networking and compute resources.
• Coordinate and collaborate with outside partners to deliver secure, functional business solutions.
• Build scalable, reliable, automated solutions that improve network and application performance.
• Design, deploy, and maintain hybrid infrastructure across multiple offices and datacenters.

Skills

Network Engineer

Systems Engineer

Cloud services (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud

IaC/automation

Documentation skills

Security practices

Regulatory experience

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Windows/Mac/Linux admin

MDM

SSO

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, on‑site for a 6 month contract, to be responsible and accountable for the smooth running of our end‑user devices and core applications, primarily for infrastructure located in the Kairos Power Albuquerque, NM site. You will champion the support, implementation, and maintenance of core infrastructure needs impacting the accelerated delivery of engineering and manufacturing services. The successful candidate will have previous IT systems/network engineering experience in an engineering company.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain cloud and on-premises networking and compute resources using IaC where possible
• Standardize design and management of cloud and on-premises networking and compute resources
• Coordinate and collaborate with outside partners to deliver secure, functional business solutions
• Build scalable, reliable, automated solutions that efficiently improve network and application performance
• Design, deploy, and maintain hybrid infrastructure across multiple offices and datacenters

Qualifications

• 3+ years recent work experience as Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, or similar role in a medium/enterprise scale organization; 7+ years overall IT experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar field; or an equivalent combination of education, professional certifications, and work experience is preferred
• Recent experience with datacenter operations, physical and logical networking, and systems engineering
• Demonstrated on-the-job knowledge and experience with cloud services technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) to include design, implementation, and integration
• Strong understanding of server‑client technologies
• Practical experience using configuration management tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef) as part of an Infrastructure as Code environment
• High degree of proficiency in Windows, macOS, Linux, MDM, SSO, and at least one cloud IaaS platform
• Prompt communication and excellent documentation skills
• Resourceful / problem‑solver mentality
• Positive, enthusiastic, service‑oriented attitude
• Able to work in a fast‑paced environment and embrace constant changes and challenges
• Working knowledge of modern information security practices
• Prior work experience in a highly‑regulated industry, especially within the government community
• Prior work experience for an engineering or industrial/manufacturing company
• Prior work experience in a fast‑paced, high‑growth startup
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team
• Ability to solve problems quickly and efficiently
• Prioritizes and ensures safety of one self and others
• Ability to proactively collect, manage and transfer knowledge
• Ability to seek different and novel ways to create efficiencies when working on problems, challenges and issues

Physical Demands

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• Adjusting, moving, transporting, installing, positioning, or removing objects up to 50 pounds in all directions
• Communicating with others to exchange information

Environmental Conditions

• General office environment
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned
• High‑concentration, demanding and fast‑paced

Safety and PPE

• Reading and interpreting hazardous warning signs
• Reporting issues with equipment or unsafe conditions

Travel

Some travel may be required up to 10%.

Additional Requirements

• Occasionally requires overtime
• Occasionally requires working weekends
• Occasionally requires schedule flexibility
• Occasionally requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines

About our Benefits

We know that we have some of the most talented and dedicated employees, and we believe in rewarding them accordingly. If you work here, full‑time employees (excludes interns) expect to have access to the benefits below:

• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, dental and vision benefits for employees and their dependents
• Paid Vacation
• 401(k) and pre‑tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA)

Kairos Power is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We actively welcome people of different experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

Kairos Power participates in E‑Verify.

Note: You are applying for a position that is located in a facility that handles information that is subject to export control restrictions by the Department of Energy under 10 CFR Part 810. To work in this facility, you need to be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810‑controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries that are not on the Department of Energy’s general authorization list are not permitted to work in our facility unless the Department of Energy issues an export control license to the company to permit that individual to have access to Part 810-controlled information. The following questions are intended to determine the licensing requirements that may apply. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/10/appendix-A_to_part_810