Senior IT Administrator

Waabi Innovation Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 117,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity awards

Health benefits

Unlimited vacation

Flexible hours

Meals & snacks in office

Team events

Job summary

Waabi is hiring a Senior IT Engineer to support Texas operations, building and maintaining high-performance networks, compute clusters, and storage. The role focuses on security, automation, and scalable deployments to enable ongoing AI research and vehicle tech initiatives.

You will work with Infrastructure, Compute and Hardware teams, while coordinating with facilities for power and cabling. On-site work is required in Lancaster/ Texas area, with equity incentives and annual bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience designing high-performance compute clusters.
• Ability to build and manage scalable storage clusters.
• Experience with container orchestration and multi-cloud environments.
• Proven IT process automation and deployment experience.
• Experience across Mac/Windows/Linux hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and expand high-performance networks, compute, and storage.
• Lead security initiatives and ensure compliance with standards.
• Oversee incident response and remediation activities.
• Manage Linux server fleets including deployment and upgrades.
• Automate deployments using Ansible, Terraform, and related tools.
• Document network and server infrastructure comprehensively.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Compute, Support and Hardware teams.
• Coordinate with facilities to ensure HVAC, cabling, UPS work.
• Seek opportunities to automate and improve systems.

Skills

Network design

High-performance compute

Storage clustering

Security compliance

Incident response

Automation

Documentation

Multi-site networks

Hybrid device management

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Waabi, founded by AI visionary Raquel Urtasun, is the leader in Physical AI. With a world-class team, we are unlocking the next era of autonomous transportation with technology that powers commercial autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Waabi is backed by and partners with world leaders in AI, automotive, logistics, and deep tech.

With offices in Toronto, San Francisco, Dallas, and Pittsburgh, Waabi is growing quickly and looking for diverse, innovative and collaborative candidates who want to impact the world in a positive way.

In light of our operational expansion and anticipated increase in activity in Texas, the recruitment of an on-site IT Engineer will help with the ramp up.

The Senior IT Engineer will be responsible for supporting critical IT initiatives such as Network upgrades, building and managing compute and storage clusters as well as providing essential on-vehicle technical assistance. Key responsibilities will include ensuring network stability, implementing security measures, automating system deployments, and offering dedicated support to the engineering and research teams. This strategic hire will help maintain operational efficiency and support the integration of advanced technologies within our expanding Texas operations.

You will:

• Design and expand high-performance networks, computing, and storage.
• Lead security initiatives and ensure compliance with security standards.
• Oversee incident response planning and execution, ensuring timely and effective handling of security incidents.
• Manage a fleet of linux servers including deployment, maintenance and upgrades.
• Automate network and server deployments using Ansible, Terraform, etc.
• Manage strict documentation of Network and Server infrastructure.
• Work closely with Infrastructure, Compute, Support and Hardware teams.
• Coordinate closely with facility management to ensure HVAC, Cabling runs, UPS are functional.
• Continuously look for opportunities to automate and improve systems.
• You will be required to engage in physical activities with accommodation - lifting and moving material up to ~50 pounds.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills with a customer service mindset.
• Experience building high performance compute clusters.
• Experience developing and scaling highly available storage clusters.
• Experience with container orchestration.
• Experience working with multiple cloud providers AWS, GCP, Azure etc.
• Open-minded and collaborative team player with the willingness to take ownership.
• Proven experience establishing and automating IT processes.
• Proven experience setting up multi-site, high throughput, scalable networks.
• Experience managing hybrid device environments (Mac, Windows, Linux).

Bonus:

• Experience working in startups.
• Passionate about self-driving technologies, solving hard problems, and creating innovative solutions.

Requirements: This position is an onsite position that will require onsite 5 days per week in Lancaster.

The US yearly salary range for this role is: $117,000 - $172,000 USD in addition to competitive perks & benefits. Waabi (US) Inc.’s yearly salary ranges are determined based on several factors in accordance with the Company’s compensation practices. The salary base range is reflective of the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Note: The Company provides additional compensation for employees in this role, including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.

Perks/Benefits:

• Competitive compensation and equity awards.
• Health and Wellness benefits encompassing Medical, Dental and Vision coverage (for full-time employees only).
• Unlimited Vacation.
• Flexible hours and Work from Home support.
• Daily drinks, snacks and catered meals (when in office).
• Regularly scheduled team building activities and social events both on-site, off-site & virtually.
• As we grow, this list continues to evolve!

Waabi is a technology start-up building technologies to transform the way the world moves. Join our talented team to be a part of the future and to make an impact!

Waabi is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a supportive, inclusive, and accessible workplace for all our employees. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, caregiver status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We make workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know.