IT Infrastructure Engineer
Kairos PowerAlameda, CA
Full Time
Posted October 21, 2026
$109k - $128k
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- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 22, 2026
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- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Nuclear Energy
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Job Description
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.
Key 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.
Requirements
- 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.
- Requires working weekends (occasionally)
- Requires extended hours to support launch and critical project timelines (occasionally)
- The salary range for this position is $108,735 to $127,923 for employees working onsite at our Alameda, CA headquarters. The range provided in this job posting represents the typical range or starting rate of candidates hired in California. Factors that maybe used to determine your actual salary may include your education, experience, knowledge, skills, ability and the market data for your work location, and a comparison to other employees already in the role.
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Benefits & Perks
- 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)
- Candidates only, no recruiters or agencies please.
- 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 (link below) 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
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