Kairos Power
System Administrator, Operational Technology
$122K–$144K
Alameda, CA or Albuquerque, NM +2 · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Alameda, CA or Albuquerque, NM
Alameda, California, United States
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States - Experience
- At least 3 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- High School diploma or equivalent; a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent is preferred but not required.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be authorized by the Department of Energy to access Part 810-controlled information. Foreign nationals who are citizens of countries not on the DOE general authorization list may not work at the facility unless DOE issues the company an export control license.
About the job
Administers PostgreSQL, operational technology platforms, and AWS and reactor-local infrastructure that support plant operations, testing, and continuity during cloud outages.
What you'll do
- Administer OT software platforms, AWS-hosted servers, and PostgreSQL databases, including performance, backups, replication, and recovery testing.
- Maintain APIs and integrations, support modularized and containerized deployments, and coordinate data management for testing and business operations.
- Monitor system health, manage access and approved changes, and maintain configuration records and operating procedures.
What they ask for
- At least 3 years of relevant software or systems administration experience, including PostgreSQL administration and cloud or on-premises infrastructure support.
- SQL and PostgreSQL familiarity.
- Experience with GitHub or similar version-control tools for controlled software releases.
- Experience setting up and maintaining cloud or on-premises server infrastructure and developing stakeholder-informed infrastructure requirements.
Nice to have
- Experience with SCADA platforms such as Ignition or OPC UA communications; Electronic Procedures, Plant Simulators, or Control System programming.
- Python/Jython or PowerShell scripting experience.
Pay
$122,270 to $143,847 USD base salary
Tools
PostgreSQL, SQL, GitHub, AWS, SCADA, Ignition, OPC UA, Python/Jython
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