Systems Administrator

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.

Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Systems Administrator with expertise in enterprise resource planning software administration. In this role, you will build, maintain, optimize, and secure key Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems (ICS) software infrastructure that operators will use to manage facilities and operate plants across all sites at Kairos Power. These platforms will support hardware, software, and data management used for plant operations and testing activities.

Responsibilities

• Manage software platforms for SCADA/HMI, Electronic Procedures, Operations Management, Control System programming, Simulator Platform, AWS servers, and more
• Configure platforms to match team needs
• Seize opportunities for modularization and containerization to rapidly deploy solutions on new systems
• Identify, prioritize, and schedule patches and updates for critical vulnerabilities, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption
• Train users on access and use of OT platforms
• Assume primary responsibility for organizing and maintaining data assets produced by OT software platforms
• Develop data management processes and procedures
• Integrate processes across various software and hardware systems
• Integrate realtime and batch data across multiple software platforms, including electronic data management systems by leveraging APIs, ETL, and scripting/light coding
• Create custom queries and guide others in using query tools
• Work on cross-cutting projects with controls engineers, operations, IT, and mechanical designers
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 3+ years demonstrated systems administration experience
• Experience includes but not limited to Inductive Automation Ignition, Epsilon3, Rockwell Automation Network Suite, Apros, AWS, VMWare, Docker, SCADA, HMI, ERP, Electronic Procedures, Plant Simulators, Control System programming is preferred
• Proficiency with structured query languages (SQL, PostgreSQL) is required
• Demonstrated experience working with stakeholders to understand and develop software requirements
• Abides by an automation-first philosophy
• Experience with virtual environments is preferred
• Programming proficiency (Python, C++, C#) is a plus
• Web development experience (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus
• Background knowledge in user experience design, human factors, and industrial automation design is desired
• Ability to work on tasks and teams that require a multi-disciplinary approach
• Proven team player with excellent verbal, written communication/presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with highly collaborative team
• Ability to work alone on assigned work projects
• 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
• Excited to work on advanced nuclear and contribute to Kairos’ mission

Physical Conditions

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing, or sitting for prolonged periods
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
• 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
• Wearing proper PPE, to include face mask, face shields, gloves, safety shoes

Travel

• Occasional travel to other Kairos Power sites may be required (15%)

Additional Requirements

• 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 committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities where we do business. 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.

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 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.