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Salary: USD 80,000 - 120,000 / annual
Terabase Energy is developing an interconnected software and construction automation platform for large-scale solar projects. The company works with project developers, owners, and engineering & construction firms to support design, optimization, and construction of solar projects globally, with headquarters in Northern California and offices across the US and internationally.
The Compute Engineer will own and operate the server, virtualization, and endpoint compute layer supporting the business. This is a hands-on, technical leadership role responsible for keeping physical and virtual servers healthy, designing and managing the hypervisor estate, and administering the Microsoft cloud and device management stack (Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, Intune, Windows 365).
Key responsibilities include:
- Setting technical direction for the compute environment and designing scalable, resilient server and virtualization architectures
- Leading infrastructure projects end-to-end and driving capacity and lifecycle planning
- Establishing standards and best practices for the team, reviewing work, and guiding other engineers
- Provisioning, configuring, patching, and maintaining physical servers and virtual machines (Windows Server and Linux)
- Designing and administering the hypervisor environment (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or equivalent)
- Administering Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including users, groups, roles, conditional access, and hybrid identity (Entra Connect)
- Managing device enrollment, configuration profiles, compliance policies, and application deployment through Microsoft Intune
- Provisioning and supporting Windows 365 Cloud PCs
- Supporting backend systems and connections between applications, identity providers, and infrastructure services
- Automating routine provisioning and maintenance using PowerShell and other scripting tools
- Implementing and maintaining monitoring, alerting, and backup/recovery for computing resources
- Applying patching, hardening, and access-control best practices; supporting audits and compliance requirements
- Maintaining documentation of configurations, procedures, and runbooks
- Partnering with networking, security, and helpdesk teams to provide escalation support
- Up to 10% travel expected
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or related field
- 5–7 years of experience in systems/infrastructure/compute engineering or similar IT operations role
- Deep, expert-level experience administering Windows Server and solid working knowledge of Linux
- Proven experience designing and managing a virtualization platform (VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or similar) at scale—architecture, host management, resource optimization, and high-availability/clustering
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD, including hybrid identity (Entra Connect), conditional access, role-based access control, and SSO integrations
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Intune for device configuration, compliance, and application deployment across a fleet
- Hands-on experience deploying and supporting Windows 365 / Cloud PC at scale
- Strong scripting and automation skills, particularly in PowerShell, with a track record of automating provisioning and operational tasks
- Solid understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, firewalls, VPN) as they relate to server and identity connectivity
- Experience designing and managing backup, monitoring, and patch management across the environment
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to lead resolution of complex issues spanning applications, identity, and infrastructure layers
- Experience leading infrastructure projects and guiding other engineers
- Strong communication and documentation skills
Preferred qualifications:
- Relevant certifications: Microsoft Certified (Azure Administrator Associate, Identity and Access Administrator, Endpoint Administrator), VMware VCP, or equivalent
- Experience with hybrid Azure / on-prem environments and Entra Connect
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible) and configuration management
- Experience with Microsoft 365 services and Defender for Endpoint
- Familiarity with ITIL or structured change-management practices
