Compute Engineer

At Terabase Energy we believe that digitalization and automation will drive the next wave of innovation and cost reduction in large scale solar. To fully unlock the potential of this opportunity Terabase is developing an interconnected software and construction automation platform. We work alongside project developers owners and engineering & construction firms to support the design optimization and construction of huge solar projects around the world. Our team is a blend of solar-industry veterans and newbies thought-leaders dreamers software electrical and mechanical engineers coders product managers project managers and sales and marketing professionals. We are based in Northern California with several other offices in the United States and around the world.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Compute Engineer to own and operate the server virtualization and endpoint compute layer that our business runs on. You will keep our physical and virtual servers healthy design and manage our hypervisor estate and administer the Microsoft cloud and device management stack (Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD Intune Windows 365). This is a hands-on role at the center of how applications identities and devices connect across the organization.

You will set technical direction for the compute environment lead infrastructure projects end-to-end and guide other engineers. You will work closely with networking security applications and helpdesk teams to deliver reliable secure and scalable compute resources and you will be a key contributor as we add capacity to support company growth.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & technical leadership: Set technical direction for the compute environment. Design scalable resilient server and virtualization architectures lead infrastructure projects end-to-end and drive capacity and lifecycle planning.

Standards & guidance: Establish standards and best practices for the team review work and guide other engineers.

Server & VM management: Provision configure patch and maintain physical servers and virtual machines (Windows Server and Linux). Monitor health capacity and performance and remediate complex issues.

Virtualization: Design and administer the hypervisor environment (e.g. VMware vSphere Microsoft Hyper-V or equivalent) host management resource allocation snapshots templates and high availability/clustering.

Microsoft identity & cloud: Administer Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) including users groups roles conditional access and hybrid identity (Entra Connect). Manage integrations and SSO between on-prem and cloud services.

Endpoint & device management: Manage device enrollment configuration profiles compliance policies and application deployment through Microsoft Intune. Provision and support Windows 365 Cloud PCs.

Application & backend connectivity: Support backend systems and the connections between applications identity providers and infrastructure services. Troubleshoot authentication networking and integration issues end-to-end.

Automation & scripting: Automate routine provisioning and maintenance using PowerShell (and other scripting tools) to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.

Monitoring & reliability: Implement and maintain monitoring alerting and backup/recovery for computing resources. Participate in incident response and root-cause analysis.

Security & compliance: Apply patching hardening and access-control best practices. Support audits and ensure computing resources meet security and compliance requirements.

Documentation: Maintain accurate documentation of configurations procedures and runbooks.

Collaboration & support: Partner with networking security and helpdesk teams; provide escalation support for complex computing and identity issues.

10% Travel expected (maximum)

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in engineering computer science or a related field.

57 years of experience in systems/infrastructure/compute engineering or a 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 the 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 including the ability to communicate technical decisions to stakeholders.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

Relevant certifications: Microsoft Certified (e.g. 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.

Compensation And Benefits

Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. This role offers a base salary of $80000 $120000. Within each posted range individual pay is determined (and may be greater or higher) dependent on work location and additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training. Terabase offers competitive compensation along with a comprehensive benefits package including:

Generous time off and holiday policy

Flexible time off

Comprehensive benefits package

Career progression

401k match

Stock options

Home office set up allowance

And much more!

Terabase is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit hire employ train promote and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.

We do not discriminate for any reason including race color sex gender age religion or religious creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information physical or mental disability military/ veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another our products the diverse consumers we represent and the communities we call home.

Principles only. This role is not open to receiving agency candidates and any contingent submissions will not be considered. Terabase Energy does not utilize third-party recruitment agencies. Please contact our Recruiting team at with any staffing-related inquiries.

Required Experience:

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