Compute Engineer

Location: Berkeley, California, United States

Department: Facilities and IT

Workplace: remote

Description

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.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related field.

• 5–7 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.

Benefits

Compensation And Benefits

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. This role offers a base salary of $80,000 – $120,000. 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 careers@terabase.energy with any staffing-related inquiries.