Infrastructure Administrator

About the role

Impulse Space is hiring an Infrastructure Administrator in Redondo Beach. You will own the day-to-day operation, stability and continuous improvement of core infrastructure platforms supporting engineering, manufacturing and corporate environments. As the senior operational resource in the systems team, you maintain production reliability while driving automation, standardization and operational maturity, bridging daily operations and systems engineering across hybrid datacenter and cloud environments.

Key responsibilities

• Own the operation and reliability of assigned platforms, administer enterprise servers on-premises and in the cloud, and maintain Windows and Linux systems.
• Lead incident response, perform advanced troubleshooting and ensure high availability and predictable performance.
• Manage infrastructure lifecycles including upgrades, migrations and modernization, and support datacenter and lab expansion.
• Build and maintain automation to reduce manual work, improve provisioning workflows and contribute to standardization.
• Act as primary escalation point, coordinate troubleshooting with network and security teams, and drive root cause analysis and preventative maintenance.
• Maintain infrastructure according to cybersecurity and regulatory requirements, including secure baselines, access controls, audits and controlled data/export compliance.
• Maintain architectural and operational documentation, runbooks and standards, and mentor junior administrators.

Required profile

• 3+ years administering enterprise infrastructure environments (4+ preferred).
• Experience with Windows Server and Linux administration, and with production virtualization platforms.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex multi-system issues and automate workflows with scripting and IaC.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure dependencies and service architecture.
• Willingness to join an on-call rotation and respond quickly to operational events.

Required skills

• Windows Server and Linux administration
• Virtualization (VMware vSphere or equivalent)
• Microsoft Azure and Entra ID
• Endpoint management (e.g. Microsoft Intune)
• Scripting and automation, infrastructure as code
• Preferred: enterprise storage, backup, monitoring and observability platforms, hybrid cloud and regulated environments

What we offer

• Pay of $95,000 - $140,000 per year, depending on level, skills and experience.
• Possible long-term incentives such as stock options for full-time hires.
• Medical, vision and dental coverage and a 401(k) retirement plan.