Apptronik
Robotics
ITSystemsAdministrator
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“IT Systems Administrator at Apptronik. Skills: Linux systems administration, On-premise infrastructure, Configuration management, Scripting. Own day-to-day operation of on-premise Linux infrastructure. Ensure health, security, and reliability of infrastructure”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting skills
On-call rotation, Prolonged periods of sitting, Working on a computer, Frequent on-site work, Racking equipment, Cabling equipment, Hands-on hardware tasks, Lift up to 40 pounds, Vision to read printed materials, Vision to read equipment labels, Vision to read computer screen, Hearing and speech to communicate, Communicate in noisy environments
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
4+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration experience in production environments, Primary expertise on Ubuntu and/or RHEL family distributions, Working knowledge of on-premise infrastructure: racking and cabling, BIOS/firmware, IPMI/iDRAC/iLO, PXE boot, and hardware troubleshooting, Solid experience with on-prem virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere/ESXi, Proxmox, or KVM/libvirt, Proficient with configuration management tooling (Ansible Puppet, Chef, or Salt acceptable), Deep familiarity with Linux networking and core network services: DNS (BIND/Unbound), DHCP, NTP/Chrony, TCP/IP, VLANs, routing, and firewalling with iptables/nftables/firewalld, Experience administering on-prem storage and filesystems: NFS, SMB/CIFS, LVM, ZFS or ext4/XFS, RAID, and SAN/NAS arrays, Scripting skills in Bash and Python for automation, monitoring, and operational tooling, Working knowledge of Linux security fundamentals: SSH hardening, sudo policy, SELinux/AppArmor, file integrity monitoring, vulnerability and patch management, Experience operating monitoring and observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, Nagios, ELK/Loki), Familiarity with backup and DR tooling for on-prem environments, Excellent troubleshooting and incident-response skills, Written and verbal communication skills, Ability to work cross-functionally with robotics, ML, and infrastructure engineering teams
Nice to Have
Experience supporting compute clusters, GPU fleets, or build farms for ML, simulation, or CI workloads, Hands-on experience with Kubernetes on bare metal (kubeadm, k3s, RKE2, or similar), Exposure to robotics, hardware engineering, or manufacturing IT environments, Red Hat (RHCSA/RHCE), LFCS/LFCE, or comparable Linux certifications, Experience integrating on-prem Linux systems with cloud environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure) for hybrid workflows, Exposure to ISO 27001, SOC 2, or other compliance frameworks as they apply to IT infrastructure
What You'll Do.
Own day-to-day operation of on-premise Linux infrastructure
and reliability of infrastructure
Administer Linux fleets at scale
Harden and automate environment
Partner with engineering teams
and data center systems running
Participate in restore drills
Maintain accurate documentation
Participate in on-call rotation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with robotics, ML, and infrastructure engineering teams; Work cross-functionally with robotics, ML, and infrastructure engineering teams
Communication Scope
Written communication skills; Verbal communication skills
Full Job Description
Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of embodied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better. JOB SUMMARY As Apptronik continues to scale its humanoid robotics platform, we are seeking an experienced IT Systems Administrator to own the day-to-day operation of our on-premise Linux infrastructure in Austin, TX. This role is responsible for the health, security, and reliability of the physical servers, storage, networking, and compute environments that engineering teams rely on to design, simulate, train, and validate our robots. You will administer Linux fleets at scale, harden and automate the environment with configuration management and scripting, and partner closely with robotics, ML, and infrastructure engineering teams to keep our build, lab, and data center systems running. The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on Linux expertise, a strong operational mindset, and the ability to balance reliability, security, and velocity in a fast-moving robotics R participate in regular restore drills Maintain accurate documentation, runbooks, and architecture diagrams for all administered systems; participate in an on-call rotation for production-impacting issues SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS 4+ years of hands-on Linux systems administration experience in production environments, with primary expertise on Ubuntu and/or RHEL family distributions Strong working knowledge of on-premise infrastructure: rack
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