Senior AI Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Proficiency with virtualization, container orchestration, configuration management, and their capabilities are required, as well as familiarity with networking, databases, operating systems, and AI/ML concepts.

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, configure, and manage OpenShift Container Platform, OpenShift AI, and associated Kubernetes infrastructure for a variety of client environments.
• Engage in all aspects of OpenShift administration, including the management of users and policies, resources, networking configuration, creation and management of applications, and configuration of pod scheduling and cluster scaling.
• Perform routine upgrades, patching and maintenance to ensure infrastructure is secure and up to date.
• Implement and maintain automated solutions for provisioning and configuring the OpenShift environment and its associated infrastructure.
• Monitor and analyze performance metrics, working proactively to prevent issues before they impact operations.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure issues, ensuring minimal downtime and high level of performance.
• Provide best practice guidance on configuration for container orchestration platforms across multiple applications and projects.

Maintain thorough documentation for processes, platform architecture, system configurations, and troubleshooting steps.

Qualifications:

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 5+ years experience provisioning and administering container orchestration platforms to support mission critical workloads.
• Proven experience as a Red Hat OpenShift administrator or Kubernetes administrator in a production environment.
• Proficiency with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Red Hat Core OS (RHCOS), or similar Red Hat-based Linux distributions.
• Experience with automation tools for infrastructure provisioning and configuration such as Ansible and Terraform.
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar.
• Understanding of networking principles and security best practices in a containerized environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment and adapt to evolving requirements and priorities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills with a keen attention to detail

Preferred:

• Certification(s): Red Hat Specialist in OpenShift Administration, Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift AI and/or Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and integrating OpenShift within hybrid/multi-cloud environments
• Knowledge of AI/ML workload management on OpenShift AI is a plus, as well as familiarity with GPU management and training and inferencing applications