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Cyberinfrastructure Engineer

Chicago, IL, USFull-time2026-10-07 → 2026-11-12
Based in United States

Core

Build and operate advanced cyberinfrastructure for scientific instruments investigating fundamental mysteries of nature, including data-intensive high-throughput computing facilities for particle physics and AI-enabled research.

Role type

Senior IC cyberinfrastructure engineer (distributed systems & AI infrastructure)

Builds

Data-intensive computing facilities, distributed storage, GPU platforms, and agentic AI infrastructure for physics analysis

Domain

High-energy physics + distributed computing + AI/ML infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Linux systems administration, Kubernetes, Ceph distributed storage, containerization (Docker), GitOps, hardware support, network diagnostics, Prometheus/Grafana monitoring, Puppet/Ansible configuration management

Preferred skills

Experience with HTCondor, Rucio, ServiceX, Model Context Protocol (MCP), large language model hosting, vendor support processes

Technologies

Kubernetes, HTCondor, Ceph, Rook, ZFS, Prometheus, Grafana, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, Flux, NVIDIA Triton, Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Responsibilities

Operate and scale Ceph distributed storage on Kubernetes; perform on-site hardware installation and maintenance in data centers; deploy and manage GPU platforms for ML/AI workloads; maintain monitoring dashboards and alerting systems; support agentic AI workflows and credential services; contribute reusable infrastructure bundles to deployment factories

Seniority

Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC