Infrastructure Platform Engineer
Core
Design, deploy, and operate infrastructure and platform services supporting computational and data-intensive research, including HPC, storage, visualization, and AI infrastructure.
Role type
Senior IC infrastructure platform engineer (Linux, private cloud, automation)
Builds
Private cloud platforms (OpenStack), virtualization environments (Proxmox VE), automated system provisioning, and platform services for researchers
Domain
Higher education research computing / HPC / Cloud infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux system administration, Infrastructure as Code, private cloud deployment, bare-metal provisioning, networking fundamentals, scripting (Python/Bash), configuration management, observability, data center hardware installation
Preferred skills
Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, scientific software installation, identity/authentication integration (LDAP/SSO/Kerberos), mentoring
Technologies
OpenStack, Proxmox VE, Ansible, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, RHEL, ColdFront, XDMod, Open OnDemand
Responsibilities
Design and provision infrastructure from bare metal upward; perform Linux system administration and security hardening; automate system lifecycles using CI/CD; conduct data center activities including server installation and cabling; deploy and integrate third-party services; maintain observability and troubleshoot incidents; contribute to internal documentation.
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC
