Senior Infrastructure Engineer — IDC / Bare-Metal Kubernetes
Core
Designing and operating bare-metal Kubernetes infrastructure in data centers, including rack layout, OOB management networks, and hybrid-cloud interconnects.
Role type
Senior Infrastructure Engineer (IDC / Bare-Metal Kubernetes)
Builds
Production-grade self-hosted Kubernetes clusters, bare-metal automation fleets, and hybrid-cloud interconnects.
Domain
Data Center Infrastructure / Cloud Native / Blockchain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Linux systems administration, Kubernetes (CNI, CSI, storage), Terraform, Ansible, Python/Go/Bash scripting, Cisco networking, Palo Alto firewall configuration, storage systems (NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage), bare-metal automation (MAAS, Tinkerbell, Cluster API), OOB management (BMC, IPMI, Redfish)
Preferred skills
High-density racks (30kW+), 400G+ networking, immutable OS (Talos Linux, Flatcar, Bottlerocket), cross-cloud migration (AWS, GCP), virtualization (KubeVirt), NVIDIA GPU workloads
Technologies
Kubernetes, Cilium, ArgoCD, MAAS, Tinkerbell, Cluster API, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Go, Bash, Cisco, Palo Alto, NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage
Responsibilities
Design rack layout, network topology, and overall configuration for colocation; Design and implement isolated OOB management networks; Coordinate with colocation and hardware vendors; Build bare-metal automation for fleet-wide zero-touch OS provisioning; Set up and maintain production-grade self-hosted Kubernetes clusters; Own cluster lifecycle including upgrades, scaling, and incident response; Write SOPs, runbooks, and post-mortems; Establish hybrid-cloud interconnect between IDC and public cloud; Pave the way for scale-out GPU and VM workloads
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
