Infrastructure Engineer (Compute)

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the compute layer, with a focus on Kubernetes on bare metal.
• Develop infrastructure-agnostic tooling and APIs for hybrid cloud environments at scale.
• Detect and remediate hardware failures proactively and improve reliability through auto-healing.
• Manage hardware procurement, installation, decommissioning, and upgrades.
• Work with network, security, and DevOps teams to integrate physical infrastructure with public cloud.
• Document infrastructure processes, configurations, and best practices.

Required experience and background

• At least 5 years of software-development experience and at least 3 years managing physical hardware.
• Experience with Kubernetes on bare metal, open-source storage such as Ceph or MinIO, and Infrastructure-as-Code automation.
• Deep data center operations knowledge, including power distribution, cooling, and rack management.
• Familiarity with server and storage hardware such as Dell, HP, or Supermicro.
• Expertise in one or more object-oriented languages, such as Go, Java, or Python.
• STEM academic background and strong hardware and performance troubleshooting skills.

Nice to have

• Professional certifications such as CCNP, CKA, Google Cloud, or Red Hat.
• Experience in regulated financial services.
• Familiarity with security best practices and PCI DSS, SOC2, or GDPR compliance frameworks.