Infrastructure Engineer
Infrastructure Engineers at AI companies operate the physical and systems-level infrastructure the business depends on—servers, storage arrays, networking equipment, and the Unix/Linux environments hosted on them. The day-to-day is hands-on: diagnosing hardware and firmware faults, managing warranty replacements through vendors, performing root-cause analysis on systemic issues, and maintaining the operational health of data-center and corporate-IT hardware. Cloud and infrastructure-as-code work appears in many of these jobs, but the centre of gravity is closer to traditional systems administration and data-center operations than to cloud platform engineering. These engineers typically sit within IT, infrastructure operations, or data-center teams, partnering with networking, security, and application teams to keep infrastructure running as the business scales.
Skills
What companies are looking for in this role.
Diagnosing and resolving complex hardware and firmware issues in server and enterprise computing environments
Managing warranty replacement processes and vendor relationships for hardware components
Operating and maintaining data center infrastructure including servers, storage, and networking equipment
Monitoring system performance and health, analyzing metrics, and responding to alerts and incidents
Performing root cause analysis and troubleshooting to identify and resolve systemic issues
Administering and troubleshooting Unix/Linux operating systems and command-line interfaces
Writing and maintaining technical documentation and runbooks for operational processes
Designing and deploying infrastructure automation using code-based approaches and configuration management
Managing cloud infrastructure resources and integrations across multiple cloud providers
Designing, implementing, and optimizing enterprise storage systems and data management infrastructure
Architecting and managing virtualized environments including hypervisors and virtual machine deployment
Automating operational processes and integrations across enterprise systems and SaaS platforms using APIs
Conducting performance benchmarking and optimization analysis for compute and storage systems
Managing asset lifecycle tracking and inventory across distributed data center environments
Implementing security hardening practices and zero-trust architecture principles
Designing and executing proof-of-concept evaluations for new infrastructure technologies and vendors
Collaborating with vendors on product roadmap development and feature prioritization
Managing containerized workloads and orchestration platforms in cloud-native environments
Leveraging AI-powered monitoring and predictive analytics tools to optimize infrastructure operations
Designing and implementing business systems integrations across enterprise resource planning and operational platforms
Collaborating across multiple technical and operational teams to deliver integrated solutions
Communicating technical concepts and solutions clearly to cross-functional teams and stakeholders
Taking ownership and demonstrating proactivity in identifying and driving process improvements
Leading and mentoring junior engineers and technicians in technical troubleshooting and problem resolution
Managing complex projects and coordinating across distributed teams and geographic locations
Influencing without formal authority to drive adoption of technical solutions across the organization
Technology
The tools and technologies that define this role.
Open Jobs
31 open Infrastructure Engineer jobs across 10 companies.
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