Infrastructure Operations Engineer
Lightning AI
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
IntermediateJob location
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
Tech stack
API
Computing Platforms
Build Automation
Bash
Ubuntu (Operating System)
Linux
Ethernet
Monitoring of Systems
InfiniBand
Python
Network Attached Storage (Server Appliance)
Ansible
Prometheus
Software Engineering
Ceph
Network Switches
Network Routers
Computer Network Operations
System Availability
Firewalls (Computer Science)
Juniper
Kubernetes
Bare Metal
Terraform
ELK
Go
Job description
In this role, you'll work hands-on with large-scale GPU environments, Linux systems, bare metal infrastructure, provisioning workflows, and platform reliability. You'll partner closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Network Operations, and Software Platform teams to troubleshoot issues, improve operational efficiency, and build automation that reduces manual toil over time., * At the direction of the Manager of Infrastructure Operations, design, build, and roll out new platforms and patterns to minimize incidents and enable customer facing and internal features.
- Deploy updates and improvements to support both Voltage Park's internal and end customer use cases.
- Collaborate with colleagues in Infrastructure Engineering, Network Operations, Customer Success and Software and Platform Development Teams.
- Participate in the on-call rotation which is evenly distributed across all team members in a primary / secondary pattern where you are primary then move to a secondary position.
Requirements
- 8+ years working with Linux as a server / hosting platform, extra points for Ubuntu experience.
- 5+ years experience with AWS.
- 2+ years experience with Kubernetes and strong container fundamentals.
- 2+ years experience with Terraform and Ansible
- 2+ years with network attached storage management (via NFS, ceph, or other protocols). Extra points for experience with VAST storage systems.
- Experience with monitoring systems (Prometheus, ELK stack).
- Familiarity with the gitops workflow.
- Software development experience using Python, Go, bash, or other languages for the purposes of automation & connecting systems & APIs together.
- Deep networking fundamentals, extra points for experience with datacenter level networks, 400Gb ethernet, and Infiniband.
- Experience building and delivering complex systems.
- Effective at navigating tradeoffs between design, risk, cost, and outcomes.
- Comfortable with navigating ambiguity.
- Strong written and oral communication., * Experience with bare metal hardware troubleshooting and provisioning, extra points for working with Dell hardware.
- Experience with GPU servers, both in bare metal form or under virtualization.
- Deep experience with network switches, routers, and firewalls, particularly SONiC switches, Palo Alto firewalls and Juniper Networks as vendors.
- Experience with VAST storage systems
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- Annual leave
- Private dental insurance
- Company pension
- Private medical insurance, We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees' health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits may vary by location, team, and role., * Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
- Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
- Generous paid time off, plus holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development support
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends
- Flexible work environment
About the company
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems-designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute., At Lightning AI, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and create better products. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We are dedicated to building a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to their fullest potential.