Infrastructure Operations Engineer

Lightning AI

Infrastructure Operations Engineer managing next-generation AI infrastructure across GPU systems at Lightning AI. Collaborating with teams to improve operational efficiency and minimize incidents.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • California, New York, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $160,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSGoKubernetesLinuxNFSPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

LinuxUbuntuAWSKubernetesTerraformAnsibleNFScephPythonGo

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingnavigating ambiguitytradeoff analysis