Why This Role Matters

We're building AI infrastructure that scales. With 5 distinct environments managing complex multi-cluster Kubernetes deployments, we need infrastructure experts who can architect systems for production readiness while maintaining security and operational excellence. This isn't just maintaining servers—you'll be designing the backbone that powers our AI platform across development, staging, and production environments.

What You'll Own

Multi-Environment Kubernetes Architecture

Manage 5 distinct environments (NMS, Sandbox, Development, Staging, Production) with different security and access requirements
Design redundancy and failover mechanisms for our centralized NMS hub that manages all environments

Infrastructure as Code Excellence

Develop and maintain Pulumi-based infrastructure using Python
Manage complex cross-environment dependencies and VPC peering relationships
Automate resource provisioning and configuration management

Zero-Trust Security Implementation

Implement and maintain certificate-based VPN access with internal DNS resolution
Configure WAF, security groups, and network policies for VPN-only access
Manage HashiCorp Vault integration for secure credential management across environments

Comprehensive Observability

Deploy and configure Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Jaeger, and CloudWatch
Implement unified monitoring across distributed infrastructure
Design alerting and incident response procedures

API Platform Management

Deploy and maintain the centralized API that manages all environments from the NMS hub
Implement automation for managing training jobs and inference across multiple Kubernetes clusters
Optimize GPU and CPU resource utilization across node groups

Must-Have Requirements

Experience & Technical Depth

5+ years in DevOps, SRE, or infrastructure engineering
Expert-level Kubernetes experience with EKS and multi-cluster management
Strong Python programming skills for infrastructure automation and API development

Infrastructure & Cloud Expertise

Infrastructure as Code expertise with Pulumi, Terraform, or similar tools
Deep AWS knowledge: VPC, EKS, ECR, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, and networking
Linux system administration and containerization with Docker

Monitoring & Security

Hands-on experience with Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging systems
Network security experience including VPN, firewalls, and certificate management
Understanding of zero-trust architecture principles

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

Machine Learning infrastructure experience (GPU clusters, model serving, ML pipelines)
HashiCorp Vault administration and integration
GitOps experience with ArgoCD or similar tools
Service mesh experience (Istio, Linkerd)
Database administration (PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch)
CI/CD pipeline design and multi-cloud infrastructure experience

90-Day Success Metrics

Infrastructure Stability

Zero unplanned downtime across production environments
Successfully implement disaster recovery procedures with tested failover mechanisms
Achieve 99.9% uptime SLA across all critical services

Security & Compliance

Complete VPN-only access implementation with certificate-based authentication
Successfully integrate HashiCorp Vault across all environments
Pass security audit with comprehensive logging and monitoring in place

Operational Excellence

Reduce infrastructure provisioning time by 50% through automationImplement comprehensive monitoring with <5 minute mean time to detectionOptimize GPU utilization rates above 80% across training workloads

Key Challenges You'll Solve

Architectural Complexity

The NMS hub is a single point of failure—you'll architect redundancy without compromising centralized management
Balance VPN-only security requirements with operational efficiency for remote team access
Manage complex service discovery across 5 interconnected environments

Scale & Performance

Optimize GPU resources across competing training and inference workloads
Implement cost optimization strategies while maintaining performance requirements
Design monitoring systems that scale with our infrastructure growth

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

We are a well-funded, Seed-stage company preparing for launch. We offer:

Competitive base salary
Performance-based bonus based on achieving goals
Equity participation
Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision, and paid time off
Flexible work environment—based in Miami, hybrid OK. Remote considered
Option to start on a contract basis with potential for full-time hire

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