Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

Oracle

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Work type: On-site
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: $114,600–$234,600 / yr
Posted: 10 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $175k

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TL;DR · Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer

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As a Principal Core Infrastructure Engineer, you will join the team focused on designing and implementing next-generation accelerated computing and AI solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You will serve as a technical advisor to strategic customers, building automated solutions for cluster provisioning, infrastructure as code, and performance monitoring while managing large-scale GPU, HPC, and AI infrastructure. Your daily work involves architecting LLM-based applications and agentic AI systems, troubleshooting complex performance issues, and authoring technical collateral like reference architectures. To succeed, you must possess expertise in Python, Rust, Go, Java, or Scala, along with proficiency in Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, Slurm, and Linux distributions such as RHEL or Ubuntu. You will solve critical problems regarding infrastructure scalability and reliability while ensuring high-performance computing requirements are met for diverse enterprise clients across various industry verticals.

Skills

OCI HPC GPU Terraform Ansible Slurm Kubernetes Python Rust Go Java Scala Linux Shell Scripting CI/CD Prometheus GitLab CI/CD Jenkins Infrastructure as Code

What you'll do

Architect and deploy large-scale GPU, HPC, and AI infrastructure on OCI using Terraform, Ansible, Slurm, and Kubernetes.
Build automated solutions for cluster provisioning, software deployment, infrastructure as code, and performance monitoring.
Support the design and production deployment of LLM-based applications and agentic AI systems.
Act as a technical advisor to customers and internal teams to optimize infrastructure for performance and cost-effectiveness.
Author technical collateral including reference architectures, deployment guides, and implementation patterns.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues regarding scalability, reliability, and availability while performing root cause analysis.
Partner with engineering teams to influence product direction and integrate new OCI services into customer solutions.

What we're looking for

Experience in scripting and automation using tools like Python, Ansible, Terraform, and/or Kubernetes.
5+ years of experience in Architecture, Operations, and/or System Engineering.
Technical experience designing or deploying infrastructure for high-performance computing (HPC) and GPU technology.
Experience with at least one major public cloud provider such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or OCI.
Proficiency in Linux distributions including Oracle Linux, RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Debian.
Strong understanding of networking concepts and security principles.
Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience documenting infrastructure designs, configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.

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