Senior Platform Engineer, Network Infrastructure

Nvidia

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Work type: Remote
Location: Santa Clara, CAILWACAMA
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 47 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Senior Platform Engineer, Network Infrastructure

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Senior Platform Engineer, Network Infrastructure - DGX Cloud joins the Cloud Foundations Reliability team within the Global Network Infrastructure organization. This senior individual contributor role involves owning the lifecycle and automation of the Kubernetes platform supporting global network systems across data centers, colocation facilities, and cloud environments. You will design, build, and operate Kubernetes environments, managing cluster onboarding, upgrades, capacity, and recovery. Key responsibilities include developing production-quality software for cluster provisioning, validation, and GitOps delivery, while providing production support for hosted network services. You must diagnose complex failures involving control-plane health, networking, storage, and scheduling. Required skills include deep Kubernetes expertise, proficiency in Go or Python, and experience with infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and distributed systems. The role addresses the technical challenge of standardizing network platform deployment and management.

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Skills

Kubernetes Go Python GitOps CI/CD Infrastructure as Code Cluster API Metal3 Distributed Systems Network Automation Observability Root-Cause Analysis IP Routing Cloud Networking

What you'll do

Design, build, and operate the Kubernetes platform for global network automation and telemetry.
Manage the full lifecycle of Kubernetes environments, including onboarding, upgrades, capacity, and recovery.
Develop production-quality software and automation for cluster provisioning and GitOps delivery.
Provide production support for network services hosted on the platform and troubleshoot complex failures.
Define production-readiness standards for observability, health signals, capacity, and recovery runbooks.
Participate in the production on-call rotation and lead incident response and corrective actions.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of experience building or operating production Kubernetes platforms, network infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Deep experience with Kubernetes at scale, including cluster lifecycle, upgrades, networking, storage, and recovery.
Proficiency in at least one general-purpose programming language, such as Go or Python.
Experience with GitOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and automated production delivery.
Experience deploying and supporting network automation or telemetry services on Kubernetes.
Experience with production on-call, incident response, root-cause analysis, and driving corrective actions to completion.
Strong knowledge of IP routing, data center fabrics, and cloud networking (preferred).