Hybrid Infra Engineer - AI Platform Ops

Mesh-AI Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI company in Cambridge is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to manage internal infrastructure and ensure optimal performance of AI models. The role involves hardware lifecycle management, data centre operations, and troubleshooting systems, primarily Linux-based. The ideal candidate should be experienced in networking configuration and possess skills in automation tools like Ansible and Terraform. This position supports a hybrid work model with a focus on collaboration and innovative problem-solving.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Dental coverage

Flexible working hours

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Experience working in a data centre environment.
• Experience with networking configuration and troubleshooting.
• Comfortable troubleshooting Linux systems, particularly Ubuntu.
• Familiar with configuration management tooling, particularly Ansible and Terraform.
• Broad knowledge of distributed system infrastructure.
• Ability to document actions for repeatability and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware lifecycle management for networking and GPU training hardware.
• Manage data centre operations and ensure maintenance tasks are performed proactively.
• Work with PXE booting to provision nodes and automate hardware OS installations.
• Troubleshoot systems using observability tools.
• Configure network switch devices and maintain DNS/DHCP/IPAM.
• Coordinate with external hardware vendors and service providers.

Skills

Data centre operations

Networking configuration

Linux troubleshooting

Infrastructure as code

Documentation

Vendor coordination

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

PXE booting

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading AI company in Cambridge is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer to manage internal infrastructure and ensure optimal performance of AI models. The role involves hardware lifecycle management, data centre operations, and troubleshooting systems, primarily Linux-based. The ideal candidate should be experienced in networking configuration and possess skills in automation tools like Ansible and Terraform. This position supports a hybrid work model with a focus on collaboration and innovative problem-solving.