Senior Infrastructure and DevOps Systems Engineer (AI/HPC)

Location: Hybrid, with on-site and off-site work at assigned Intel sites in Hillsboro, Oregon; Phoenix, Arizona; Folsom and Santa Clara, California; or Beaver Brook, Massachusetts. The role is performed in the United States.

Annual salary: $100,550–$194,270 USD.

Company

Intel develops technology platforms and hardware and software products; this role supports infrastructure for product development, validation, and production workloads.

What you will do

• Design, deploy, automate, integrate, secure, and troubleshoot Linux-based systems across development, validation, and production environments.
• Develop infrastructure automation and CI/CD solutions using Ansible, Python, Bash, Jenkins, Git, and related DevOps technologies.
• Deploy, configure, and support large-scale AI and HPC clusters using Warewulf, HPCM, Kubernetes, and related virtualization and orchestration technologies.
• Manage RPM repositories, package dependencies, Lmod modules, software distribution, and compute-environment deployments.
• Implement observability, reliability, security, vulnerability remediation, patching, and system-hardening solutions, including ELK.
• Lead system integration and root-cause debugging across hardware, firmware, BMC/openBMC, Linux, networking, middleware, and applications while partnering across engineering disciplines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience administering, integrating, and troubleshooting Linux systems in enterprise or distributed computing environments.
• 3+ years of experience developing software, automation, or infrastructure solutions using Python and/or Bash.
• Experience developing infrastructure automation with configuration-management technologies such as Ansible.
• Experience with RPM-based Linux distributions, package management, and software repositories.
• Experience with CI/CD and software-development workflows using Jenkins, Git, or equivalent technologies.
• Strong analytical, system-debugging, and problem-solving skills, plus the ability to collaborate and communicate across engineering disciplines and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, passion for automation and operational excellence, continuous improvement, and continuous learning.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting HPC, AI, GPU, or large-scale distributed compute and validation environments.
• Experience provisioning and managing multi-node Linux clusters using Warewulf, HPCM, xCAT, Bright Cluster Manager, Slurm, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience building custom Linux OS images, RPM packages, and enterprise software repositories with Satellite, Pulp, Nexus, Artifactory, or similar solutions.
• Experience managing compiler, library, middleware, AI framework, and application environments using Lmod, Environment Modules, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience with containerization, orchestration, and virtualization, including Kubernetes, Docker, KVM, VMware, or OpenStack.
• Experience with systems observability, platform security, and firmware integration, including ELK, security patching, vulnerability remediation, OS hardening, and openBMC.
• Experience using AI-assisted development and agentic workflows with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining on-site work at an assigned Intel site with off-site work.
• Health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Competitive pay and stock bonuses.
• Equal employment consideration is provided in accordance with applicable local laws and protected characteristics.