Virtualization Operations Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Virtualization Operations Engineer (Linux/KVM): Operating and maintaining large-scale infrastructure platforms for high-performance AI workloads with an accent on hypervisor stability, performance tuning, and VM lifecycle management. Focus on troubleshooting resource contention in GPU-intensive environments and automating infrastructure deployments.

Location: On-site in Las Vegas, Nevada. Authorization to work in the United States is required.

Company

hirify.global provides seamless, secure, and resilient AI compute at scale via a versatile cloud platform that eliminates infrastructure barriers for AI builders.

What you will do

• Operate and maintain large-scale Proxmox and KVM-based virtualization environments.
• Manage the full VM lifecycle, including provisioning, configuration, migration, and decommissioning.
• Monitor platform health and resolve issues related to host failures and resource contention (CPU, memory, disk, network).
• Execute infrastructure changes such as cluster expansions, host maintenance, and upgrades.
• Standardize deployments using automation tools like Ansible to reduce manual intervention.
• Collaborate with DevOps, Network, and Storage engineering teams on incident response and root cause analysis.

Requirements

• 4–7+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems, or platform operations.
• Hands-on experience with Linux-based virtualization (KVM/QEMU, Proxmox, VMware) and strong Linux fundamentals.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot CPU/memory contention and disk I/O bottlenecks.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice to have

• Experience operating infrastructure at scale (100+ hosts).
• Familiarity with GPU-based systems, NUMA awareness, and performance tuning.
• Exposure to high-throughput networking (bonding, VLANs, SR-IOV) and distributed storage.
• Experience with Kubernetes or container platforms and CSP environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits: 100% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
• Financial security: 401(k) plan and company HSA contributions.
• Insurance: Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability, Life, and Voluntary Supplemental options.
• Work-life balance: Flexible PTO and paid holidays.
• Equity: Stock options.
• Additional perks: Parental leave, Employee Assistance Program, and in-office perks.