Member Of Technical Staff - Cloud Infrastructure

x.ai

Palo Alto, CA, United States
Base: $180,000 - $440,000 usd; bonus/equity: equit...
On-site
Active top secret security clearance
Kubernetes stack proficiency including cni cri csi
Infrastructure-as-code tools like pulumi terraform ansible
xAI is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate secure, scalable infrastructure for critical US government projects

Job Summary

  • xAI is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate secure, scalable infrastructure for critical US government projects.
  • The role involves managing training and inference clusters across bare metal, classified cloud, and hybrid architectures using Kubernetes and GPU hardware.
  • Candidates must possess an active Top Secret security clearance and demonstrate strong communication skills to handle sensitive information accurately.

Matching Summary

xAI is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design and operate secure, scalable infrastructure for critical US government projects.

Salary

Base: $180,000 - $440,000 USD; Bonus/Equity: Equity included in total rewards package; Benefits: Comprehensive medical, vision, dental, 401(k), disability, life insurance

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Active Top Secret security clearance
  • Kubernetes stack proficiency including CNI CRI CSI
  • Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Pulumi Terraform Ansible
  • Incident management and SLA/SLO definition
  • 5+ years experience in Infrastructure or SRE roles

Nice-to-have

  • GPU hardware installation and debugging expertise
  • Chaos engineering and capacity planning practices
  • Experience with Kyverno ArgoCD or Go programming
  • High-traffic web application workload optimization
  • Security certifications such as CISSP

Key Requirements

  • Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance
  • 5+ years of Infrastructure or SRE experience
  • Proficiency with IaC tools (Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible)
  • Deep understanding of Kubernetes components (CNI, CRI, CSI)

Work Rights

Must have Active Top Secret security clearance

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