Infrastructure Production Engineer

The role

The Associate Infrastructure Production Engineer ensures GPU hardware validation and readiness across a global production environment. This role involves designing automated frameworks, supporting Python-based agents, and analyzing workload performance to improve infrastructure standards.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain automated diagnostic, validation, and remediation frameworks for production GPU hardware.
• Engineer and support Python-based agents, services, APIs, and Ansible automation.
• Analyze workload performance, utilization, thermals, and diagnostic output.
• Execute and evolve testing and verification processes for production onboarding and Return Material Authorization.
• Build tooling that gates hardware deployment and enforces quality standards.
• Document system designs, automation logic, validation methodologies, and operational guidance.
• Maintain accurate Jira records reflecting engineering activities, findings, and outcomes.
• Identify gaps or inefficiencies within testing, validation, or automation processes.

Required qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to clearly document work performed, including commands executed, observations, and outcomes.
• Strong Linux proficiency and experience working within Linux production environments in command-line system contexts.
• Ability to design, write, and modify Python and shell scripts to support infrastructure diagnostics, automation, and validation workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams.
• Understanding of data center networking concepts and protocols such as DHCP, IPv6, and ICMP.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering teams to deliver automation solutions, reliability improvements, and production-ready tooling.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with infrastructure automation or configuration management frameworks such as Ansible

Benefits

• 100% company-paid insurance premiums for employee medical, dental and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan that matches 100% up to 4%, with immediate vesting
• Professional Development Reimbursement of $2,500 each year
• 11 Holidays + Paid Time Off Accrual + Rollover Plan
• Increased PTO at 3 year and 10 year anniversary
• 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years
• Anniversary Bonus each year
• $500 stipend for remote office setup in first year + $400 each following year
• Internet reimbursement up to $75 per month
• Gym membership reimbursement up to $50 per month
• Company paid Wellable subscription

Before you apply

• We are currently accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana
• Vultr will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

About the company

Vultr is a high-performance cloud infrastructure company with 33 global cloud data center locations. It is the world’s largest privately-held cloud infrastructure company.