Contract Ai Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Addison, IL

Job Summary:
Moonlite AI delivers high-performance AI infrastructure for organizations running intensive computational research and large-scale model training. The Sr. Site Reliability Engineer will be responsible for building and operating production-grade AI infrastructure, focusing on Kubernetes expertise to ensure reliability and performance across multiple regions.
Responsibilities:
• Design, build, and operate production Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal infrastructure – including cluster bootstrapping, control plane architecture, etcd management, and scaling strategies for high-performance compute workloads.
• Implement and operate custom Kubernetes networking solutions with SR-IOV for high-performance GPU interconnects, multi-tenancy isolation and advanced networking policies. Configure CNI plugins and network segmentation for research workloads.
• Develop and maintain custom Kubernetes operators and controllers for bare-metal provisioning, infrastructure lifecycle management, and resource orchestration across compute, storage, and networking domains.
• Deploy and optimize NVIDIA GPU operators, device plugins, and other custom scheduling logic for GPU workload placement and utilization optimization.
• Build deep integrations between Kubernetes and underlying infrastructure including CSI drivers for storage, custom admission controllers for policy enforcement, and scheduling extensions for specialized hardware placement.
• Design and implement automation using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and custom operators to orchestrate infrastructure workflows and enable deployments across multiple regions.
• Manage production bare-metal infrastructure across multiple regions. Build systems ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and graceful degradation – establishing SLIs, SLOs, and monitoring to meet enterprise reliability commitments.
• Build comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack. Lead incident response, conduct postmortems, and implement preventative measures to improve reliability and reduce MTTR.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across infrastructure domains. Monitor utilization trends, forecast capacity needs, and optimize resource allocation for various workloads.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5+ years in SRE, DevOps, or infrastructure engineering roles with proven experience operating production infrastructure at scale.
• Deep hands-on experience building and operating production Kubernetes clusters on bare-metal infrastructure – not just deploying workloads in managed clusters. Must understand cluster bootstrapping, control plane architecture, etcd operations, and scaling strategies.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes internals including custom resource definitions (CRDs), operators, controllers, admission webhooks, and scheduling. Experience integrating storage (CSI drivers), networking (CNI, SR-IOV), and specialized hardware (GPU device plugins) with Kubernetes.
• Strong fundamentals in Linux systems administration, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and automation in production environments.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm) and building automation to reduce operational overhead.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts including IPAM, DNS, DHCP, VLAN/VXLAN, routing, load balancing, and experience troubleshooting network issues in production.
• Experience building and maintaining comprehensive monitoring solutions using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and centralized logging systems.
• Understanding of SRE principles including SLIs/SLOs/SLAs, error budgets, incident management, and blameless postmortems.
• Strong scripting skills in Go, Python, or Bash for automation, tooling development, and operational efficiency.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex issues under pressure, manage incidents effectively, and communicate clearly during outages.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work across teams including systems engineers, network engineers, and software developers.
Preferred:
• Experience building custom Kubernetes operators or controllers for infrastructure orchestration
• Deep familiarity with Kubernetes networking (Calico, Cilium, Multus), service mesh technologies, and network policy management
• Experience with GPU workload orchestration including NVIDIA GPU Operator, MIG, time-slicing, and device plugins
• Background with advanced Kubernetes features including custom schedulers, admission controllers, and API server extensions
• Experience with Kubernetes cluster federation or multi-cluster management
• Knowledge of high-performance networking technologies (InfiniBand, RDMA, RoCE) and their integration with Kubernetes
• Experience with enterprise storage systems (VAST, Lightbits, Ceph, or similar)
• Familiarity with configuration management at scale and GitOps practices
• Understanding of security best practices for Kubernetes and bare-metal infrastructure
• Experience operating infrastructure in regulated industries or co-located data center environments
• Background supporting research institutions, technical computing environments, or enterprise AI infrastructure
Company:
Moonlite AI is a technology company. Founded in 2024, the company is headquartered in Chicago, USA, with a team of 2-10 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.