SENIOR AI DEVOPS SPECIALIST, IS&T Applications

Boston University; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious university in Boston seeks a Senior AI DevOps Specialist to lead the deployment of AI applications and infrastructure in a remote capacity. This role requires extensive experience in containerization and modern programming languages, making a significant impact on university operations. Join a dynamic team focused on driving innovation through cutting-edge AI technologies.

Benefits

Excellent benefits package

Tuition assistance for employees and family members

University-funded retirement plan

Qualifications

• 8+ years of applicable experience.
• Expertise in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS) and multi-environment deployment.
• Development experience in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript).

Responsibilities

• Deployment of AI Applications, Agents & Related Infrastructure.
• Collaborative development support.
• AI model management & fine-tuning.

Skills

8+ years of applicable experience

Expertise in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS)

Development experience in modern programming languages (Python, JavaScript)

Experience with DevOps practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field

Job description

Overview

SENIOR AI DEVOPS SPECIALIST, IS&T Applications

Boston University IS&T is assembling a world-class AI Engineering team to transform operations, drive innovation, and deliver AI applications and agents. This role focuses on scalable deployment, monitoring, and support of AI applications, agents, and models, with collaboration across full-stack development. You will manage infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, integrate containerization technologies, and support advanced AI workflows. The position is primarily remote with periodic in-person meetings on campus as a member of the AI Engineering team.

You will join to help deliver AI solutions that advance university operations and become models of innovation for institutions worldwide, working with cutting-edge technologies such as Agentic AI frameworks, LLMs, RAG, MCP, scalable AI architectures.

Responsibilities

• Deployment of AI Applications, Agents & Related Infrastructure
• Collaborative development support
• AI model management & fine-tuning
• Infrastructure monitoring & optimization
• Security, compliance, & continuous improvement

Required Skills

• 8+ years of applicable experience
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
• Expertise in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS) and multi-environment deployment (on-premise, cloud, hybrid)
• Experience with hosting and fine-tuning LLM/SLM models
• Development experience in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) with familiarity in AI technologies and frameworks (prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings; MCP and A2A)
• Experience with DevOps practices, scalable architectures, and modern security standards

Benefits & Equal Opportunity

Boston University offers an excellent benefits package including time off and holidays, a university-funded retirement plan with full vesting after 2 years of eligible service, and tuition assistance for employees and family members. For more information, visit the BU Wellness and HR pages.

Boston University IS&T is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, or any other protected status.