Senior DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineering

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 276,000; Full time

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Equity

Benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA in Santa Clara, CA, seeks a Senior DevOps Platform Engineer to design and scale CI/CD and platform infrastructure for AI/ML workloads on Data Center GPUs.

You will implement release workflows with Jenkins and GitHub/GitLab Actions, manage Kubernetes-based platforms, and build tooling to improve developer productivity and observability using Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK.

This role emphasizes reliability, performance, and cross-team collaboration in a fast-moving AI computing environment.

Qualifications

• Over 6+ years of relevant industry background.
• Advanced Python scripting, tooling, and automation.
• Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale (Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab Actions and Runners).
• Solid Linux systems administration, networking, and distributed systems knowledge.
• Experience with release engineering practices including semantic versioning, release gating, and change management.
• Hands-on observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub/GitLab Actions.
• Develop Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.
• Implement scaling and performance measurement frameworks in Kubernetes.
• Define release engineering processes, branching, versioning, gating.
• Enhance DevOps tooling and automation frameworks.
• Own observability and monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, and log pipelines.
• Troubleshoot hardware and OS across BareMetal and GPU-accelerated servers.

Skills

Python

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Networking

Observability tools

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science/Engineering

equivalent experience

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab Actions

Runners

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

At NVIDIA, our work is dedicated to a computing model passionate about visual and AI computing. For twenty years, NVIDIA has led the way in visual computing, the science and art of computer graphics, through our invention of the GPU. The GPU has proven extremely effective in solving complex computer science challenges. Today, NVIDIA's GPU powers deep learning algorithms, simulating human intelligence. It serves as the brain for computers, robots, and self-driving cars that perceive and interpret the world. We aim to expand our company and teams with the brightest minds globally, and now is an exciting time to join us!

NVIDIA invites applications for a Senior DevOps Platform Engineer skilled in Platform and Release Engineering to join the Metropolis team. The role involves developing, building, and maintaining foundational infrastructure and CI/CD systems that run AI/Machine Learning video analytics workloads at scale using NVIDIA Data Center GPUs. You will foster engineering rigor by setting up reliable release workflows, automation systems, and developer tools to improve efficiency on the Metropolis platform.

What You'll Be Doing

• Compose, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab Actions and Runners for Metropolis software products.
• Develop and manage Kubernetes-based platform infrastructure supporting AI/ML workloads on NVIDIA Data Center GPUs.
• Build and implement scaling and performance measurement frameworks within Kubernetes to ensure platform reliability and efficiency under AI/ML workload demands.
• Define and implement release engineering processes, branching strategies, versioning standards, and gating criteria.
• Drive developer efficiency by building and maintaining DevOps MCP servers, tooling, and automation frameworks.
• Own observability and monitoring infrastructure using Prometheus, Grafana, and log aggregation pipelines.
• Troubleshoot hardware and operating system issues across BareMetal and GPU-accelerated servers to minimize downtime and maintain platform stability.

What We Need To See

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience, with over 6+ years of relevant industry background.
• Advanced skills in Python for scripting, tooling, and automation.
• Deep expertise with Kubernetes, Helm, and container orchestration in production environments.
• Verified background in building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines at scale (Jenkins, GitHub/GitLab Actions and Runners, or similar).
• Solid understanding of Linux systems administration, networking, and distributed systems.
• Experience with release engineering practices including semantic versioning, release gating, and change management.
• Hands-on experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Experience with GPU infrastructure and AI/ML platform engineering at scale.
• Background in BareMetal and hybrid cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) environment management.
• Familiarity with NVIDIA Metropolis, DeepStream, or similar AI video analytics platforms.
• Experience with GitOps workflows, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible).
• Track record of driving DevOps culture transformation and developer experience improvements.

NVIDIA is often viewed as one of the most attractive companies to work for in the technology world. We have some of the most progressive and committed professionals in the field on our team.

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 176,000 USD - 276,000 USD.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 17, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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