AI Infrastructure Engineer​/MLOps Engineer

AI Infrastructure Engineer / MLOps Engineer

Join Lenovo’s AI Technology Center (LATC) – a global AI Center of Excellence – to help shape AI at a truly global scale. We’re building the next wave of AI core technologies and platforms, and we need a highly skilled AI Infrastructure Engineer / AI Operations Engineer to design, build, and maintain the infrastructure and tools necessary for efficient AI model development, deployment, and operation.

Responsibilities:

• AI Infrastructure Design and Implementation:
  Design, build, and maintain scalable and efficient AI infrastructure, including compute resources, storage solutions, and networking configurations.
• AI Model Deployment and Management:
  Develop and implement processes for deploying, monitoring, and managing AI models in production environments.
• Automation and Tooling:
  Create and maintain automation scripts and tools for AI model training, testing, evaluation, and deployment in a continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline.
• Collaboration and Support:
  Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth operation of AI systems and provide support as needed.
• Performance Optimization:
  Continuously monitor and optimize AI infrastructure and models for performance, scalability, utilization, and reliability.
• Security and Compliance:
  Ensure AI infrastructure and models comply with relevant security and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, Dev Ops, or a related field.
• Strong background in computer systems, distributed systems, and cloud computing.
• Proficient in Linux system administration, including package management, user/group management, file system navigation, shell scripting (bash), and system configuration (systemd, networking).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
• Experience with AI-specific infrastructure and tools (e.g., NVIDIA GPUs and CUDA).
• Experience with setting up multi-node distributed GPU clusters, leveraging Slurm, Kubernetes or related software stacks.
• Experience with managing high-performance computing (HPC) clusters, including job scheduling, resource allocation, and cluster maintenance.
• Familiarity configuring job scheduling tools (e.g., Slurm).
• Experience with AI infrastructure, model deployment, and management.
• Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

Bonus Points:

• Familiarity with AI and machine learning frameworks (PyTorch).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana).

What we offer:

• Opportunities for career advancement and personal development.
• Access to a diverse range of training programs.
• Performance‑based rewards that celebrate your achievements.
• Flexibility with a hybrid work model (3:2) that blends home and office life.
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme.
• Life insurance.

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland – candidates must be based there, as the role requires working from the office at least three days per week (3:2 hybrid policy).

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Information Technology

Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting