AI Infrastructure Automation Engineer in Melbourne

Role is open for candidates with existing Australian working rights. These are the top requirements you must qualify for:

• 5+ years of experience developing software, automation platforms, operational tooling, or infrastructure automation solutions for large-scale Linux, cloud, HPC, or AI environments.
• Experience using scripting, automation, and IaC tools including bash, Python, Ansible.
• Solid understanding of advanced hardware technologies, particularly high performance GPU infrastructure.
• Experience in Linux systems including server, network, and storage configuration and monitoring.

Firmus Technologies is seeking a skilled Infrastructure Automation Engineer to join our Commissioning team. The position will play a crucial role in the development, maintenance, and improvement of the software tools involved in the commissioning process from initial power-on through integration, phased bring-up, component and system testing, benchmarking, and acceptance testing to hand-over to operations. These tools are used by internal teams, partners, and vendors working together to transform physically built infrastructure into a production-ready platform.

This role involves custom tool development, integration with a wide variety of other closed-source and open-source tools, cloud services, and SaaS platforms. We are deploying leading edge AI Factory technology and the tools supporting the commissioning process are critical for successful on-time delivery. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the forefront of AI technology and contribute to the growth of AI infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Hardware bring-up: In collaboration with internal teams, partners, and vendors, develop custom tools and automate processes for initial system bring-up, hardware configuration, firmware updates, system inventory, testing, and issue tracking.
• System and status monitoring: Work with vendors to implement, configure, and adapt system and status monitoring tools suitable for implementation early in the commissioning phase.
• Network tools: Commissioning of the network also requires suitable tools and processes, which need to be automated and streamlined.
• Storage: Develop tooling and automation frameworks supporting deployment, configuration, benchmarking, and validation of storage platforms.
• Communication tools: Efficient and effective communication between various teams involved in the commissioning process needs to be supported by suitable tools.
• Testing and benchmarking: Develop test and benchmarking tools, customise them for the specific project and customer requirements, and execute the tests to confirm the successful completion of the commissioning process.
• Automation and documentation: Leverage modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to simulate, automate and accelerate the commissioning process.
• Security: In all tools and throughout the deployment process implement best security practices including security updates and patches.

Success Measures

• Reduced commissioning time through automation.
• High reliability and adoption of commissioning tools.
• Successful automation of repeatable deployment activities.
• Effective monitoring and diagnostic coverage.
• Accurate documentation and operational handover.
• Reduction in manual effort and deployment errors.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience developing software, automation platforms, operational tooling, or infrastructure automation solutions for large-scale Linux, cloud, HPC, or AI environments.
• Solid understanding of advanced hardware technologies, particularly high performance GPU infrastructure, high end network environments, and high performance storage solutions.
• Experience in Linux systems including server, network, and storage configuration.
• Experience developing production software tools and APIs, consuming and integrating REST APIs, applying modern software development practices, building automated testing frameworks.
• Experience using scripting, automation, and IaC tools including bash, Python, Ansible.
• Experience using infrastructure tools and APIs including Redfish, IPMI, DCGM, Prometheus, Grafana, NetBox, etc.
• Familiarity with AI and HPC tooling such as Slurm, NVIDIA DCGM, NCCL, Kubernetes, and distributed system validation frameworks.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Willingness to undertake international and/or domestic travel for on-site deployments and commissioning as required.

This role is based in Australia or Singapore with regular visits to current and future project sites in Australia and SE Asia.