Top Tech Jobs & Startup Jobs in Chicago, IL

Design and build Go-based control-plane services, CSI drivers, storage integrations, observability tools, and infrastructure automation for Kubernetes AI platforms. Integrate enterprise and scale-out storage, support bare-metal and hybrid provisioning, and deliver declarative Terraform/OpenTofu and GitOps workflows. Architect reliable storage solutions for Kubernetes clusters, air-gapped environments, and sovereign infrastructure, including artifact mirrors and PKI/TLS.

Own the networking vision and roadmap for k0rdent AI, defining underlay/overlay fabrics, RDMA, DNS/IPAM, network automation, and DPU/SmartNIC integration. Translate customer and engineering requirements into priorities, track emerging interconnect standards, and support positioning, field engagements, and reference architectures.

Design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot high-performance InfiniBand and Ethernet networks for HPC. Perform performance tuning, capacity planning, and monitoring. Implement Fortinet security, resolve routing/switching/latency issues, collaborate with compute and storage teams, document architectures, and participate in on-call escalation and upgrades.

Lead operations for large-scale AI infrastructure: manage NVIDIA GPU and high-performance networking environments, troubleshoot Linux/Kubernetes/storage/hardware issues, drive incident response and root cause analysis, improve observability and automation, mentor engineers, and collaborate with engineering and datacenter teams to ensure platform reliability and scalability.

Develop positioning and messaging for Mirantis AI infrastructure products; translate technical capabilities into audience-specific content; own competitive intelligence; create technical assets (white papers, briefs, reference architectures, sales enablement); support GTM, launches, analyst/media briefings, and industry representation.

Operate and support production AI infrastructure across global datacenters, focusing on high-performance NVIDIA GPU platforms, Kubernetes, and high-speed networking. Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure, network, hardware, and platform incidents; participate in incident response and root cause analysis; improve observability, automation, and operational runbooks.