Senior Cloud Devops Engineer
Pubblicato il 23-08-2026 - AI4I Foundation in Italia
The Italian Institute of Artificial Intelligence (AI4 I) is seeking a senior, hands-on Cloud / Dev Ops Engineer to design, build, and operate the cloud foundation of its HPC/AI infrastructure. You will own the Cloud layer that enables AI and HPC workloads to run reliably at scale, with a strong focus on Open Stack-based private cloud infrastructure and the evolution toward container-based environments such as Kubernetes, Rancher, and Harvester. This role is central to AI4 I's industrial deployment mission: you will create and operate the infrastructure that powers real AI projects for enterprises, public institutions, and strategic partners. Flexible arrangements may be negotiatedThe position will remain open until filled and multiple candidates may be hired. About the Role As Cloud / Dev Ops Engineer at AI4 I, you will take ownership of the end-to-end cloud infrastructure, from architecture and automation to day-to-day operations and continuous improvement. Beyond compute orchestration,
this role includes responsibility for the design and operational management of distributed storage systems that support AI and HPC workloads. You will ensure that storage performance, durability, and scalability meet the needs of GPU-intensive training, fine-tuning, and inference environments. This is a cross-unit role supporting multiple AI4 I teams and projects, working closely with engineering, deployment, and compute specialists. AI4 I Deployment and Engineering teams, enabling production-grade AI services HPC / AI engineers, integrating cloud and compute environments External technology partners and vendors Internal stakeholders delivering industrial AI projects This is a strongly execution-oriented role, combining Cloud engineering, Dev Ops practices, storage architecture, and operational responsibility. You will help build a robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure that supports both current deployments and future growth. Key Responsibilities Design, deploy, and operate AI