Senior DevOps Engineer

Job Description

IREN is a leading AI Cloud Service Provider, delivering large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN’s vertically integrated platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and data centers in renewable-rich regions across the U.S. and Canada.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute. We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way – responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

As a
Senior DevOps

Engineer
, you will help build and operate the foundational systems that power our GPU-enabled multi-tenant environment.

You will design and maintain the infrastructure, automation, and platform abstractions that enable product teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-performance services across our cloud and on-prem footprint.

Job Requirements

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of experience in

Platform Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, or SRE

roles.
- Proficient in

Python or Go

for platform tooling, automation, and API integration.
- Hands-on experience with

Kubernetes

(operations, networking, storage, RBAC, and multi-tenant considerations).
- Strong background in

AWS

services including EC2, EKS/ECS, S3, IAM, VPC, RDS.
- Expertise with

Infrastructure-as-Code

(Terraform or CloudFormation) and

GitOps

workflows (ArgoCD).
- Familiarity with

service mesh

, ingress controllers, and CNI network stacks.
- Strong understanding of

observability

: Prometheus (metrics/alerting), Grafana (dashboards), and logs.
- Familiarity with event-driven systems (Kafka basics: topics, partitions, consumer groups).
- Experience with secure configuration of cloud/K8s systems (RBAC, SSO integrations,NetworkPolicies).

Soft Skills & Competencies

• Clear and structured communicator with cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving skills — able to debug complex distributed systems.
• Pragmatic engineer who balances long-term quality with short-term delivery.
• Collaborative team member comfortable working across Platform, Infrastructure, and Product domains.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience running

on-prem Kubernetes

or hybrid cloud infrastructure.
- Familiarity with

GPU workloads

, node management, or multi-tenant compute isolation.
- Hands-on experience with load testing, chaos engineering, or advanced performance tuning.
- Exposure to internal developer platforms (IDP) or platform-as-a-product mindset.
- Experience with Helm, Kustomize, Pulumi, or Temporal workflow engine.

Job Responsibilities

Platform & Infrastructure Engineering

• Design, develop, and operate

core platform services

that support compute, networking, and storage across cloud and on-prem environments.
- Build and maintain

Infrastructure-as-Code

using tools like Terraform or CloudFormation, following GitOps best practices with ArgoCD.
- Implement and operate

continuous delivery pipelines

and deployment automation for platform services.
- Improve platform scalability, reliability, and performance across Kubernetes and cloud systems.
- Collaborate with HPC, Networking, and Security teams to ensure resilient, multi-tenant platform architectures.

Kubernetes & Cloud Operations

• Operate and optimize

Kubernetes clusters

(EKS and on-prem K8s distributions).

• Manage networking components such as

CNI plugins

,

Ingress controllers

, and

Service Mesh

(Envoy/Istio/NGINX).
- Configure and maintain

RBAC, Network Policies, and identity integration

for secure, least-privilege access.
- Work with cloud resources (AWS EC2, EKS, S3, RDS) to deploy, scale, and secure platform services.

Observability & Operational Excellence

• Implement and maintain platform observability tooling using

Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, and alerting pipelines

.
- Establish and maintain

SLOs/SLAs

, responding to incidents and continuously improving reliability.
- Debug distributed systems issues across compute, network, storage, and application surfaces.
- Contribute to on-call rotations and production readiness reviews.

Job Benefits

At IREN, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support your health, well-being, and long-term success. Our Canada package includes:
Compensation

• The expected base salary for this role starts at CAD$135,000 - 150,000/annum.
• Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and market data for the region.
• Total Compensation package may be inclusive of annual incentive bonus, and equity (long-term incentive)

Health & Wellness

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage – 100% company paid for employees and dependents
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Voluntary life and critical illness coverage available
• Employee Assistance Program and virtual health care platform

Financial Well-Being

• RRSP with company match
• Voluntary TFSA

Time Off & Flexibility

• 3 weeks annually for vacation and paid holidays

Growth & Development

• Opportunities for advancement and internal mobility
• Training and personal development opportunities

Lifestyle & Culture

• Company events and team-building activities

We value diverse perspectives and believe that skills can be developed. If you’re passionate about this role, we want to hear from you — whether you meet every criteria or not. Your unique experiences might be exactly what we need!

Podtech Data Centers Inc., the employing entity and proud member of the IREN Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

This job will remain posted until filled. While we appreciate all applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates under consideration.

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