About this opportunity
NMC2 lists this Senior Kubernetes Engineer opportunity in dallas, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.
The Position
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Kubernetes Engineer to join our NMC2 office in Dallas. In this role, you will design, implement, and optimise GPU-accelerated container platforms at scale, enabling high-performance workloads (AI/ML, HPC, LLM training) across hybrid or on-prem environments. You will have deep expertise with both NVIDIA and Kubernetes ecosystems, including GPU scheduling, device plugins and custom operators.
Responsibilities
Architecting and operating Kubernetes clusters optimised for GPU workloads, leveraging NVIDIA GPU Operator, Network Operator and DCGM
Developing, deploying and maintaining custom Kubernetes operators and controllers to automate infrastructure services
Integrating NVIDIA device plugins, Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) and GPU sharing features into the scheduling layer
Optimising GPU utilisation and job placement through scheduler extensions, such as kube-scheduler plugins, Slurm and Volcano
Collaborating with HPC, ML and DevOps teams to ensure multi-tenant, high-throughput cluster performance
Driving observability and telemetry integrations using Prometheus, Grafana, DCGM Exporter and OpenTelemetry
Implementing secure multi-user and multi- namespace GPU isolation, with RBAC and policy enforcement, such as OPA or Gatekeeper
Maintaining CI/CD pipelines for Kubernetes infrastructure using GitOps, ArgoCD and FluxCD
Contributing to infrastructure-as-code, using Terraform, Helm, and Kustomize
Participating in performance tuning, incident response and production readiness reviews
Requirements
Extensive experience with Kubernetes in production-grade environments and working with NVIDIA and Kubernetes, including GPU Operator, device plugin, NVML, MIG and DCGM
Proficiency in Go or Python for operator development and Kubernetes controller logic
Deep understanding of Kubernetes internals, including CRDs, RBAC, custom controllers and scheduler extensions
Experience with GPU-intensive workloads, for example for LLMs, training pipelines and scientific computing
Hands-on experience with Helm, Kustomize and GitOps workflows
Familiarity with CNI plugins, especially NVIDIA CNI and Multus
Experience with monitoring GPU metrics and cluster health using Prometheus and DCGM Exporter
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Worksite address
dallas, TX, 75215, US
Who can apply
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