Platform Engineer (AI/LLM Infrastructure)
Apply now »Date: May 21, 2026
Location: Santa Clara, CA, US
Company: NTT DATA Services
Req ID: 372653
NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.
We are currently seeking a Platform Engineer (AI/LLM Infrastructure) to join our team in Santa Clara, California (US-CA), United States (US).
We are currently seeking a Platform Engineer (AI/LLM Infrastructure) to join our team in Santa Clara, CA.
- Lead the design, implementation, and operation of scalable infrastructure platforms supporting AI/LLM-based solutions for enterprise clients.
- Act as a hands-on technical lead (player-coach), contributing to development while guiding a team of engineers.
- Own end-to-end infrastructure architecture below the application layer, including compute, container orchestration, CI/CD, observability, and security.
- Partner directly with clients and stakeholders to design, present, and deliver robust AI infrastructure solutions.
- Architect and manage production-grade Kubernetes environments (AKS/EKS), including cluster operations and RBAC.
- Design and operationalize RAG pipelines, including ingestion, chunking, embedding workflows, and vector database management.
- Lead GPU infrastructure provisioning and optimization (NVIDIA A100/H100 or similar).
- Drive Infrastructure-as-Code adoption using Terraform and GitOps practices (ArgoCD/Flux).
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
- Establish observability standards using Datadog, OpenTelemetry, and ELK/OpenSearch.
- Lead incident response, on-call processes, and post-mortem analysis.
- Ensure strong security posture and lead InfoSec review processes.
- Coordinate delivery across multiple teams and client engagements.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or Infrastructure Engineering.
- 3+ years of experience delivering and leading infrastructure for AI/LLM-based production systems.
- 3+ years of experience with Terraform and GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux).
- 3+ years of experience with Azure (Key Vault, Monitor, DevOps Pipelines).
- 3+ years of Experience with CI/CD and container registry management.
Position can pay between 130-170K (USD) range annually depending on skills match & suitability.
About NTT DATA
NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.
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