AI Infrastructure Engineer (Forward Deployed AI Engineer)
Location: Austin, TX / Fort Mill, SCÂ Responsibilities
- Embed within infrastructure teams.
- Identify automation opportunities independently.
- Build AI-assisted solutions using Cursor/GitHub Copilot.
- Develop infrastructure automation.
- Build AI workflows and AI agents.
- Modernize infrastructure platforms.
- Improve cloud migration efficiency.
- Build vulnerability remediation automation.
- Mentor existing engineering teams.
- Promote AI adoption across the organization.
- Deliver measurable productivity improvements.
- Demonstrate proof-of-concepts rapidly.
- Work closely with business and infrastructure leaders.
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Required Skills
- Strong Python development
- Infrastructure engineering
- Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Infrastructure as Code
- GitHub Copilot
- Cursor AI
- Prompt Engineering
- LLM-based software development
- AI-assisted coding
- DevOps
- Automation
- APIs
- Scripting
- Problem solving
- Self-starter mindset
- Excellent communication
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Preferred Skills
- Agentic AI workflows
- AI orchestration
- Infrastructure modernization
- Security automation
- Vulnerability management
- FinOps
- Observability
- Platform Engineering
- Cloud migration
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Success Measures
- Manual effort reduced by 50–70%
- AI adoption increased across teams
- Infrastructure automation delivered
- Faster project execution
- Improved engineering productivity
- Positive influence on engineering culture
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Desired Behavioral Traits
- AI-native mindset
- Highly proactive
- Curious and innovative
- Independent thinker
- Strong collaborator
- Comfortable working with ambiguity
- Outcome-focused
- Able to influence and mentor others.
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