We're looking for an AI Systems Administrator who is excited about supporting smart technologies that help teams work more efficiently. Step into a role where innovation, performance, and future-focused tools come together. How you will make an impact: Meissner Corporation is seeking an AI Systems Administrator to own and evolve the systems that host our AI tooling and services. You will deploy, operate, and optimize Linux-based infrastructures, container platforms, and support bridging traditional systems administration, MLOps, and AI-specific operations. In this role you will ensure low-latency, reliable, cost-effective model serving; maintain robust data and model governance; implement observability and incident response; and streamline integration between development teams and production systems. A genuine interest in AI/ML and some experience supporting GPU workloads or model serving are strong advantages.
- Design, deploy, and maintain Linux servers (on-prem and/or cloud) with a focus on stability, performance, and security.
- Build, manage, and troubleshoot container environments and orchestration platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Deploy and support AI/ML serving and development environments (model-serving stacks, GPU nodes, CUDA drivers, containerized ML frameworks).
- Design, deploy, and maintain model context protocol (MCP) services to integrate AI solutions with various internal tools and data sets.
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for model and application deployments; integrate container builds and image registries.
- Monitor system and application health; implement observability and alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or similar).
- Lead incident response, root cause analysis, and run postmortems for production AI outages or degradations; participate in on-call rotations.
- Harden systems: patching, secure configurations, user access and privilege management, and incident response.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and prioritize requests for features and adjustments to internal AI platforms; translate requirements into technical tasks and deliverables.
- Support web applications and internal AI platform deployments, managing feature requests, change control, and release coordination.
- Assist IT support teams by investigating and resolving incidents and requests related to Linux infrastructure and AI platforms, ensuring timely escalation and communication.
- Support compliance, privacy, and audit requirements for models and data used in AI systems.
- Create and maintain user documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
This is an on-site role based out of our headquarters in Camarillo, CA.
The skills and experience you'll need: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years working experience in Linux environments.
- Experience with HTML, CSS, REACT JS, and other web-based coding languages.
- Prior experience in scripting/automation skills (Bash, and preferably Python) to automate routine operations and tooling.
- Prior experience supporting AI/ML workloads: GPU drivers, CUDA/cuDNN, NVIDIA Docker, node scheduling for GPU farms, preferred.
- Prior experience supporting Docker and container lifecycle (security, images, registries, best practices).
- Prior experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and key services for compute, networking, and storage.
- Hands-on with CI/CD tools like GitLab CI.
- Good networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, routing) and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools, and capacity/incident management.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills; experience working with stakeholders and managing requests for platform features and adjustments.
- Knowledge of container image security, vulnerability scanning, and runtime security tools, preferred.
- Must be fluent with MS Office software and have a working knowledge of a wide variety of software packages, operating systems, and equipment as well as cloud technologies.
- Must have excellent English Language written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong security mindset and experience with secure system configuration and access control.
Don't meet every single requirement? Apply anyway. What we can offer you: - Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
- Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts
- 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday
Ready to make an impact? Let's talk. US BASE PAY SCALE $38.20 - $56.60/hr The base pay scale for this role is what Meissner reasonably expects to pay for the position although actual pay may vary from this scale depending on an applicant's experience. 
