Senior DevOps Engineer

Senior DevOps Engineer San Jose, California, United States Apply Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com . We are seeking a skilled  Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Silicon Engineering Infrastructure team. In this role, you will be instrumental in building, maintaining, and optimizing cloud-based infrastructure that supports our semiconductor design and verification workflows. You will work closely with silicon engineering teams to ensure reliable, scalable, and efficient compute environments. Key Responsibilities Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure on  AWS  to support silicon engineering workloads Manage and optimize  EC2  instances,  FSx  file systems, and related AWS services for high-performance computing needs Implement and manage  AWS ParallelCluster  for provisioning and scaling compute clusters and partitions Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across cloud and on-premises environments Develop automation scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solutions to streamline operations Collaborate with EDA tool administrators and silicon engineers to optimize workflows and resource utilization Monitor system performance, implement alerting, and ensure high availability of critical infrastructure Document processes, runbooks, and best practices for team knowledge sharing What You'll Bring A proactive, self-motivated approach to identifying and solving infrastructure challenges Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities Passion for automation and continuous improvement Required Qualifications 3+ years  of hands-on DevOps/Infrastructure engineering experience Strong  problem-solving skills  with the ability to debug complex system issues Solid operational knowledge of  AWS Cloud  services, including: EC2  (instance management, AMIs, spot/on-demand strategies) FSx  (Lustre/NetApp ONTAP for high-performance storage) VPC, Security Groups, IAM, and networking fundamentals Experience with scripting languages such as  Python ,  Bash , or similar Experience with AI based tools like claude-code or copilot a plus Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible) Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (Git) Preferred Qualifications Experience with  AWS ParallelCluster  or similar HPC cluster management tools Background in the  Semiconductor/EDA industry  with understanding of: EDA tool workflows (simulation, synthesis, place & route, verification) License management and job scheduling (LSF, Slurm, SGE) Debug scenarios specific to silicon design environments Knowledge of container technologies (Docker, Singularity) Experience with monitoring and observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana) AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, SysOps Administrator) are a plus Nice to Have Experience with hybrid cloud architectures (on-prem + cloud) Familiarity with cost optimization strategies for large-scale cloud deployments Understanding of security best practices in regulated environments Salary range is USD $148,500 to USD $165,000 at Senior Level. USD $175,500 to USD $195,000 at Senior Level.  depending on experience, level, and business need. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonus, incentives and benefits.   We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities. Apply for this job * indicates a required field First Name * Last Name * Preferred First Name * Email * Phone Country * Phone * Resume/CV * Attach Attach Dropbox Google Drive Enter manually Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Cover Letter Attach Attach Dropbox Google Drive Enter manually Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Education School * Select... Degree * Select... Discipline * Select... Start date month Select... Start date year End date month Select... 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