AI DevOps Engineer

AI DevOps Engineer

Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together – a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world. With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety, and infrastructure solutions.

We are looking for an AI DevOps Engineer to support Atkore's newly established AI team. The AI DevOps Engineer will be a member of the Enterprise Architecture, Data Services and Automation (RPA/AI) team. This team works across all business and IT teams to turn Atkore strategy into executable and scalable platforms, delivering secure, resilient integration and automation to connect processes, applications and data end-to-end. This role reports to the Director of IT Enterprise Architecture, Data Services and Automation (RPA/AI) and will be based in our Mokena, Illinois office.

The AI DevOps Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and operating the foundational infrastructure required to support Atkore's enterprise AI capabilities. This role enables scalable, secure, and compliant AI agent development and integration across business, manufacturing, and corporate platforms.

The position partners closely with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, Data Services, and application delivery teams to ensure AI platforms are reliable, governed, and aligned with Atkore IT standards.

• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud and hybrid infrastructure supporting AI workloads, including container orchestration, GPU-enabled compute, and data platform integration
• Engineer scalable, resilient environments to support AI agent execution, model serving, and experimentation across the enterprise
• Design and manage APIs and microservices that provide secure, controlled data access for AI agents and AI-enabled applications
• Integrate AI infrastructure with enterprise platforms such as data lakes, analytics environments, and business systems
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and automation to support AI platform reliability and repeatability
• Establish MLOps practices for model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management in partnership with data and AI teams
• Ensure AI infrastructure complies with Atkore security, privacy, and data governance standards
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and risk teams to enforce secure identity, access management, and auditability across AI platforms
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to align AI platform design to long‑term technology standards and roadmaps
• Work closely with Data Engineering, Application Integration, and other IT teams to enable AI use cases across Atkore operations

What you bring:

• BS / BA in Computer Science, Business or related field of study
• At least 5 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker) and infrastructure‑as‑code tools (e.g. Terraform)
• Hands‑on experience with public cloud platforms (Azure preferred), including networking, compute, and identity services
• Experience supporting AI/ML infrastructure platforms (e.g. Azure ML Studio, Mflow, etc)
• Strong understanding of enterprise security principles, identity management, and secure API design
• Familiarity with data platforms and analytics ecosystems supporting structured and unstructured enterprise data
• Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycle and Agile delivery processes
• Experience integrating AI platforms with ERP, MES, or manufacturing systems within an industrial or manufacturing environment desired
• Exposure to AI governance, model risk management, or responsible AI frameworks desired
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and collaboration skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Must embrace and foster an environment that supports our core values of Accountability, Teamwork, Integrity, Respect, Excellence

Within 3 months, you'll:

• Have successfully completed your onboarding and immersion program, with a full understanding of what's expected of you as well as who the stakeholders are that you'll work closely with
• Have developed relationships with key stakeholders for this role
• Have partnered with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Data Services to align on a baseline AI infrastructure architecture aligned to Atkore enterprise standards, security controls, and cloud strategy

Within 6 months, you'll:

• Be working collaboratively with Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, and Data Services to define AI infrastructure guardrails (identity, access, logging, compliance)
• Be deploying an initial AI platform foundation (cloud and/or hybrid) capable of supporting early AI agent and model workloads
• Be implementing core DevOps / CI‑CD patterns for AI infrastructure, enabling repeatable and secure deployments
• Be successfully supporting first AI use cases or pilots by providing stable, secure infrastructure and rapid engineering support
• Be working closely with peers on the IT team on achieving KPI's, contributing ideas in the name of continuous improvement, regularly reviewing progress, establishing countermeasures where needed, and working collaboratively to achieve group objectives

Within 12 months, you'll:

• Be expanding AI infrastructure to support multiple concurrent AI workloads, including model serving, data access, and agent execution
• Be working collaboratively with the Data Services and application teams to deliver secure API and data access patterns that enable AI solutions to integrate with enterprise data and business systems
• Be working collaboratively with Enterprise Architecture to standardize infrastructure‑as‑code and automation to reduce manual effort and improve platform resiliency
• Be working collaboratively with Enterprise Architecture to establish MLOps and platform monitoring practices for AI reliability, cost management, and performance transparency

Atkore is a six-time Great Place to Work© certified company and a four-time Top Workplaces USA award winner! We're committed to creating an engaged, aligned workforce driven by a collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results and stays focused on being standout leaders. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors consistent with our core values.

Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!

As of the date of this posting, a good faith estimate of the current pay for this position is $ 107,920 - $148,390. Placement in the range depends on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs and may change over time. Other compensation may include, but not limited to, overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, commissions, stock, and other incentives.

Benefits available include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Any leave required under federal, state, or local law

Benefits are subject to vesting and eligibility requirements.

Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis.

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