Senior Director, AI Factory

# Senior Director, AI Factory## NutanixPublished 05 Apr 2026## Role Highlights### Languages used### Key skillsMachine LearningComputer ScienceDistributed SystemsTechnical LeadershipAIDeploymentOperationsInfrastructureInferenceRoutingUXSecurityArchitectureCloudRAGEconomicsOptimizationLLMsPhD### Tools, Libraries and FrameworksHuggingFaceKubernetesEKSRBACGPUsKubeFlowLangchain## DescriptionThis role will lead the development and deployment of AI Factory solutions for various enterprises. Key responsibilities include building and scaling AI factories through reference architectures and models, ensuring continuous operations. The position involves collaboration with engineering and technical product teams to guide product roadmaps and address customer needs. This leadership role focuses on the practical application and operationalization of AI technologies within enterprise environments.## Required Qualifications and SkillsThe role requires proven technical leadership with hands-on experience building scalable operational systems in highly complex environments. A strong technical foundation in building multi-cluster or hybrid-cloud control planes is necessary. Candidates must have Kubernetes Native Leadership with a proven track record of building and scaling production-grade platforms on Kubernetes, deeply understanding container orchestration at the infrastructure layer. Expertise in inference and serving, including building or managing high-performance inference pipelines and AI Gateways, is essential. Experience building Product-as-a-Service with a focus on user experience for AI Practitioners while maintaining rigorous RBAC, security, and governance is required. The ability to translate market shifts into a concrete engineering roadmap is also a key qualification. An MS or PhD in Computer Science with a focus on Distributed Systems or Machine Learning is preferred, provided it is paired with a builder mentality.## DisclaimerDisclaimer: Job and company description information and some of the data fields may have been generated via GPT-4 summarisation and could contain inaccuracies. The full external job listing link should always be relied on for authoritative information.## DescriptionNutanix AI, under the leadership of Luke Congdon, focuses on developing advanced AI/ML products among other technologies. Luke and his diverse team manage a portfolio that includes AI/ML, AHV, and End User Computing solutions. With a history of successful product launches in leading Silicon Valley technology firms, the team at Nutanix AI leverages deep industry insights and a strong track record in technology innovation. Their work involves a deep engagement with emerging AI technologies and trends to create infrastructure solutions that meet a broad range of use cases. #J-18808-Ljbffr