Data Center Operations Engineer (Austin)

Lambda
Austin +1 more
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level to senior infrastructure professionals who thrive in hands-on, detail-oriented roles.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on infrastructure deployment and maintenance experience in data centers
    — “Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured”
  • Individuals who can manage inventory and coordinate with supply chain teams for large-scale projects
    — “Work with supply chain & manufacturing teams to ensure timely deployment of systems and project plans for large-scale deployments”
  • Professionals who can resolve infrastructure-related support tickets and work with RMA teams
    — “Work closely with HW Support team to ensure data center infrastructure-related support tickets are resolved”

Things to consider

  • This role requires 5 days of in-person work at the Austin data center, with no remote flexibility
    — “This position requires presence in our Austin, TX Data Center 5 days; shift work”
  • Travel for new data center locations is expected, which may affect work-life balance
    — “Are willing to travel for bring up of new data center locations”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with structured cabling and DCIM software in your resume and interviews
    — “Document data center layout and network topology in DCIM software”
  • Emphasize your ability to follow installation standards and ensure consistency across systems
    — “Follow installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers”
  • Showcase your familiarity with hardware troubleshooting and inventory management processes
    — “Manage a parts depot inventory and track equipment through the delivery-store-stage-deploy-handoff process in each of our data centers”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • properly racked and configured infrastructure
  • resolved support tickets
Typical background
familiarity with critical infrastructure systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Data Center OperationsHardware TroubleshootingNetwork TopologyDCIM SoftwareInventory ManagementLinux Administration

Preferred

JiraZendeskSupermicroNvidia Hardware

Stack & domain

ServerStorageNetwork InfrastructureDCIM SoftwareStructured CablingCable ManagementLinux AdministrationSupermicroNvidia HardwareTroubleshootingAttention To DetailAction-orientedWillingness To LearnData Center OperationsInfrastructure

About the role

Original posting from Lambda via Ashby

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.

If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.

*Note: This position requires presence in our Austin, TX Data Center 5 days; shift work

What You'll Do

  • Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured
  • Troubleshoot hardware and software issues in some of the world’s most advanced systems
  • Document data center layout and network topology in DCIM software
  • Work with supply chain & manufacturing teams to ensure timely deployment of systems and project plans for large-scale deployments
  • Manage a parts depot inventory and track equipment through the delivery-store-stage-deploy-handoff process in each of our data centers
  • Work closely with HW Support team to ensure data center infrastructure-related support tickets are resolved
  • Work with RMA team to ensure faulty parts are returned and replacements are ordered
  • Follow installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers

You

  • Are familiar with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, air flow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management
  • Are someone who pays attention to detail and has the ability to follow instructions
  • Are action-oriented and have a strong willingness to learn
  • Are willing to travel for bring up of new data center locations

Nice to Have

  • Experience with troubleshooting server hardware
  • Experience with/or knowledge of network topology
  • Familiarity with ticketing systems like JIRA and Zendesk
  • Experience with Linux administration
  • Experience with working in large-scale distributed data center environments
  • Experience with Supermicro & Nvidia hardware

Salary Range Information

This is a salaried non-exempt role, eligible for overtime. The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

  • Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
  • Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
  • We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
  • Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
  • We offer generous cash & equity compensation
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
  • 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
  • Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

Source: Lambda careers (Ashby)

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