Data Center Operations System Engineer - Plano, TX
About The Position
Lambda is hiring a Data Center Operations System Engineer to support its AI cloud infrastructure in the Plano, Texas data center. The position requires onsite presence five days per week and involves shift work. The engineer will deploy, maintain, document, and troubleshoot server, storage, and network infrastructure, while coordinating with supply chain, manufacturing, hardware support, and RMA teams. The role also manages parts inventory and supports deployments and operational projects across Lambda data centers. The position requires familiarity with data center critical infrastructure, including power distribution, airflow, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management. The engineer will follow and improve installation standards and maintenance procedures, collaborate across teams to align operational capabilities with business goals, and may travel to support new data center bring-ups. Lambda offers cash and equity compensation, health, dental, and vision coverage, wellness and commuter stipends for select roles, a 401(k) plan with a 2% company match for U.S. employees, and flexible paid time off.
Requirements
- Strong past experience with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, airflow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management.
- Familiarity with carrier DIA circuit testing and turn-ups, and fiber testing and troubleshooting.
- Basic knowledge of cable optics and different types of use.
- Solid understanding of single- and three-phase power theories.
- Understanding of PDU balancing and its importance.
- Familiarity with multiple cable media types and their uses.
- Knowledge of cold-aisle and hot-aisle containment.
- Solid understanding of server hardware and the boot process.
- Ability to structure, collaborate on, and iteratively improve complex maintenance MOPs.
- Action-oriented approach and willingness to train junior staff on best practices.
- Willingness to travel as needed for new data center bring-ups.
Nice To Haves
- 3+ years of experience with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, airflow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management.
- Experience with or knowledge of network topology and configurations and 400Gb Infiniband architectures.
- Experience with or knowledge of DDP or SCM cluster storage systems.
- 3+ years working with and reporting from ticketing systems such as JIRA and Zendesk.
- Advanced Linux administration experience.
- Experience with high-performance compute GPU systems, air- or water-cooled, especially NVIDIA NVL72.
Responsibilities
- Ensure new server, storage, and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured.
- Troubleshoot hardware and software issues in advanced GPU and networking systems.
- Document and update data center layouts and network topology in DCIM software.
- Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing teams on timely system deployments and large-scale project plans.
- Manage parts depot inventory and track equipment through delivery, storage, staging, deployment, and handoff at data centers.
- Partner with Hardware Support teams to resolve, report, and disseminate solutions for data center hardware incidents requiring advanced troubleshooting.
- Work with the RMA team to return faulty parts and order replacements.
- Follow installation standards and documentation for equipment placement, labeling, and cabling to ensure consistency and discoverability across data centers.
- Structure, collaborate on, and iteratively improve complex maintenance MOPs.
- Work with product management, support, and other teams to align operational capabilities with company goals.
- Translate business priorities into technical and operational requirements.
- Support cross-functional projects where infrastructure plays a critical role.
- Train junior staff on best practices.
- Travel as needed to support the bring-up of new data center locations.
Benefits
- Generous cash and equity compensation.
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles.
- 401(k) plan with a 2% company match for U.S. employees.
- Flexible paid time off plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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