Data Center Operations Systems Engineer - Atlanta

Lambda Labs•Atlanta, GA

42d•Onsite

About The Position

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. One person, one GPU. If you'd like to build the world's best deep learning cloud, join us. Note: This position requires presence in our Atlanta, GA Data Center 5 days per week. The Operations team plays a critical role in ensuring the seamless end-to-end execution of our AI-IaaS infrastructure and hardware. This team is responsible for sourcing all necessary infrastructure and components, overseeing day-to-day data center operations to maintain optimal performance and uptime, and driving cross company coordination through product management organization to align operational capabilities with strategic goals. By managing the full lifecycle from procurement to deployment and operational efficiency, the Operations team ensures that our AI-driven infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and aligned with business priorities.

Requirements

Have experience 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
Have strong Linux administration experience
Have experience in setting up networking appliances (Ethernet and InfiniBand) across multiple data center locations
You are action-oriented and have a strong willingness to learn
You are willing to travel for bring up of new data center locations

Nice To Haves

Experience with troubleshooting the following network layers, technologies, and system protocols: TCP/IP, DP/IP, BGP, OSPF, SNMP, SSL, HTTP, FTP, SSH, Syslog, DHCP, DNS, RDP, NETBIOS, IP routing, Ethernet, switched Ethernet, 802.11x, NFS, and VLANs.
Experience with working in large-scale distributed data center environments
Experience working with auditors to meet all compliance requirements (ISO/SOC)

Responsibilities

Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured
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
Participate in data center capacity and roadmap planning with sales and customer success teams to allocate floorspace
Assess current and future state data center requirements based on growth plans and technology trends
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
Create installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers
Serve as a subject-matter expert on data center deployments as part of sales engagement for large-scale deployments in our data centers and at customer sites