Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture
About The Position
As a Validation Engineer on Dell’s Services Integration team in Round Rock, Texas, you will develop and support automation software used to configure, validate, audit, and collect asset information during manufacturing and deployment of Dell enterprise rack-based offerings. You will work with cross-functional teams—including Marketing, Architecture, System Engineering, Sales, Support, Integration, and Validation—on cloud-computing rack-based solutions in a fast-paced, startup-like environment. The role focuses on integrating software tool suites, developing scripts and packages for testing and deployment, and supporting the integration and acceptance of rack-based offerings. The listed base salary range is $134,000–$184,800, dependent on level.
Requirements
- Strong experience in embedded development of server control and management systems.
- Deep understanding of Linux and strong working knowledge of BIOS/BMC firmware.
- Fluency in modern networking technology, including 400/100Gb, Mellanox InfiniBand, Cisco Nexus, Arista, SFP+ Twinax, fiber optics, and Dell Networking.
- Deep understanding of Dell enterprise server and storage technology, including PowerEdge and PE-C server platforms, server BIOS and BMC/iDRAC, switches, PDUs, and serial aggregators.
- Knowledge of IPMI standards and industry-standard system management console solutions.
- Knowledge of cloud/big data software stack models and experience provisioning and deploying open-standard software stacks.
- Thorough understanding of Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux distributions and the applicability of Linux-based solutions on enterprise-class dense and traditional server platforms.
- Deployment and provisioning experience with Linux and Windows operating systems, software stacks, and virtualization technologies such as VMware.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with a BSCE, BSCS, or equivalent degree.
- Thorough understanding of appropriate technologies, vendor products, and competitors’ offerings, with working insight and skill to effectively manage cultural differences.
Responsibilities
- Lead integration of software tool suites for system configuration, updates, management, and integration validation.
- Develop Linux shell scripts and Perl and Python packages to support testing and deployment across different environments.
- Collaborate with Dell Product Group to streamline delivery of packaged VMware-based appliances into GSP-RI rack-based offerings.
- Support sample demand builds and coordinate priorities across GSP-RI business bases.
- Perform system concept evaluations, proof-of-concept builds, performance benchmarking, power measurements, and stress testing.
- Help expand GIS-RI technology acceptance by creating products that integrate into customer environments and can be deployed, updated, and managed seamlessly.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Education Level
No Education Listed
