System Engineer

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - Independent
Contract - 6 month(s)
No Travel Required

Skills

Linux
Windows
DNS
SCMs like GIT/Perforce
DCIM (Nautobot
protocols/services like TCP/IP
NFS
SSL
and Mac operating systems
System Engineer
Exp in Data Centers

Job Details

Position: System Engineer
Number of Openings: 2
Duration: 6-month assignment with possibility for extension based on performance
Location: Hillsboro, OR (100% onsite) + travel to local labs and data centers

Job Description:

Client is now looking for a motivated Engineering Technician for Client on-premise, private cloud infrastructure. In this role, you will be faced with the challenge of providing and maintaining a compute farm of systems which includes Builders, Packagers, and Testers that act as a test-bed for our developers worldwide to test various Client's hardware and software prior to release.

What You'll Do:

  • Collaborate closely with engineering teams (system architects, hardware/software engineers, QA, and more) to craft, develop, debug, and release next-generation products.
  • Manage and maintain a high-performing fleet of builders, packagers, testers, and core infrastructure.
  • Ensure availability targets are consistently met and lead system recovery efforts.
  • Coordinate inventory and lifecycle management tasks across labs and data centers.
  • Fix software, hardware, and infrastructure issues alongside engineers and platform operations teams.
  • Plan, deploy, and maintain on-premises infrastructure, collaborating with datacenter and network engineering teams.
  • Implement efficiency improvements to improve availability, throughput, and test accuracy while meeting SLAs and important metrics.
  • Represent the team in meetings with internal collaborators and contribute to global operations.

What We Need to See:

  • Associate's or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Technical Major (or equivalent experience).
  • Proven experience in data centers or large engineering labs.
  • Familiarity with SCMs like GIT/Perforce.
  • Proficiency in DCIM (Nautobot, etc.) and scripting (shell, Python, Ansible).
  • Working knowledge of protocols/services like TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSL, etc.
  • Experience with Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems.
  • Hands-on experience with PCBs, GPUs, and system deployments.
  • Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative spirit.
  • Strong background in systems engineering and administration, with an understanding of dense datacenter design, including compute, storage, and networking.

Qualifications/Key Responsibilities:

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
  • Manager is looking for candidates with a background in software and hardware.
  • Windows, MacOS, Linux.
  • DCIM Tools (Nautobot).
  • Scripting (Shell, Python, Ansible).
  • Experience/interest in GPgaming.
  • Hillsboro team focuses on the enterprise side of things / rack & stack.
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