Platform Engineer (Lab/Datacenter infrastructure)

Job Title: Platform Engineer/Systems Engineering Technician (Lab/Datacenter infrastructure)
Job Location: Santa Clara CA (Onsite) - Preferring local resources, at this moment

Job Description:

This position is onsite full time and will require local travel to DCs within Santa Clara.

What we need to see:

• Associate or bachelor's Degree in a Tech related Major or 4+ years of equivalent experience in a Lab or Datacenter environment.
• 5+ years of 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.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative spirit.
• Ability to perform well at work without requiring constant manager supervision.
• Ability to do deploy and cable servers and test equipment.
• Proven experience working with data center infrastructure, including servers, storage systems, and networking equipment.
• Strong knowledge of hardware components.
• Basic user level understanding of Unix/Windows, and Networking with Enterprise Switches and Routers.
• Skills to work with teammates of various abilities and experiences.
• Ability to find tasks where you need help from sys-admins and communicate those, coordinate with them to integrate those solutions.
• Perseveration to debug a hard problem and out of box thinking to seek those.
• To be successful in this position, you should have a love of working with close-knit, multi-disciplinary teams, and enjoy hands-on work with state-of-the-art platforms.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Knowledge of DC infrastructure with an emphasis on liquid cooling.
• Lab/Datacenter Procurement Experience.
• Experience with handling PDUs and Power in Labs.
• System administrator level experience on Unix/windows and knowledge of scripting to automate workflows (bash/python).
• Basic knowledge of Git/Perforce to check-out, edit and check-in scripts.
• Ability to write SQL queries to get data from MySQL DBs.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and the understanding of what it takes to get the team to the finish line.
• Willing to go the extra mile to get the job done!