Sciforium

Sciforium

Datacenter Field Engineer

San Jose

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 13 days ago
BashFull-Stack DevelopmentTerraformAnsibleLinuxSystems EngineeringFirewallResearch

About the role

  • You will be the primary custodian of our compute hardware, responsible for everything from data center vendor coordination up to the base Linux OS layer.
  • You will ensure our research and product teams have a stable, secure, and fully operational physical environment to run their demanding compute workloads on.

Responsibilities

  • Hardware Deployment: Rack, cable, and lead the physical bring-up of new GPU nodes, ensuring power and network connectivity are fully integrated into the existing cluster.
  • OS Management: Install, patch, and maintain Linux operating systems (Ubuntu/CentOS/RHEL) across the cluster bare-metal servers.
  • Security & Access: Configure and maintain edge and internal networking, including firewalls, VPNs, and strict SSH access controls to secure our infrastructure.
  • Install, patch, and maintain Linux operating systems (Ubuntu/CentOS/RHEL) across the cluster bare-metal servers.
  • Configure and maintain edge and internal networking, including firewalls, VPNs, and strict SSH access controls to secure our infrastructure.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in Linux Systems Administration (deep knowledge of boot processes, systemd, disk management, etc.).
  • Experience managing networking security (VPNs, iptables/firewalld, VLANs) and directory services (LDAP/FreeIPA/Active Directory).
  • Proficiency in Bash scripting for essential system automation.
  • Experience using configuration management tools like Ansible, SaltStack, or Terraform for OS provisioning.
  • Familiarity with data center operations, cooling requirements for high-TDP accelerators (like NVIDIA H100 or AMD MI300).
  • Must-Haves:
  • Strong background in server hardware troubleshooting, specifically within high-density environments (power, cooling, PCIe topologies).
  • Nice-to-Haves:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k plan
  • Daily lunch, snacks, and beverages
  • Flexible time off
  • Competitive salary and equity

Compensation

  • Competitive salary and equity

Benefits

  • System Health & Hardware Reliability

Equal opportunity

  • Sciforium is an equal opportunity employer.
  • All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Backed by multi-million-dollar funding and direct sponsorship from AMD with hands-on support from AMD engineers the team is scaling rapidly to build the full stack powering frontier AI models and real-time applications.
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