Data Center Operations Systems Engineer - Kansas City

Position Overview

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. Note: This position requires presence in our Kansas City, MO Data Center 5 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues in some of the world's most advanced systems
• 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
• Collaborate with the HW Support team to ensure resolution of data center infrastructure-related support tickets
• Coordinate with the RMA team for the return of faulty parts and ordering of replacements
• Create installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability
• Serve as a subject-matter expert on data center deployments during sales engagements for both on-site and customer locations

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers (power distribution, air flow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management)
• Strong Linux administration experience
• Experience in setting up networking appliances (Ethernet and InfiniBand) across multiple data center locations
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow instructions
• Action-oriented with a strong willingness to learn
• Willingness to travel for the bring-up of new data center locations

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with troubleshooting and theoretical knowledge of TCP/IP, OSPF, SNMP, SSL, HTTP, FTP, SSH, Syslog, DHCP, DNS, RDP, NETBIOS, IP routing, Ethernet, switched Ethernet, 802.11x, NFS, and VLANs
• Experience working in large-scale distributed data center environments
• Experience collaborating with auditors to meet compliance requirements (ISO/SOC)
• Familiarity with Supermicro & Nvidia hardware

Benefits & Perks

• Compensation: Generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan: 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use