Hybrid Data Centre Systems Engineer - GPU Clusters

OpticoreIT; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Opticore IT is a specialist Network Engineer and Project Management consultancy seeking Data Centre Systems Support Engineers to own hardware health at our Chesterfield AI cluster site. You will diagnose server, optics and fibre faults and coordinate third party facility teams.

This hybrid role is based in Chesterfield with onsite work 3 days a week. At Opticore IT, you will manage firmware, RMAs and lifecycle activities, work via Linux CLI and IPMI/BMC, and support the transition of new

Qualifications

• Experience with high-density DC hardware and rack operations.
• Experience diagnosing optics, transceivers and fibre faults.
• Proficiency with Linux command line and out-of-band management (IPMI/BMC/BIOS).
• Ability to coordinate third party smart hands and hardware lifecycle activities.
• Experience deploying clusters and conducting acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

• Manage data centre hardware health across high density GPU server racks.
• Troubleshoot optics, switches, fibre and server failures, verifying physical link status.
• Perform physical inspections, break-fix activities and component swaps.
• Direct and coordinate the Salute facility team and other third party smart hands.
• Track hardware issues and RMAs through to resolution with vendors.
• Manage firmware, patching and infrastructure lifecycle activities.
• Carry out remote systems work via console, IPMI/BMC and BIOS level staging when off site.
• Support hardware rollout and cluster expansions as new clusters come online.
• Coordinate installation, integration, acceptance testing and validation activities.
• Support the transition of new capacity into operational service.
• Participate in the on call rota and respond to physical call outs.

Skills

High density hardware

Optics diagnostics

Linux CLI

IPMI/BMC

Hardware lifecycle coordination

Tools

IPMI/BMC management

BIOS level staging

Job description

Opticore IT is a specialist Network Engineer and Project Management consultancy seeking Data Centre Systems Support Engineers to own hardware health at our Chesterfield AI cluster site. You will diagnose server, optics and fibre faults and coordinate third party facility teams.

This hybrid role is based in Chesterfield with onsite work 3 days a week. At Opticore IT, you will manage firmware, RMAs and lifecycle activities, work via Linux CLI and IPMI/BMC, and support the transition of new