Associate Engineer, Data Center

LinkedIn; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 74,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn seeks an Associate Data Center Hardware Engineer in Hillsboro, OR to maintain and repair our global infrastructure. This on-site, full-time role performs break-fix tasks, supports Linux-based troubleshooting, mentors contracted technicians, and collaborates with engineering teams to ensure reliable service.

Evening/overnight shifts may be required, and on-call rotation is involved. You will work with vendors, manage Jira tickets, and participate in onboarding and training of new staff,

Qualifications

• 1+ years in a Data Center Engineering Role.
• 1+ years of Linux troubleshooting experience.
• 1+ years of server hardware troubleshooting experience.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 2+ years in a Data Center Engineering Role.
• 2+ years Linux troubleshooting experience.
• 2+ years server hardware troubleshooting experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform break-fix repairs, including replacing failed drives, DIMMs, fans, power supplies, and other server or network hardware components.
• Troubleshoot and resolve escalated issues from contracted technicians, applying diagnostics and escalating unresolved issues to Data Center Hardware Engineers or LinkedIn engineering teams as needed.
• Install new SSD's and NVME's into existing servers.
• Conduct basic Linux OS and IPMI-level troubleshooting across all server platforms.
• Assist LinkedIn engineers with troubleshooting and resolving autobuild (Linux Kickstart) failures, including - straggler- nodes.
• Diagnose and resolve physical-layer network connectivity issues.
• Execute hardware installations and repairs outside the scope of planned quarterly organic growth projects.
• Actively monitor and engage with the Jira ticket queue, ensuring proper ticket handling and quality resolution by contracted data center technicians.
• Participate in onboarding new contracted data center technicians, including training on daily operational tasks.
• Serve as a technical mentor for contracted data center technicians, providing training and guidance to improve quality and consistency.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support global data center operations.

Skills

Linux troubleshooting

Server hardware troubleshooting

Project management

Ticketing systems

Server and network troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

Job Description

This role will be based in Hillsboro, OR.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is on-site, meaning it will be performed in the specified office on a full-time basis due to the business needs of the team.

This role may require working evening or overnight shifts (3:00 PM - 12:00 AM or 11:00 PM - 8:00 AM).

The Associate Data Center Hardware Engineer is a hands‑on technical role focused on ensuring the reliability and performance of LinkedIn's global infrastructure. This position is responsible for executing hardware break-fix activities, providing advanced troubleshooting support, and serving as an escalation point for contracted data center technicians. In addition to performing direct repair work, the role partners with vendors, mentors contract staff, and drives consistency in service delivery across all LinkedIn data center operations.

Responsibilities

• Perform break-fix repairs, including but not limited to replacing failed drives, DIMMs, fans, power supplies, and other server or network hardware components.
• Troubleshoot and resolve escalated issues from contracted technicians, applying diagnostics and escalating unresolved issues to Data Center Hardware Engineers or LinkedIn engineering teams as needed.
• Instal new SSD's and NVME's into existing servers.
• Conduct basic Linux OS and IPMI-level troubleshooting across all server platforms.
• Assist LinkedIn engineers with troubleshooting and resolving autobuild (Linux Kickstart) failures, including - straggler- nodes.
• Diagnose and resolve physical-layer network connectivity issues.
• Execute hardware installations and repairs outside the scope of planned quarterly organic growth projects.
• Actively monitor and engage with the Jira ticket queue, ensuring proper ticket handling and quality resolution by contracted data center technicians.
• Participate in onboarding new contracted data center technicians, including training on daily operational tasks.
• Serve as a technical mentor for contracted data center technicians, providing training and guidance to improve quality and consistency.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support global data center operations.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 1+ years in a Data Center Engineering Role
• 1+ years of Linux troubleshooting experience
• 1+ years of server hardware troubleshooting experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 2+ years in a Data Center Engineering Role
• 2+ years Linux troubleshooting experience.
• 2+ years server hardware troubleshooting experience.

Suggested Skills:

• Project Management
• Ticketing Systems (Jira, ServiceNow)
• Server and Network Troubleshooting

Pay and Benefits

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.

The pay range for this role is $74,000 to $122,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, stock, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

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