Compute Platform Engineer

Arcus Search; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcus Search is seeking a Compute Platform Engineer in Dallas, TX, for a leading financial technology firm. This role requires strong troubleshooting and documentation skills, aiming to enhance the infrastructure supporting high-performance systems. Applicants should be prepared for a fast-paced environment with opportunities for technical growth.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience supporting large-scale physical compute infrastructure.
• Strong troubleshooting experience with HPE servers and NVIDIA GPUs.
• Familiarity with automation pipelines and tooling (Ansible, Terraform).

Responsibilities

• Support large-scale physical compute infrastructure in a data center environment.
• Manage hardware RMAs, coordinate vendor support, and drive resolutions.
• Deepen expertise in high-performance computing and automation.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Root Cause Analysis

Automation

Networking

Job description

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Data, Cloud and Technology at Arcus Search

W2 CONTRACT ONLY – NO C2C OPTION AVAILABLE

Compute Platform Engineer - Dallas TX

We're partnering with a leading global financial technology firm with a state-of-the-art infrastructure hub in Dallas, focused on building and maintaining the backbone that powers high-performance, low-latency systems for quantitative trading.

This is a unique opportunity to join a highly specialized infrastructure engineering team working on cutting-edge compute platforms supporting some of the most demanding workloads in finance.

What We’re Looking For:

• Hands-on experience supporting large-scale physical compute infrastructure in a data center environment
• Strong troubleshooting experience with HPE servers (ProLiant, Apollo) and NVIDIA GPUs (A100, H200)
• Solid understanding of server components (UEFI/BIOS, CPUs, DIMMs, PCIe, NICs) and out-of-band management (iLO, BMC)
• Experience managing hardware RMAs, coordinating vendor support (e.g., HPE, NVIDIA), and driving resolutions
• Familiarity with automation pipelines and tooling (Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD) for system provisioning and firmware updates
• Working knowledge of Linux environments and basic networking (DNS, DHCP, VLANs, switching/routing)
• Strong documentation, service logging, and root cause analysis capabilities

You'll be working in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment where your contributions will directly impact uptime and system performance. This role offers the chance to deepen your expertise in high-performance computing and automation while collaborating with top-tier engineers.

If this sounds like the kind of challenge you’re ready for, please submit your application for immediate consideration.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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