Deployment Engineer

ITCO Solutions, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

ITCO Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Senior HPC Deployment & Cable Validation Engineer to support the deployment and integration of HPC and AI cluster infrastructure.

You will lead rack integration, physical connectivity validation, and cabling assessments across large-scale compute environments, with remote work in the United States and on-site visits to data centers as required. The role emphasizes hands-on deployment, epic troubleshooting, and production readiness checks.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data center deployment or HPC hardware integration.
• Hands-on knowledge of structured cabling and fiber optics.
• Ability to interpret rack diagrams and cable maps.
• Experience troubleshooting physical-layer issues.
• Experience with asset tracking and deployment QC.

Responsibilities

• Execute rack-level deployment of compute, network, and storage.
• Validate rack elevations, port maps, and cable maps.
• Perform cable validation across Ethernet, InfiniBand, and storage interconnects.
• Troubleshoot cabling issues, including polarity errors, incorrect port connections, optic compatibility, breakout configurations, and damaged cables.
• Support hardware bring-up, including BIOS baseline checks, BMC reachability, inventory validation, and initial connectivity testing.
• Collaborate with network and Linux teams to isolate physical-layer issues from logical network or system configuration problems.
• Maintain accurate deployment checklists, as-built documentation, and production acceptance records.
• Coordinate remediation activities during cluster expansion, recabling, and deployment failures.

Skills

Data center deployment

HPC infrastructure

Structured cabling

Rack-level connectivity

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Tools

InfiniBand

RoCE

Ethernet fabrics

DCIM tools

Job description

Sr. HPC Deployment & Cable Validation Engineer

Location: Remote – United States (onsite data center visits as required)

Duration: 6-Month Contract

Job Summary

We are seeking a Senior HPC Deployment & Cable Validation Engineer to support the deployment and integration of high-performance computing (HPC) and AI cluster infrastructure. This role focuses on rack integration, physical connectivity, cable validation, hardware bring-up, and ensuring infrastructure meets production readiness standards.

The ideal candidate has strong hands‑on data center deployment experience, excellent physical‑layer troubleshooting skills, and the ability to validate complex cabling and connectivity in large‑scale compute and networking environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute rack‑level deployment of compute, network, and storage infrastructure for AI and HPC environments.
• Validate rack elevations, port maps, cable maps, power distribution, labeling, and physical connectivity.
• Perform cable validation across Ethernet, InfiniBand, management, and storage interconnects.
• Troubleshoot cabling issues, including polarity errors, incorrect port connections, optic compatibility, breakout configurations, and damaged cables.
• Support hardware bring‑up, including BIOS baseline checks, BMC reachability, inventory validation, and initial connectivity testing.
• Collaborate with network and Linux teams to isolate physical‑layer issues from logical network or system configuration problems.
• Maintain accurate deployment checklists, as‑built documentation, and production acceptance records.
• Coordinate remediation activities during cluster expansion, recabling, and deployment failures.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data center deployment, HPC infrastructure installation, or large‑scale hardware integration.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of structured cabling, fiber optics, transceivers, breakout configurations, and rack‑level connectivity validation.
• Experience interpreting rack diagrams, patch plans, cable maps, and network topology documentation.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot physical‑layer issues affecting network connectivity and cluster readiness.
• Experience with hardware inventory, asset tracking, labeling standards, and deployment quality control.
• Strong collaboration and problem‑solving skills across data center, server, and network engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GPU cluster deployments, AI infrastructure, or large‑scale HPC environments.
• Familiarity with InfiniBand, RoCE, Ethernet fabrics, and high‑speed interconnects.
• Exposure to automated cable validation tools or DCIM‑integrated deployment workflows.
• Working knowledge of server provisioning and network validation during cluster bring‑up.