GPU Data Center Operations Engineer

Cadence; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid vacation

Job summary

Cadence is seeking a Data Center Operations Engineer to support, maintain, and deploy critical data center infrastructure with a focus on Linux systems, GPU deployments, and InfiniBand networks. You’ll work with global teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable service delivery across compute, network, and storage environments.

You will perform hardware bring‑up, server and GPU validation, and incident response while adhering to SLAs and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong hands‑on Linux administration, troubleshooting, and performance validation.
• Proficiency with Linux CLI and shell scripting (Bash).
• Experience with cluster bring‑up, driver installation, and system configuration.
• Hands‑on experience setting up GPU servers in clusters.
• Experience with end‑to‑end GPU testing in InfiniBand clusters.
• Knowledge of InfiniBand networking, switches, and subnet management.
• Solid networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, IP, ARP, ICMP, etc.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands‑on operational support for data center projects, deployments, and repair activities.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and provide on‑site or remote support during maintenance windows and incidents.
• Troubleshoot Linux servers, GPU platforms, networking, and storage infrastructure.
• Support customer and internal deployments, bringing up GPU servers and clusters.
• Perform InfiniBand fabric bring‑up, switch configuration, and subnet management.
• Conduct daily health checks of Linux systems and infrastructure components.
• Install and maintain server hardware including rack, HDDs, memory, CPUs, RAID, NICs.
• Install and troubleshoot routers, switches, and terminal servers for out‑of‑band management.
• Review deployments against design docs and standards.
• Support data center builds, migrations, and expansions per SLAs.
• Coordinate with vendors and onsite staff for hardware delivery and repairs.
• Use monitoring to identify issues and ensure timely service restoration.
• Maintain runbooks and documentation of procedures and configurations.
• Follow incident management and escalation procedures.
• Collaborate with global teams across time zones on initiatives.
• Contribute to process improvements and policy adherence.

Skills

Linux system administration

Shell scripting (Bash)

GPU server deployments

InfiniBand networking

Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP)

Incident management & SLAs

Documentation & runbooks

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT or equivalent

Tools

Linux CLI tools

InfiniBand switches

GPU drivers installation

Job description

Cadence is seeking a Data Center Operations Engineer to support, maintain, and deploy critical data center infrastructure with a focus on Linux systems, GPU deployments, and InfiniBand networks. You’ll work with global teams to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable service delivery across compute, network, and storage environments.

You will perform hardware bring‑up, server and GPU validation, and incident response while adhering to SLAs and safety standards.