Hands-On AI Lab Systems Engineer

Upscale, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 175,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Upscale, Inc. in the United States is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Lab Engineer to operate and maintain the software and hardware lab environments. This hands-on role involves provisioning servers and switches, keeping systems healthy, and following established automation and standards set by senior staff.

You will be a multi-hat contributor in a fast-moving AI infrastructure team. You’ll collaborate with software and hardware engineers, manage inventory, and coordinate capacity

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years hands-on experience provisioning and operating servers, networking gear, and lab infrastructure.
• Familiarity with virtualization platforms and Linux/Windows server administration.
• Experience tracking inventory and helping manage procurement.
• Willing and able to travel to data center facilities as needed.
• Comfortable wearing multiple hats in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on provisioning and operations: provision and configure servers, switches, and storage for lab use; receive, commission, and physically deploy lab hardware; take ownership of routine maintenance and troubleshooting yourself; rack and stack hardware as part of routine setup.
• Day-to-day systems and network administration: install, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers and lab network equipment, following established configuration standards; working knowledge of basic networking (switches, TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP); administer Linux/Windows systems day to day (OS installs, patching, routine config); operate virtualization platforms (e.g., VMware, Proxmox) for software and hardware development environments; run existing automation tools (e.g., Ansible playbooks) built by senior staff; monitor system and network health using established tools and respond to alerts.
• Lab owner support and coordination: work with lab owners and engineers across both software and hardware teams to understand what they need set up and when; keep them updated on status; flag upcoming capacity or equipment needs to leadership rather than independently planning long term architecture.
• Project and request management: triage and prioritize incoming requests; keep status updated; coordinate with the ASIC team to keep work moving.

Skills

Server provisioning

Lab infrastructure operations

Networking fundamentals

Linux/Windows administration

On-site hardware familiarity

Inventory & procurement tracking

Travel readiness

Ownership & multitasking

Tools

VMware

Proxmox

Ansible

Automation tooling

Job description

Upscale, Inc. in the United States is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Lab Engineer to operate and maintain the software and hardware lab environments. This hands-on role involves provisioning servers and switches, keeping systems healthy, and following established automation and standards set by senior staff.

You will be a multi-hat contributor in a fast-moving AI infrastructure team. You’ll collaborate with software and hardware engineers, manage inventory, and coordinate capacity