Hands-on Server Provisioning Specialist (Bare Metal/GPU)

WebHosting; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

401(k) match

Professional development reimbursement

Holidays + PTO accrual

Sabbatical every 5 years + anniversary

Remote office stipend

Internet reimbursement

Gym membership reimbursement

Wellable subscription

Job summary

Vultr is seeking an Onboarding Specialist to join our Server Onboarding team, responsible for bringing newly racked CPU and GPU servers into production. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, process-driven, and comfortable working hands-on with server hardware in a fast-paced data center environment.

You will onboard new CPU/GPU hosts, follow established runbooks, configure IPMI, perform PXE imaging, and troubleshoot imaging failures across diverse hardware, coordinating with upstream teams to

Responsibilities

• Bring newly racked CPU and GPU servers from hardware handoff through full provisioning and configuration to production readiness.
• Configure and verify out-of-band management (IPMI/BMC) on new servers, including BIOS settings, RAID/JBOD modes, and firmware updates.
• Perform network-based OS provisioning (PXE booting, automated imaging) and troubleshoot common imaging failures across diverse hardware.
• Run and monitor configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet) on newly provisioned servers to verify clean, complete configuration.
• Triage and document dead-on-arrival (DOA) servers, failed components, and RMA candidates, coordinating with on-site technicians for remediation.
• Coordinate with upstream teams to resolve blockers and keep the onboarding pipeline moving.
• Maintain inventory accuracy in fleet management tools and follow onboarding runbooks and SOPs.

Job description

Vultr is seeking an Onboarding Specialist to join our Server Onboarding team, responsible for bringing newly racked CPU and GPU servers into production. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, process-driven, and comfortable working hands-on with server hardware in a fast-paced data center environment.

You will onboard new CPU/GPU hosts, follow established runbooks, configure IPMI, perform PXE imaging, and troubleshoot imaging failures across diverse hardware, coordinating with upstream teams to