HPC Data Center Technician — On-Site in Fort Worth

Lightning-Ai; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Coverage

Meaningful Equity

401(k) matching

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid work model

In-Office Meals

Job summary

Lightning AI seeks a Data Center Technician to join our Fort Worth HPC data center team. You will monitor and maintain hardware, assist with power, network, and storage infrastructure, and help resolve issues to keep systems running at peak performance.

The role is on-site in Fort Worth, with a 24/7 on-call rotation. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in data centers, strong networking, and a detail-oriented mindset to support high-availability operations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data centers and technically proficient about critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, air flow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management
• Experience setting up networking appliances (Ethernet and InfiniBand)
• Attention to detail: precision in debugging work (such as cabling, patching, or configuring equipment), documenting fixes and changes
• Resourceful Problem-solver: doesn’t need to be explicitly told to solve an issue, can figure out solutions under constraints
• Ability to work in an environment that operates 24/7 with an ability to participate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as needed
• Must be able to prioritize tasks and react quickly to issues
• Strong analytical and communication skills: collaborate closely with our network engineers, SREs, on-site remote hands, and operations team to resolve issues and ensure smooth deployments

Responsibilities

• Help maintain hardware in the data center, including tasks such as configuration, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting assistance
• Help diagnose and resolve system/compute/network issues to restore functionality
• Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured
• Troubleshoot server hardware and software issues
• Become a subject matter expert on all the physical technical aspects of the data center build, from power deployment to containment solution to cabling infrastructure
• Proactively monitor onsite hardware to get ahead of any failures
• Work closely with HW Support team to ensure data center infrastructure-related support tickets are resolved
• Work with RMA team to ensure faulty parts are returned and replacements are ordered
• Create installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers

Skills

Power distribution

Air flow management

Environmental monitoring

DCIM software

Structured cabling

Cable management

Networking (Ethernet/InfiniBand)

Attention to detail

On-call readiness

Analytical communication

Tools

Dell equipment

NVIDIA equipment

Job description

Lightning AI seeks a Data Center Technician to join our Fort Worth HPC data center team. You will monitor and maintain hardware, assist with power, network, and storage infrastructure, and help resolve issues to keep systems running at peak performance.

The role is on-site in Fort Worth, with a 24/7 on-call rotation. Ideal candidates have 2+ years in data centers, strong networking, and a detail-oriented mindset to support high-availability operations.