Lead Linux Data Center Technician — On‑Call Infra Expert

xAI; Southaven (MS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceXSI in the United States is seeking a Senior Linux Data Center Technician to oversee the health of our server and network infrastructure across data centers and global points of presence. You will focus on reducing MTTR and MTDT, follow instructions, learn quickly, and be available on-site for emergencies.

The role requires hands-on expertise with racks, servers, switches, fiber optics, power, and cooling, plus strong Linux skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with server, storage, compute and network hardware.
• 5+ years of experience troubleshooting and repairing servers and networking infrastructure.
• 5+ years of experience in Inventory Management, ordering, receiving and shipping server and network equipment.
• Position is subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing.
• Position is subject to pre-employment and annual post employment background checks.

Responsibilities

• Report to the job site during initial construction and report back to the engineering team as required.
• Performing troubleshooting and monitoring of the servers and network in our data centers and global points of presence
• Rack and stack of data center network equipment
• Maintain Warehouse inventory and asset management using our internal application.
• Labeling and troubleshooting for fiber/optics cables
• Power supply cabling, installation, troubleshooting and repair
• Installation of racks, servers and switches; this includes staging racks in place, cabling, power up and handoff of hardware to the provisioning team for customer capacity allocation.
• Manage, response and resolution of data center operations tickets used cross functionally within SpaceXSI via Jira.
• Create and Maintain documentation of tasks and standard operating procedures
• Receipt and Decommissioning of data center hardware.
• Vendor returns for infrastructure under and out of warranty
• Manage spare parts inventory within the data center
• Define, design, and implement network layouts and solutions within our data centers

Skills

Linux

Networking

Scripting

Inventory management

Data center operations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Job description

SpaceXSI in the United States is seeking a Senior Linux Data Center Technician to oversee the health of our server and network infrastructure across data centers and global points of presence. You will focus on reducing MTTR and MTDT, follow instructions, learn quickly, and be available on-site for emergencies.

The role requires hands-on expertise with racks, servers, switches, fiber optics, power, and cooling, plus strong Linux skills.