On-Site Data Center Hardware Engineer (Evening/Night Shifts)

LinkedIn; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 74,000 - 122,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn seeks an Associate Data Center Hardware Engineer in Hillsboro, OR to maintain and repair our global infrastructure. This on-site, full-time role performs break-fix tasks, supports Linux-based troubleshooting, mentors contracted technicians, and collaborates with engineering teams to ensure reliable service.

Evening/overnight shifts may be required, and on-call rotation is involved. You will work with vendors, manage Jira tickets, and participate in onboarding and training of new staff,

Qualifications

• 1+ years in a Data Center Engineering Role.
• 1+ years of Linux troubleshooting experience.
• 1+ years of server hardware troubleshooting experience.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent industry experience.
• 2+ years in a Data Center Engineering Role.
• 2+ years Linux troubleshooting experience.
• 2+ years server hardware troubleshooting experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform break-fix repairs, including replacing failed drives, DIMMs, fans, power supplies, and other server or network hardware components.
• Troubleshoot and resolve escalated issues from contracted technicians, applying diagnostics and escalating unresolved issues to Data Center Hardware Engineers or LinkedIn engineering teams as needed.
• Install new SSD's and NVME's into existing servers.
• Conduct basic Linux OS and IPMI-level troubleshooting across all server platforms.
• Assist LinkedIn engineers with troubleshooting and resolving autobuild (Linux Kickstart) failures, including - straggler- nodes.
• Diagnose and resolve physical-layer network connectivity issues.
• Execute hardware installations and repairs outside the scope of planned quarterly organic growth projects.
• Actively monitor and engage with the Jira ticket queue, ensuring proper ticket handling and quality resolution by contracted data center technicians.
• Participate in onboarding new contracted data center technicians, including training on daily operational tasks.
• Serve as a technical mentor for contracted data center technicians, providing training and guidance to improve quality and consistency.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support global data center operations.

Skills

Linux troubleshooting

Server hardware troubleshooting

Project management

Ticketing systems

Server and network troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

LinkedIn seeks an Associate Data Center Hardware Engineer in Hillsboro, OR to maintain and repair our global infrastructure. This on-site, full-time role performs break-fix tasks, supports Linux-based troubleshooting, mentors contracted technicians, and collaborates with engineering teams to ensure reliable service.

Evening/overnight shifts may be required, and on-call rotation is involved. You will work with vendors, manage Jira tickets, and participate in onboarding and training of new staff,