Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (EDA)

Richmar Associates Inc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Richmar Associates seeks a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to own and evolve the AWS/Linux infrastructure for a silicon design and EDA engineering environment.

The role focuses on stability, scalability, and performance of cloud-based engineering environments, managing core Linux systems, high-performance storage, and remote desktop compute resources.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Senior Linux Systems Administration.
• 5+ years AWS Cloud Administration/Engineering.
• Strong Linux OS knowledge and performance tuning.
• Hands-on AWS architecture: VPC, IAM, EC2 lifecycle.
• Automation scripting in Bash and Python.

Responsibilities

• Own deployment, patch management, security hardening, and tuning of enterprise Linux servers in AWS.
• Manage cloud shared storage and high-performance filesystems for heavy workloads.
• Maintain Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and remote access environments.
• Administer cloud-hosted license servers and integrate with identity systems.
• Maintain IaC using Terraform/CloudFormation and Ansible.

Skills

Senior Linux Systems Administration

AWS Cloud Administration

Automation scripting

Bash

Python

Terraform/CloudFormation

Ansible

NFS tuning

Linux performance tuning

Virtual Desktop Infra

Education

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP

OpenVPN

ThinLinc

SSSD / Active Directory integration

Git

ClioSoft SOS

Job description

Our client, a well-funded Semiconductor start-up, located in the Bay Area is seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support their engineering environment. This is a Direct Position offering competitive compensation along with incentives.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to own and evolve the AWS/Linux infrastructure to support a silicon design and EDA engineering environment. In this role you will be the primary administrator responsible for the stability, scaling, performance, and optimization of our cloud-based silicon design engineering environment. You will manage the core Linux systems, high-performance network filesystems, virtual engineering desktops, and cloud infrastructure that our chip design and verification teams rely on daily.

Core Responsibilities

• Cloud Linux Administration: Own the deployment, patch management, security hardening, and OS performance tuning of our enterprise Linux server fleet (RHEL, AlmaLinux or similar) hosted in AWS.
• High-Performance Storage Admin: Manage, monitor, and tune enterprise-grade cloud shared filesystems (AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP or similar) to support heavy read/write metadata workloads.
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure / Remote Access: Manage and troubleshoot Linux remote desktop compute environments (ThinLinc Cluster or similar, OpenVPN server).
• License & Identity Management: Administer cloud-hosted FlexLM floating license servers. Integrate Linux user authentication and environment access securely with corporate identity systems (NIS, Active Directory via SSSD).
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Maintain and update cloud resources using Terraform/CloudFormation and configuration tools like Ansible.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience: 7+ years of Senior Linux Systems Administration experience AND 5+ years of dedicated AWS Cloud Administration/Engineering experience.
• Linux Expertise: Expert-level understanding of the Linux operating system (job debug, memory allocation, storage/LVM management, NFSv3/NFSv4 tuning, and system diagnostics like strace, iostat, sar).
• AWS Core Administration: Deep hands-on knowledge of AWS system architecture, including VPC networking (Transit Gateways, subnets, Security Groups, and Route 53), IAM user/role governance, and EC2 instance lifecycle management.
• Automation & Scripting: Strong proficiency writing production-ready automation scripts in Bash and Python.

Preferred / "Nice-to-Have" Qualifications

• Previous experience working within an engineering IT or EDA design environment supporting heavy computational workloads and CAD engineering support with semiconductor design tools from vendors like Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens.
• Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) clustering tools and job schedulers (such as IBM Spectrum LSF or Slurm).
• Experience with Microsoft Server and Active Directory.
• Experience with source control tools like ClioSoft SOS and Git.
• Experience compiling scientific, Linux-based tools.

Richmar Associates is committed to the principals of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, and in accordance with applicable laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, medical condition, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability or any other basis prohibited by law. All employment decisions will be made solely on the basis of your qualifications as related to the requirements of the position being filled.