Senior Data Center Engineer - Alpharetta, GA

Linuxconfig; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Conference reimbursements

Mental health support

Employee Stock Purchase Programeligibl

Job summary

DigitalOcean is seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to build and scale reliable data center infrastructure for its cloud and AI platform. You will own complex deployments, lead incident reviews, mentor technicians, and drive site-wide projects across GPU, servers, network, and storage hardware.

You will troubleshoot hardware and Linux OS issues, contribute to runbooks, and document procedures while analyzing metrics to improve operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent work experience, plus 3 years of experience troubleshooting IT systems.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting GPU hardware at scale for AI workloads.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure hardware deployment and troubleshooting across networking, hardware, and Linux operating systems.
• Proficient with bash scripting and working knowledge of data center power, cooling, and cabling standards.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to operate through ambiguity, and experience mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own complex deployments from start to finish, including GPU and AI infrastructure, servers, network, and storage hardware
• Serve as an escalation point for troubleshooting complex and recurring hardware, network, GPU, and Linux OS issues
• Lead reviews of data center events and incidents using data to find root causes and drive timely resolution
• Mentor Data Center Technicians and Engineers and lead site-wide projects
• Write, review, and approve operational documentation, runbooks, and procedures; track and report on operational metrics

Skills

GPU hardware

Linux OS

Bash scripting

Mentoring

Data center operations

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

GPU deployment tooling

Job description

DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure company seeking a Senior Data Center Engineer to build and scale reliable data center infrastructure for their cloud and AI platform. The role involves managing complex deployments, troubleshooting hardware and infrastructure issues, and leading operational improvements across their data center sites.

What You'll Do

• Own complex deployments from start to finish, including GPU and AI infrastructure, servers, network, and storage hardware
• Serve as an escalation point for troubleshooting complex and recurring hardware, network, GPU, and Linux OS issues
• Lead reviews of data center events and incidents using data to find root causes and drive timely resolution
• Mentor Data Center Technicians and Engineers and lead site-wide projects
• Write, review, and approve operational documentation, runbooks, and procedures; track and report on operational metrics

What You Need

• Bachelor's degree or 4 years of equivalent work experience, plus 3 years of experience troubleshooting IT systems
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting GPU hardware at scale for AI workloads
• Strong understanding of infrastructure hardware deployment and troubleshooting across networking, hardware, and Linux operating systems
• Proficient with bash scripting and working knowledge of data center power, cooling, and cabling standards
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to operate through ambiguity, and experience mentoring junior engineers

$106,000–$130,000 base salary, eligible for annual bonus plan and new hire equity grant; benefits include flexible time off, conference reimbursement, mental health support, and Employee Stock Purchase Program eligibility