Senior Data Center Engineer - Remote/Onsite Tech Leader

AMD; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a proven MTS Data Center Engineer to lead deployment, validation, and optimization of next-gen AI, HPC, and data center infrastructure. You will work across servers, GPUs, networking, firmware, and cooling to drive reliability and performance in customer environments.

The role combines remote and onsite work, offering leadership, mentoring, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
• Seven or more years of experience supporting data center, server, networking, HPC, AI, or enterprise infrastructure.
• Advanced knowledge of server architecture, Linux, networking, firmware, power, cooling, and hardware diagnostics.
• Proven ability to lead complex troubleshooting and root-cause investigations using logs, telemetry, and diagnostic tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for complex deployments, engineering projects, service initiatives, and operational workstreams.
• Lead or perform the installation, configuration, validation, maintenance, and repair of data center infrastructure.
• Diagnose and resolve complex server, GPU, networking, firmware, power, cooling, cabling, and system-management issues using structured troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.
• Perform advanced rack-, cluster-, and node-level validation following deployments, configuration changes, and hardware repairs.
• Verify firmware, BIOS, BMC, CPLD, networking, and software configurations against approved specifications and standards.
• Replace, configure, and validate field-replaceable units in accordance with approved technical and safety procedures.
• Lead site activities, coordinate technical resources, and manage risks, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables.
• Serve as a technical escalation point and provide coaching, training, and mentorship to engineers and technicians.
• Coordinate issue resolution with customers, engineering teams, OEMs, ODMs, logistics providers, and service partners.
• Communicate technical findings, risks, recommendations, and project status to stakeholders and leadership.
• Develop and improve troubleshooting guides, work instructions, validation procedures, service documentation, and knowledge-base content.
• Identify recurring failures and process gaps, and lead corrective actions that improve quality, reliability, serviceability, and customer experience.
• Lead or support incident response, maintenance activities, critical escalations, and service-restoration efforts.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards, customer security requirements, change-control processes, site procedures, and data-handling requirements.

Skills

Server architecture

Linux

Networking

Firmware & hardware

Diagnostics

Root-cause analysis

Mentoring

Cross-functional leadership

Documentation literacy

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical field

Tools

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

AMD is seeking a proven MTS Data Center Engineer to lead deployment, validation, and optimization of next-gen AI, HPC, and data center infrastructure. You will work across servers, GPUs, networking, firmware, and cooling to drive reliability and performance in customer environments.

The role combines remote and onsite work, offering leadership, mentoring, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact results.