Senior HPC Deployment & Cable Validation Engineer

Vailexa; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vailexa is seeking an experienced Data Center Deployment engineer to lead rack-level installation of AI/HPC infrastructure in a United States-based data center. You will validate cabling, power, and connectivity, and work closely with network and Linux teams to rapidly diagnose and resolve issues during cluster turn-up.

The role emphasizes thorough documentation, deployment quality control, and end-to-end readiness checks for production use, with a focus on scalable, repeatable processes across

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data center deployment, HPC infrastructure installation, or large-scale hardware integration.
• Structured cabling, optics, transceivers, breakout schemes, and rack-level physical validation.
• Reading and validating rack diagrams, patch plans, cable matrices, and topology documentation.
• Troubleshooting Layer 1 issues affecting network stability, missing hosts, or cluster readiness checks.
• Asset tracking, labeling discipline, and deployment quality control.
• Coordinate across physical infrastructure, server hardware, and network teams without losing detail.

Responsibilities

• Execute rack-level deployment of compute, network, and storage infrastructure for AI and HPC.
• Validate rack elevations, port maps, cable maps, power, labeling, and connectivity before handoff.
• Perform detailed cable validation across Ethernet, InfiniBand, management, and storage.
• Detect and resolve cabling defects including polarity, port destinations, optics pairings, and labeling.
• Support hardware bring-up with BIOS baselines, BMC reachability, inventory accuracy, and initial connectivity tests.
• Collaborate with network and Linux teams during cluster turn-up to isolate physical‑layer versus logical‑layer failures.
• Create deployment checklists, as-built documentation, and sign-off criteria for production acceptance.
• Drive structured remediation during expansion, re‑cabling, or failed build events.

Skills

Rack-level deployment

Structured cabling & optics

Hardware validation & troubleshooting

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

DCIM workflows

Network topology tools

Job description

Vailexa is seeking an experienced Data Center Deployment engineer to lead rack-level installation of AI/HPC infrastructure in a United States-based data center. You will validate cabling, power, and connectivity, and work closely with network and Linux teams to rapidly diagnose and resolve issues during cluster turn-up.

The role emphasizes thorough documentation, deployment quality control, and end-to-end readiness checks for production use, with a focus on scalable, repeatable processes across