Systems Administrator

Synteq HPC, Inc.; Austin, Chicago (TX, IL); Remoto; USD 120.000 - 170.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Relocation assistance

Equity participation

Resumo da vaga

Synteq is seeking a Systems Administrator to build, operate, and harden the infrastructure powering our multi-site platform. This hands-on role covers Linux systems, hypervisors, distributed storage, networking, and automation, with responsibilities from initial racking and configuration through ongoing operations and improvement.

Remote, based in Austin or Chicago, you will own production systems end-to-end, travel for data center builds, and collaborate across teams to reduce toil and increase

Qualificações

• Experience with Proxmox/KVM at scale and Linux systems.
• Hands-on Ceph deployment and operation in production.
• Bare-metal and multi-site data center operations, including networking and hardware lifecycle.
• Ability to own the full stack from hardware through virtualization and storage.

Responsabilidades

• Build, operate, and harden the infrastructure powering our multi-site platform.
• Manage environments across hypervisors, distributed storage, networking, and automation.
• Racking, initial configuration, and ongoing operations for production systems.
• Drive improvements in automation and operational practices to reduce toil.

Conhecimentos

Linux

Hypervisors

Distributed storage

Networking

Automation

End-to-end ownership

Ferramentas

Proxmox

KVM

Ceph

Descrição da vaga

About the Role

We’re hiring a Systems Administrator (title flexible — we’ll shape it around the right person).

This is a hands-on infrastructure role focused on building, operating, and hardening the systems that power our multi-site platform. You’ll work across hypervisors, distributed storage, networking, and automation — setting up and managing environments like Proxmox, configuring Ceph clusters, deploying and tuning hypervisors, and keeping our bare-metal and virtualized infrastructure reliable and efficient. You’ll own real production systems end-to-end, from initial racking and configuration through ongoing operations and improvement.

Location & Requirements

• Remote, based in Austin, TX or Chicago, IL
• Relocation reimbursement available for candidates moving to Austin or Chicago
• Travel may be required for site visits and data center builds

Who You Are

• - High-agency and driven with a bias to action.
• - Get energized taking on hard, unconventional, and unique challenges from 0 to 1.
• - Own and solve ambiguous, high-stakes problems that don’t fit neatly into any department or job description.
• - Comfortable with Linux systems, hypervisors, and distributed storage.
• - Prefer understanding how the stack actually works over treating it as a black box.

You might come from either of these backgrounds:

• - Systems administration or infrastructure engineering roles running Proxmox, KVM, or similar hypervisors at scale
• - Hands-on experience deploying and operating Ceph (or equivalent distributed storage) in production
• - Bare-metal and multi-site data center operations, including networking and hardware lifecycle
• - Roles where you owned the full stack from hardware through virtualization and storage rather than specializing in only one layer

How Success Will Be Measured

• - The platform becomes more reliable and less toil-heavy over time
• - Systems you own stay healthy, observable, and easy to operate as we scale
• - You leave clear, durable improvements in configuration, automation, and operational practices

Working Here

At Synteq we are a fan of light management and high ownership. We thrive on a culture of rigorous engineering, and care about correct systems, tradeoffs, and solving hard problems properly.

If you like figuring things out, starting with nothing and building to something, and computers, we think you’d be a great fit.

Compensation

Competitive base, equity, benefits, and variable component. Exact numbers depend on experience and location. Details will be shared during the process.