Systems Operations & Admin — Data Center & Automation

NVIDIA AI; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a skilled Systems Operations & Administrator to join the Networking SW group in a fast-paced lab and data-center environment. Lead hardware lifecycle, procure, deploy, and manage compute systems, switches, and virtualization platforms.

Candidates should have a strong Linux background, hands-on lab experience, and a track record with server hardware, storage, and remote-management tools. Equity and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the technology industry, with practical familiarity with enterprise networking standards, protocols, and infrastructure practices.
• Strong Linux administration skills, hands-on lab experience, and experience with server hardware, storage, virtualization, and remote-management tools.
• Solid understanding of data-center infrastructure, including racks, power, cooling, structured cabling, network switches, and coordinating hardware from acquisition to deployment.
• Strong networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, and network troubleshooting tools.
• Ability to automate and troubleshoot operational tasks using scripting and generative AI tools
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure procurement, vendor coordination, inventory tracking, delivery readiness, and hardware lifecycle activities from acquisition through deployment.
• Build, configure, ramp, and maintain computing systems—including servers, workstations, network switches, virtualization platforms, and remote-management interfaces.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, availability, and performance; coordinate maintenance, upgrades, and issue resolution to minimize downtime.
• Diagnose and resolve system-level issues spanning hardware, firmware, power-on and boot processes, operating systems, software compatibility, network communications, and containers.
• Partner with engineering, IT, facilities, and network teams; maintain runbooks, asset records, rack layouts, cabling documentation, and operational processes.

Skills

Linux administration

Networking

Automation / scripting

Containers

Remote-management tools

System debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT

Tools

Virtualization platforms

Server hardware management

Remote management interfaces

Networking hardware coordination

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a skilled Systems Operations & Administrator to join the Networking SW group in a fast-paced lab and data-center environment. Lead hardware lifecycle, procure, deploy, and manage compute systems, switches, and virtualization platforms.

Candidates should have a strong Linux background, hands-on lab experience, and a track record with server hardware, storage, and remote-management tools. Equity and benefits are offered.