Data Center Operations Engineer

Description:

Final is looking for an experienced Data Center Operations Engineer to join our IT department. In this role, you will maintain and support a large-scale global server and GPU infrastructure, monitor and troubleshoot hardware failures, and collaborate with senior system specialists to resolve complex issues across production and research environments. 

We offer a dynamic, innovative production and research environment and expect a strong commitment to maintaining high service availability, performance, and reliability. 

Responsibilities 

• Deploy (rack and cable) new servers, GPUs, and infrastructure hardware. 
• Monitor and troubleshoot IT infrastructure hardware issues across all company data centers. 
• Coordinate vendor engineers’ site visits. 
• Perform hardware break/fix activities including replacement of drives, RAM, CPUs, GPUs, power supplies, and other server components. 
• Maintain firmware versions up to date. 
• Manage company data center inventory. 
• Monitor and manage DC environment parameters including power usage, airflow, cooling, and rack capacity. 
• Support and keep hardware in an  high-performance compute environments used for compute-intensive workloads and research activities.

• 2+ years of experience working in a production data center environment. 
• Experience supporting GPU-based servers or high-performance computing (HPC) environments – advantage. 
• Familiarity with GPU technologies, hardware architectures, and accelerated computing platforms – advantage. 
• Willingness to travel abroad 4–5 times a year for maintenance work during weekends. 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail. 
• Fluent written and spoken English at a professional level. 
• Good Linux knowledge for troubleshooting server and hardware-related issues. 
• Hands-on experience with IT infrastructure hardware support (e.g., servers, HDDs/SSDs, hardware replacement, etc.). 
• Experience with DC monitoring and infrastructure management tools – advantage. 
• Comfortable working in hands-on environments, including lifting and racking equipment.