UNIX Administrator

My name is Muralidharan and I’m working with Cloud Destinations LLC as a Technical Recruiter.

Below are the job details as needed by the hiring manager. Kindly advise if you might be interested and qualified for the below opportunity and if we can discuss further on this

Position: Unix System Administrator
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Santa Clara, CA

We are looking for a (2) System Administrators (Lab Admins) with experience working in a data center and who are comfortable with both the programming piece as well as the physical aspects of swapping components, reseating GPUs, etc. These roles will be responsible for operating a lab of DGX servers that are in the initial development phase so the servers are unstable and need a lot of manual intervention.

Skillset

Unix administration for data center server systems (understanding of how to remotely operate and triage issues using iLO/ipmi/BMC)
Understanding of network configuration for systems in a data center
Exposure to updating firmwares for servers / perform maintenance tasks
Scripting knowledge (shell scripting)
Collection of logs, basic troubleshooting knowledge for servers

Nice to have
Basic VM configuration knowledge
Ansible, python exposure
Configuration / maintenance of DHCP server

Job Requirements
Install OS on DGX machines
Update firmware
Recover firmware with special flashing tools / instructions
Write / maintain monitoring scripts to make sure all machines are up and running
Basic triaging of issue with systems, re-seating CPU and GPU trays
Swapping of main components, for more involved reworks or updates, we will take help of HW team
Keep track of machine configurations, current state, maintenance downtimes,
Work with hardware team in coordinating resolving system issues, upgrades or reworks
Work with data center team in planning and execution of system installation and removing systems from rack when required.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Santa Clara, CA 95051: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Are you local to Santa Clara?

Experience:

• Unix Administration: 8 years (Required)
• Data Center Environment: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

Speak with the employer
91 925-887-0055