Senior Server Systems Administrator
Key Details:
- Location: Denver, CO 80202 / Oklahoma City, OK 73101
- Duration: 12 months (Contract-to-Hire)
- Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (CST / MST)
- Hours: 40 hours/week
- Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3–4 days onsite per week)
- Compensation: $37.62 – $41.80 / hour
- Employment Type: W2 (not open to C2C, 1099, or visa sponsorship)
Role Overview
You will play a critical role in supporting and maintaining cutting-edge High-Performance Computing (HPC) supercomputer infrastructure for a leading AI research organization. Working collaboratively with onsite client teams and remote technical engineering groups, you will ensure maximum system availability and uptime to meet strict SLA requirements. This position requires hands-on break-fix support, extensive hardware troubleshooting, and component replacement across complex, high-density computing systems.
Responsibilities
- Maintain high availability and operational readiness of Linux supercomputer systems.
- Perform hardware diagnostics, component repairs, and part replacements as needed.
- Gather performance data, conduct root-cause analysis, and escalate complex technical issues to higher-level product support groups to ensure rapid resolution.
- Leverage broad infrastructure expertise to provide technical guidance and detailed solution designs that align with client requirements.
- Work under the direction of the Technical Project Manager in close coordination with client stakeholders.
- Advise client teams on integration opportunities and solution enhancements within designated technology segments.
- Serve as a trusted technical resource, communicating effectively across the client community.
- Document project learnings, contribute to internal knowledge bases, and promote best-practice sharing across the technical practice.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience with Linux High-Performance Computing (HPC) environments, focusing on large-scale HPC system administration and hardware support.
- Extensive experience with current versions of Linux/Unix operating systems (Red Hat/CentOS or equivalent), enterprise file systems, networking, and system security.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or 8+ years of total relevant professional experience in lieu of a degree).
- Demonstrated capability to diagnose complex hardware issues down to root cause within multi-technology environments.
- Ability to work onsite 3–4 days per week in Denver, CO or Oklahoma City, OK, with occasional travel for specialized training and maintenance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced working knowledge of enterprise Linux distributions (RHEL or SLES) in large-scale cluster deployments.
- Mastery of at least one hardware/infrastructure technical discipline with functional knowledge across multiple technology domains.
- Demonstrated consulting and advisory capabilities, including requirement gathering, rapport building, and technical interchange facilitation.
- Proven ability to prepare and deliver technical reports and project documentation for client engagements.
- Strong customer relationship management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to maintain composure under high-pressure SLA deadlines.