[Hiring] HPC Systems Administrator @5C Data Centers USA, Inc.

Role Description

As an HPC Systems Administrator, you will support the day-to-day operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of HPC and AI infrastructure across data center and cloud environments. This role focuses primarily on the infrastructure and hardware layer, including:

• Linux operating systems
• GPU servers
• High-speed networking
• Storage connectivity
• Firmware, drivers, and out-of-band management

You will work alongside senior Systems Administrators, Network Engineering, Data Center Operations, Deployment Engineering, vendors, and other technical teams to:

• Troubleshoot infrastructure issues
• Restore systems to service
• Perform routine maintenance
• Improve the reliability of production HPC environments

This position is well suited for someone with a foundation in Linux systems administration or data center infrastructure who wants to develop deeper expertise in HPC, GPU computing, high-performance networking, and large-scale AI infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Approximately 5 years of experience in Linux systems administration, data center operations, infrastructure support, HPC, cloud infrastructure, or a related technical role.
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and command-line administration.
• Basic understanding of enterprise server hardware and common server components.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware or operating-system issues using logs and diagnostic tools.
• Familiarity with networking fundamentals including IP addressing, DNS, interfaces, routing, and basic connectivity troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with server hardware concepts including CPU, memory, storage, PCIe devices, NICs, power supplies, and firmware.
• Exposure to GPU infrastructure or an interest in developing expertise with NVIDIA accelerated computing platforms.
• Familiarity with out-of-band management technologies such as IPMI, Redfish, iDRAC, iLO, or equivalent tools.
• Basic scripting or automation experience using Bash, Python, PowerShell, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Ability to follow technical procedures and troubleshoot problems methodically.
• Ability to recognize when an issue requires escalation and clearly communicate collected findings.
• Strong written communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively across technical teams.
• Participate in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Exposure to NVIDIA HGX, DGX, H100, H200, B100, B200, or similar GPU platforms.
• Familiarity with nvidia-smi, DCGM, NVIDIA Fabric Manager, CUDA, or GPU diagnostic tools.
• Exposure to InfiniBand, RDMA, RoCE, NVIDIA/Mellanox adapters, or NVIDIA UFM.
• Familiarity with NVLink, NVSwitch, NCCL, or multi-GPU systems.
• Experience working with enterprise server hardware from Dell, HPE, Lenovo, Supermicro, NVIDIA, or similar vendors.
• Exposure to MAAS or other bare-metal provisioning technologies.
• Familiarity with NFS, Lustre, BeeGFS, Spectrum Scale, Ceph, or other storage technologies.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, DCGM Exporter, or similar platforms.
• Experience with hardware diagnostics, vendor support cases, or RMA processes.
• Familiarity with Git, Ansible, Terraform, or other infrastructure automation tools.
• Familiarity with Jira Service Management or another ITSM platform.
• Certifications such as RHCSA, CompTIA Linux+, Linux Foundation, NVIDIA, CCNA, or equivalent technical training.

Benefits

• Remote-first position with extensive computer-based work.
• Work may involve coordinating remote troubleshooting and hands-on activities with Data Center technicians.
• Fast-paced, customer-facing production environment supporting business-critical HPC and AI infrastructure.
• Participation in a scheduled on-call and escalation rotation is required.
• Occasional work during maintenance windows, weekends, or outside normal business hours may be required.
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned based on operational requirements and company growth.

Company Description

5C Data Centers is an equal opportunity employer. At 5C Data Centers, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. 5C evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, or any other legally protected characteristic.