Hybrid Platform Engineer

at NVIDIA

• Job title: Platform Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Linux, NFS, TCP/IP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Frankfurt, Germany

About the role

• NVIDIA seeks an engineer for cloud infrastructure deployment and data center operations in Frankfurt, with a focus on game streaming services. Responsibilities include overseeing installations, diagnostics, and maintaining hardware.

Responsibilities

• Weekly onsite visits to the Frankfurt datacenter required.
• Oversee site integration teams as they perform physical installation of server and network infrastructure in lab and production datacenter environments per the documented standards.
• Assist with the physical installation efforts as needed.
• Setup and configure server operating systems for both Linux, Windows and KVM virtualized environments.
• Perform triage and hardware diagnostics on deployed devices.
• Fix and replace failed hardware components.
• Maintain inventory of spare parts across the global infrastructure.
• Supervise inbound/outbound shipping tickets.
• Basic configuration of network switch and rack PDU devices.
• Build and maintain documentation and update monitoring systems detailing the configurations of deployed solutions.
• Work with automation and provisioning teams to establish calibration, burn-in and hardware validation procedures for the recommended hardware configurations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in installing, configuring and basic problem solving in both Linux and Windows operating systems in global, large-scale environments.
• Hands-on experience for server hardware at the component level: sbios, vbios, firmware, IPMI, component burn-in process, and memory and cpu testing.
• Fundamental knowledge and understanding of network protocols: TCP/IP, SMB, HTTP, NFS, FTP, SNMP, DHCP.
• Proficiency in basic switch setup to include interface, VLANs, access/trunk port configuration.
• Ability to quickly learn and evaluate new technologies.
• Ability to influence and establish relationships with other software and IT functional groups such as development, server, storage and security teams.
• BS Degree or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, and work experience.
• Certifications desired (CCNA, CompTIA A+, etc).

Benefits

• NVIDIA is a diverse equal opportunity employer