{"id":4278483,"url":"https://alion.io/job/amax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer","title":"Data Center Operations Engineer","company":{"id":668936,"name":"AMAX Engineering","domain":"amax.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/amax-3","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":100,"open_postings":8,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":17,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"DevOps","role_family":"DevOps","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Fremont, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":90000,"max":120000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":120000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Ansible","optional":false},{"name":"Configuration Management","optional":false},{"name":"HPC","optional":false},{"name":"InfiniBand","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Red Hat","optional":false},{"name":"Ubuntu","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-13T19:46:24Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-13","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T19:46:24Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"AMAX is an IT infrastructure and engineering company that designs, manufactures, and deploys advanced computing solutions for enterprise and OEM customers. Its work spans GPU-accelerated, high-performance, and AI-focused systems, helping customers solve complex technical challenges with reliable, scalable platforms.\nWe are looking for a skilled Linux Systems Administrator to support, maintain, and scale our enterprise infrastructure and High-Performance Computing (HPC) clusters. In this role, you will help manage hundreds of Linux servers across multi-vendor data center hardware. You will focus on maintaining high system reliability, automating routine administration tasks, and resolving complex hardware and OS-level issues in a collaborative R&D environment.\nResponsibilities\nData Center & Hardware Support: Execute physical server racking, structured cabling, and hardware upgrades (GPUs, NICs, memory, and drives).\nLinux Server Administration: Administer, monitor, and maintain Linux servers to ensure 99%+ uptime across R&D and production workloads.\nAutomation & Patching: Write and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate server provisioning, routine OS patching, and configuration management.\nTroubleshooting & Root-Cause Analysis: Conduct system log analysis, OS debugging, and hardware diagnostics to resolve incidents quickly and minimize downtime.\nStorage & Core System Management: Configure local storage using LVM, partitioning, and filesystem management. Manage system services and handle software packages.\nNetworking & Host Security: Configure host-level networking including VLANs, network bridges, static/dynamic IP addressing, and high-speed interconnects (InfiniBand). Maintain system security policies.\nRequirements\nExperience: 6-8 years of hands-on experience in Linux systems administration and data center operations.\nOperating Systems: Strong working knowledge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Rocky Linux, and Ubuntu, aligned with RHCSA-level administration standards.\nHardware & Compute Clusters: Experience supporting multi-server environments, GPU-enabled hardware, and enterprise server platforms (Dell, Supermicro, Lenovo).\nAutomation: Practical experience building and running Ansible playbooks for server provisioning and maintenance.\nNetworking: Solid grasp of Linux networking, VLANs, host firewalls, and InfiniBand interconnects.\nDiagnostics: Proven ability to troubleshoot and isolate faults across both the Linux OS layer and physical server components.\nAdditional Skills:\nExcellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. \nAbility to communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences. \nAbility to work effectively in a team environment. \nAbility to prioritize tasks and manage time effectively, especially when dealing with urgent issues\nBenefits\nMedical Insurance\nDental Insurance\nVision Insurance\n401(k)\nFlexible spending account\nCommuter benefits\nDisability insurance\nThe annual salary range for this position is between $90,000 and $120,000.\nWe also have a perfect location for all types of commuters: AMAX is located right between I-680 and I-880. Warm Springs/South Fremont BART station and bus stops are within a 10-minute walking distance. 5 grocery stores, 6+ coffee/tea places, and numerous restaurants within 1 mile. Feel free to try the delicious fusions or grab your daily groceries after work!\nAbout AMAX\nEstablished in 1979, AMAX is a globally recognized leader in GPU-accelerated IT infrastructure, specializing in transforming standard IT systems into advanced, high-performance computing solutions. Catering to industries such as AI, cloud computing, autonomous vehicles, and high-performance computing, AMAX has set benchmarks in innovation, including pioneering liquid-cooled HPC systems for the semiconductor industry. With a global footprint spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, AMAX offers end-to-end services from design and manufacturing to deployment. Committed to addressing the growing demands of AI, AMAX delivers advanced solutions that help organizations achieve their technology goal and drive progress on a global scale. To learn more about AMAX’s advanced AI solutions, visit amax.com.\nJoin Us\nBecome part of a diverse and inclusive team that values your technical expertise and innovative thinking. Together, we’ll push the boundaries of what’s possible in the hardware industry.\nAMAX is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants and provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, race, gender, or other legally protected characteristics.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4600,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Dental insurance","Health insurance","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Data Centers & Colocation","Servers & Data Center Hardware","AI Compute & Inference","High-Performance Computing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-13T19:46:24Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 11 · green card filings: 6","filings_12m":11,"filings_prev_12m":6,"green_card_filings_12m":6,"median_offered_wage_usd":116912,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-12T07:36:15+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":1}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:5","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-14T01:33:32Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":120000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/amax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/amax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-14T01:33:32Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1334,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-15T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":668936},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=668936"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Famax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"free","price":{"credits":0,"usd":0},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Famax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Famax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/amax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Famax-engineering-data-center-operations-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4278483}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"amax.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4278483},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}