Data Center Operations Systems Engineer - Atlanta

Data Center Operations Systems Engineer - Atlanta

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$89,000.00/yr - $/yr

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Lambda’s mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. One person, one GPU.

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This position requires presence in our Atlanta, GA Data Center 5 days per week.

The Operations team plays a critical role in ensuring the seamless end‑to‑end execution of our AI‑IaaS infrastructure and hardware. This team is responsible for sourcing all necessary infrastructure and components, overseeing day‑to‑day data center operations to maintain optimal performance and uptime, and driving cross‑company coordination through product management organization to align operational capabilities with strategic goals. By managing the full lifecycle from procurement to deployment and operational efficiency, the Operations team ensures that our AI‑driven infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and aligned with business priorities.

• Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured.
• Document data center layout and network topology in DCIM software.
• Work with supply chain & manufacturing teams to ensure timely deployment of systems and project plans for large‑scale deployments.
• Participate in data center capacity and roadmap planning with sales and customer success teams to allocate floorspace.
• Assess current and future state data center requirements based on growth plans and technology trends.
• Manage a parts depot inventory and track equipment through the delivery‑store‑stage‑deploy‑handoff process in each of our data centers.
• Work closely with HW Support team to ensure data center infrastructure‑related support tickets are resolved.
• Work with RMA team to ensure faulty parts are returned and replacements are ordered.
• Create installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on data center deployments as part of sales engagement for large‑scale deployments in our data centers and at customer sites.

• Have experience with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, air flow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management.
• Have strong Linux administration experience.
• Have experience in setting up networking appliances (Ethernet and Infini Band) across multiple data center locations.
• Are action‑oriented and have a strong willingness to learn.
• Are willing to travel for bring‑up of new data center locations.

• Experience with troubleshooting the following network layers, technologies, and system protocols: TCP/IP, DP/IP, BGP, OSPF, SNMP, SSL, HTTP, FTP, SSH, Syslog, DHCP, DNS, RDP, NETBIOS, IP routing, Ethernet, switched Ethernet, 802.11x, NFS, and VLANs.
• Experience with working in large‑scale distributed data center environments.
• Experience working with auditors to meet all compliance requirements (ISO/SOC).

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

• Founded in 2012, ~400 employees (2025) and growing fast.
• We offer generous cash & equity compensation.
• Our investors include Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In‑Q‑Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, US Innovative Technology, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, Crescent Cove.
• We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability.
• Our research papers have…