Linux Systems Administrator

About the role

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing, where our GPUs act as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world. As a Linux Systems Operations and Administrator, you will be at the forefront of our Networking SW group, ensuring flawless system performance and reliability. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to work with world-class technology and collaborate with ambitious engineers across global sites. If you are driven by determination and have a proven track record in IT, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Responsibilities

• Provision, configure, and maintain brand new data-center computing systems for Linux networking feature development and testing, including servers, network switches, virtualization platforms, and remote-management interfaces.
• Diagnose and resolve system-level issues spanning hardware, firmware, power-on and boot processes, operating systems, software compatibility, network communications, and containers.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, availability, and performance; coordinate maintenance, upgrades, and issue resolution to minimize downtime.
• Partner with engineering, IT, facilities, and network teams; maintain runbooks, asset records, rack layouts, cabling documentation, and operational processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the technology industry, with practical familiarity with data-center networking standards and protocols.
• Solid Linux host administration capabilities, practical experience, and familiarity with server hardware, storage, network virtualization, and remote-management tools.
• Ability to automate and troubleshoot Linux administrative and operational tasks using Python and Bash scripting, along with generative AI tools.
• Solid understanding of data-center infrastructure, including racks, structured cabling, network switches, and coordinating hardware from acquisition through deployment.
• Strong data-center networking knowledge, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, and network troubleshooting tools.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, written communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing Linux KVM/QEMU virtualization, multi-user host lab environments, NFS storage systems, Ansible (or similar) automation, and OS or cluster provisioning systems.
• Experience supporting fast-growing engineering labs or large-scale data-center environments.
• Experience in setting up server labs, planning capacity,