Data Center Manager (Dallas)

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.

You will manage and lead a team of data center technicians, maintaining high availability, reliability, and security in the data center environment. You will ensure new server, storage, and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured. Your responsibilities also include troubleshooting hardware and software issues in some of the world’s most advanced systems, documenting data center layout and network topology in DCIM software, and working with supply chain & manufacturing teams to ensure timely deployment of systems and project plans for large-scale deployments.

You will 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. Additionally, you will create installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers, oversee deployments and day-to-day operations of the data center, and maintain uptime for assets and infrastructure, ensuring customer SLAs are met.

You will participate in technical discussions and provide expertise on data center integration and deployment strategies, understand power/cooling requirements as well as cabling needs required within data center space to support high-performance infrastructures, and work closely with cross-functional teams, including Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Supply Chain, Customer Experience, and Sales, to align data center solutions with business goals.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers
• Basic understanding of Linux administration
• Experience in setting up networking appliances (Ethernet and InfiniBand) across multiple data center locations
• Attention to detail and ability to follow instructions
• Action-oriented with a strong willingness to learn
• Desire to mentor other team members and help them reach their full potential

Nice to Have:

• Experience with troubleshooting and theoretical knowledge of TCP/IP, OSPF, SNMP, SSL, HTTP, FTP, SSH, Syslog, DHCP, DNS, RDP, NETBIOS, IP routing, Ethernet, switched Ethernet, 802.11x, NFS, and VLANs
• Experience working in large-scale distributed data center environments
• Experience working with auditors to meet all compliance requirements (ISO/SOC)
• Experience with Supermicro & Nvidia hardware
• Previous data center team management experience

We offer:

• Generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan