Data Center Site Reliability Engineer

Synopsys software engineers are key enablers in the world of Electronic Design Automation (EDA), developing and maintaining software used in chip design, verification and manufacturing.

You will serve as the primary on-site technical resource supporting the Canonsburg data center and coordinating day-to-day operational needs with global engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary on-site technical resource supporting the Canonsburg data center and coordinating day-to-day operational needs with global engineering teams.
• Perform Linux systems administration tasks, including basic troubleshooting, log analysis, remote access support, and service management to keep critical systems running reliably.
• Install, rack, cable, relocate, and decommission physical server and networking equipment while maintaining clean, organized rack layouts and labeling standards.
• Maintain accurate infrastructure documentation and digital asset records in DCIM tools, ensuring inventory, connectivity, and capacity data stays current.
• Coordinate and oversee third-party vendors performing maintenance and infrastructure work, confirming scope, access requirements, safety practices, and completion criteria.
• Monitor data center health indicators such as power, cooling, rack capacity, and environmental conditions, escalating risks and initiating corrective actions as needed.
• Respond to operational incidents as part of a shared on-call rotation, meeting established response SLAs and driving issues through resolution and follow-up.

The Impact You Will Have

• Keep mission-critical engineering systems dependable by reducing downtime and restoring service quickly when issues arise.
• Improve day-to-day operational confidence through accurate asset records and documentation that make capacity, ownership, and change planning clear.
• Accelerate infrastructure deployments by ensuring on-site execution is timely, consistent, and aligned with global engineering standards.
• Reduce operational risk by identifying early warning signs in power, cooling, and environmental conditions and driving corrective actions before they become incidents.
• Strengthen vendor outcomes by ensuring work is properly scoped, safely executed, and fully completed with clear validation and follow-through.
• Increase cross-team effectiveness by serving as a reliable on-site partner who communicates clearly, escalates appropriately, and closes loops after changes and incidents.
• Support successful data center integration and modernization by helping standardize processes and stabilizing operations during periods of change.

Requirements

• Experience administering Linux systems and navigating common operational tasks with confidence.
• Hands-on familiarity working in a physical enterprise data center environment, where safety, precision, and process matter.
• Working understanding of server hardware, rack infrastructure, structured cabling, power distribution, and cooling fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving habits, including the ability to stay calm, prioritize effectively, and drive issues to resolution.
• Experience coordinating with third-party vendors and service providers and ensuring work is completed to scope and standard.
• Ability to work independently as the primary on-site technical resource and communicate clearly with remote engineering partners.
• Exposure to DCIM platforms, network/storage/virtualization environments, and/or scripting and automation with Bash, Python, or PowerShell.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans
• Time away programs
• Family support
• ESPP
• Retirement plans
• Competitive salaries