Server Technician

We are seeking a highly skilled Server Technician to architect, manage, and scale our on-premise, GPU-accelerated clustered virtualization environment. You will be responsible for orchestrating dense clusters of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers utilizing NVIDIA vGPU technologies to support high-density computing workloads.

As a Server Technician, your responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to, the following:

· Solving complex IT infrastructure and Server operational problems both independently and as part of a team.

· Serving as systems maintainer.

· Interacting with customers and stakeholders to solicit feedback, manage expectations on resources availability.

You will provide technical support to a tight-knit group of scientists, software developers, and engineers. Your unique background and experience will play directly into the work you are executing each week, and you will be continually learning new technologies while working with your teammates.

Do you have experience in Vulnerability management?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Are you motivated by developing software solutions that truly have an impact on safety and national security?, · B.S. in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or Systems and Network Administrator

· Minimum of 5+ years professional experience with Server room operations and processes.

Required expert knowledge in the following:

· Clustered Virtualization: Deploy, configure, and maintain large-scale hypervisor clusters (e.g., Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, VMware ESXi, or KVM) optimized for hardware acceleration.

· vGPU Orchestration: Manage NVIDIA vGPU software stacks to partition and allocate resources across multiple high-performance virtual machines.

· Cluster Lifecycle Management: Automate the provisioning, patching, and scaling of RHEL compute nodes.

· Performance Tuning: Optimize storage networking and kernel parameters to eliminate bottlenecks between the CPU, memory, and GPUs.

· High Availability & DR: Design and implement failover strategies, load balancing, and disaster recovery protocols for clustered GPU workloads.

· Network Management: Support the management of a local area network for the onsite hardware and VMs including supporting the configuration of firewall and switches. Experience with Sonicwall, Cisco preferred.

· Telemetry & Monitoring: Build and maintain advanced monitoring dashboards using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and NVIDIA-SMI to track cluster health, vGPU utilization, and thermal metrics.

· Server Room: Physical hardware maintenance and configuration, proper cable process and labels, proper optimization of physical configuration, monitor cooling

· Hosted Services: Management and expansion of (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Network File System (NFS), Domain Name System (DNS), etc…)

Working Knowledge of:

• Hosted services management and expansion (Atlassian tools, Fortify, FreeIPA, Nexus, Large Language Models)

• Vulnerability management processes

• Incident response processes and documentation

• System and log monitoring

· Eligibility (U.S. Citizenship) to undergo a background investigation for a United States Department of Defense security clearance.

· Effective communication skills (verbal and written)

Desired Skills & Experience:

· Active Secret clearance

· Mac system and application management

· Windows system and application management

· Android system and application management

· Cloud services management - Microsoft GCC High Cloud, Nessus

· 10 + years professional experience with Server room operations and processes.

We understand that candidates may not be able to check the boxes for all desired qualifications. What is most important is that candidates have exceptional problem-solving skills, creative out-of-the-box thinking, and are comfortable in an environment where you will be quickly learning, evaluating, and deploying new technologies.

Candidates must reside within commuting distance of the Louisville, Colorado office or willing to relocate to the area., * Server room operations and processes: 5 years (Required), * Server room operations and processes: 5 years (Preferred)

Pulled from the full job description

• Professional development assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Paid time off
• Dental insurance, * 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement, * 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

Application Question(s):

• Eligibility (U.S. Citizenship) to undergo a background investigation for a United States Department of Defense security clearance

Aeris is a small and growing software engineering and scientific technical services company. Our vision is to equip our customers with unrivaled environmental insights and technological solutions that foster a safer, more secure world. We accomplish this by conducting world-class research, developing novel software solutions, and providing industry leading technical services built on creative minds and distinctive core competencies. We are looking for individuals that desire a rewarding, high-impact career and have a passion for tackling complex environmental and technological problems. Our science-based products and services are designed to address challenges ranging from keeping U.S. military service members safe to ensuring that the national airspace system can operate effectively. This role will primarily support our Information Technology infrastructure and Server capabilities to enable our core mission - Service to the Nation. Our ideal candidate has a solid understanding of Server stack operations and the infrastructure to support a very diverse team. At Aeris, we believe in a culture of collaboration, innovation, fun and empowerment, within an environment that allows our team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance. We work to foster an environment that values customer-focused exploration and continual learning with the hope that this leads to a more fulfilling professional career.