> Markdown version of [/jobs/48400-gpu-cluster-engineer-hardware-operations](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48400-gpu-cluster-engineer-hardware-operations). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # GPU Cluster Engineer, Hardware Operations - **Company:** Sciforium - **Location:** San Francisco, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** €150,000.0 - €180,000.0 - **Skills:** Network Infrastructure - **Published:** August 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Sciforium/f56fe933-490b-4b08-ab69-398bab61c628 ## About the Role Sciforium is an AI infrastructure company developing next-generation multimodal AI models and a proprietary, high-efficiency serving platform. Backed by multi-million-dollar funding and direct sponsorship from AMD with hands-on support from AMD engineers the team is scaling rapidly to build the full stack powering frontier AI models and real-time applications. **Role Overview** We are looking for a dedicated Hardware Operations Engineer to own the physical health and foundational infrastructure of our GPU clusters. You will be the primary custodian of our compute hardware, responsible for everything from data center vendor coordination up to the base Linux OS layer. You will ensure our research and product teams have a stable, secure, and fully operational physical environment to run their demanding compute workloads on. **Key Responsibilities** - **System Health & Hardware Reliability** - **On-Call Response:** Serve as the primary point of contact for physical system outages, hardware failures, and network interruptions to minimize downtime. - **Cluster Monitoring:** Proactively monitor hardware health, including GPU thermals, power draw, and physical system loads, catching anomalies before they impact active workloads. - **Vendor Liaison:** Work closely with data center facility staff and third-party hardware vendors to coordinate RMA processes, physical repairs, part replacements, and routine maintenance. - **Hardware Deployment:** Rack, cable, and lead the physical bring-up of new GPU nodes, ensuring power and network connectivity are fully integrated into the existing cluster. - **Linux & Network Administration** - **OS Management:** Install, patch, and maintain Linux operating systems (Ubuntu/CentOS/RHEL) across the cluster bare-metal servers. - **Security & Access:** Configure and maintain edge and internal networking, including firewalls, VPNs, and strict SSH access controls to secure our infrastructure. - **Identity & Storage Management:** Administer LDAP/Active Directory for centralized user authentication and ensure network storage systems (NFS/GPFS/Lustre) are reliably mounted and properly permissioned. ## Description **Qualifications** - **Must-Haves:** - 3+ years of experience in Linux Systems Administration (deep knowledge of boot processes, systemd, disk management, etc.). - Strong background in server hardware troubleshooting, specifically within high-density environments (power, cooling, PCIe topologies). - Experience managing networking security (VPNs, iptables/firewalld, VLANs) and directory services (LDAP/FreeIPA/Active Directory). - Proficiency in Bash scripting for essential system automation. - **Nice-to-Haves:** - Experience using configuration management tools like Ansible, SaltStack, or Terraform for OS provisioning. - Familiarity with data center operations, cooling requirements for high-TDP accelerators (like NVIDIA B200 or AMD MI355x). ## About Sciforium [Company profile](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/companies/4292-sciforium) ### More Jobs at Sciforium - [LLM Training Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48420-llm-training-engineer) - [LLM Dataset Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48419-llm-dataset-engineer) - [Model Implementation Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48421-model-implementation-engineer) - [Senior AI Serving Engineer, Backend](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48414-senior-ai-serving-engineer-backend) - [ML Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/48422-ml-engineer) ## Related Videos - [Demystifying application networking in the cloud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/675-demystifying-application-networking-in-the-cloud) - [Running Secure Life Science Research at Scale using Hybrid GPU HPC and Kubernetes 🧬](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100355-running-secure-life-science-research-at-scale-using-hybrid-gpu-hpc-and-kubernetes) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [The Gashlycrumb Tinies of AI Networking You Must Know (or Languish!)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2067-the-gashlycrumb-tinies-of-ai-networking-you-must-know-or-languish) - [AI Factories at Scale](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1139-ai-factories-at-scale) - [Opening the Mobile Space with CAMARA’s Network APIs - CAMARA Project](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1728-opening-the-mobile-space-with-camara-s-network-apis-camara-project) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Stephan Gillich - Bringing AI Everywhere](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/489-stephan-gillich-bringing-ai-everywhere) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence)