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# Data Center Site Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Synopsys
- **Location:** Canonsburg, PA, United States
- **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $135,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM), Networking Hardware, Linux System Administration, Log Analysis, Reliability Engineering, Remote Access Technology
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=7ed6cc4640fd3039

## About the Role

You are someone who takes ownership when things are complex, time-sensitive, and highly visible. You don't wait for perfect conditions or complete information. You create clarity by asking the right questions, confirming assumptions, and moving the work forward in a way that keeps others aligned and confident. You thrive in environments where priorities can shift quickly, and you stay steady under pressure by focusing on what matters most: protecting reliability, maintaining trust and delivering results that hold up over time.

You bring a practical, hands-on mindset to every day. You notice the small details that others overlook and you treat those details as signals-early warnings that help you prevent problems before they become incidents. You balance urgency with discipline, knowing when to act fast and when to slow down and verify. You take pride in leaving things better than you found them: cleaner, more organized, easier to understand, and easier to operate.

You work well as the person on the ground who makes progress visible. You communicate clearly and calmly, especially when coordinating across teams or guiding others through constraints. You document decisions so they're repeatable, and you follow through so commitments don't fade after the immediate issue is resolved. Above all, you care about operational excellence-not as a slogan, but as a daily practice that keeps critical systems dependable and teams effective.

## Description

* 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 whilemaintainingclean, organized rack layouts and labeling standards.
 * Maintainaccurateinfrastructure documentation and digital asset records in DCIM tools (e.g., Sunbird or similar), ensuring inventory, connectivity, and capacity datastayscurrent.
 * 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, escalatingrisksandinitiatingcorrective actions as needed.


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