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# HPC Data Center Ops Engineer

- **Company:** ORIGINALLY, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Intelligent Platform Management Interface, Bash Shell, Data Centers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Data Center Infrastructure Management (CIM), Domain Name System (DNS), Ethernet, InfiniBand, Python (Programming Language), Linux Commands, Windows PowerShell, TCP/IP, Virtual Local Area Networks, Wireless Networks, Scripting, Okta, Comptia Server+, Microsoft InTune, Casper Suite, Gsuite, Cisco
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/hpc-data-center-ops-engineer-the-san-francisco-compute-co-10754002

## About the Role

* You have 5+ years in data center operations, infrastructure support, or systems administration, with real hands-on hardware and cabling responsibility
 * You know fiber - high-density trunks and breakouts, end-face inspection and cleaning, transceiver swaps - and you can tell a dirty connector from a dying optic
 * You've replaced server FRUs and racked, cabled, and commissioned equipment, and you work safely in and around energized racks
 * You've bought hardware, not just installed it: BOMs, vendor quotes, POs, receiving, warranty, and RMAs are familiar territory
 * You keep inventory and asset records that would survive an audit, across more than one site
 * You're comfortable with TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, VLANs, out-of-band management (IPMI, iDRAC, iLO, Redfish), and the Linux command line
 * You're open to occasional travel to remote sites and to after-hours maintenance windows when the work requires it, * Experience in HPC, GPU, or other high-density compute environments, including HGX- or DGX-class platforms and rack-scale designs
 * Experience with InfiniBand or high-rate Ethernet at 400G and above
 * Experience with liquid cooling - CDUs, manifolds, and direct-to-chip cold plates
 * Colocation experience and familiarity with the tenant/operator relationship
 * NetBox or similar DCIM, and procurement or ERP systems
 * Scripting for automation and inventory reconciliation (Bash, Python, or PowerShell)
 * Enterprise wireless (Meraki, Ubiquiti, Aruba, Mist), MDM (Jamf, Intune, Kandji), and identity providers (Okta, Google Workspace, Entra ID)
 * Certifications such as CompTIA Server+, Cisco CCNA, or NVIDIA credentials

## Description

Our clusters don't run themselves. Someone has to pull the failed tray, chase the bad optic that's flapping a link at 3am, and make sure the spare was already on the shelf before anyone needed it. That's this role, and it's as hands-on as it gets.

From racking and commissioning systems to replacing failed components, managing fiber, transceivers, liquid cooling, and maintaining accurate asset records. You'll also manage procurement, including BOMs, vendor quotes, lead times, spares, warranties, and RMAs.

Around 80% of the role focuses on data center operations and procurement, with 20% supporting office IT. Regular visits to local facilities and occasional travel to remote sites are required.

You'll work with cutting-edge infrastructure, including HGX/DGX-class GPU systems, InfiniBand and 400G+ networks, high-density power, and liquid cooling. As part of a small team, you'll also help establish standards, develop runbooks, and mentor future team members., The San Francisco Compute Company is committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment., We welcome the opportunity to consider qualified applicants with prior arrest or conviction records. Our commitment to diversity includes hiring talented individuals regardless of their criminal history, in accordance with local, state, and federal laws, including San Francisco's Fair Chance Ordinance and California's ban-the-box laws.