- Contribute to the architectural design and enhancement of server hardware, emphasizing CPU, chipset, and overall system integration and interoperability for large-scale data center operations
- Navigate the complexities of hardware solutions with ODM partners, focusing on customization that integrates seamlessly with existing systems and future technologies
- Contribute to innovation in firmware management strategies, ensuring system stability, performance optimization, and security across all server platforms
- Oversee comprehensive BMC protocols, including development, deployment, and maintenance, ensuring remote management capabilities are reliable, secure, and efficient
- Mastermind the utilization of Metal as a Service (MaaS), elevating server provisioning automation and operational efficiencies
- Supervise server fleet health and performance, focusing on strategic upgrades, proactive maintenance, and quick response to hardware, firmware, and integration anomalies
- Devise and implement automation scripts and tools for a wide range of hardware management tasks using languages and software like Terraform, Ansible, Python, Linux, and Bash
- Collaborate intensively with network engineering to optimize data center functionality, considering the impact of hardware integration and firmware compatibility
- Contribute towards steering hardware lifecycle strategies, assessing ongoing performance, cost-effectiveness, and longevity from procurement to decommissioning
- Contribute expert-level guidance and active involvement in open-source hardware initiatives and communities, particularly those focusing on integration, BMC, and firmware aspects
- Play a vital role in the architectural strategy and support system for cloud services, balancing hardware capabilities with cloud performance, reliability, and cost implications
- Keep a finger on the pulse of industry innovations, especially concerning CPU, chipset, firmware, and BMC developments, ready to lead adaptation and advancement within our infrastructure
Qualifications
- Solid expertise in server hardware architecture, particularly focusing on CPU, chipset, integration, and interoperability standards
- Deep understanding and hands-on experience in firmware management strategies and tools, ensuring system reliability and security
- Demonstrated experience with BMC, crafting solutions for enhanced remote management of server hardware
- Extensive background in working with open hardware standards and communities, with a contribution history to relevant projects
- Mastery of MaaS and proven success in elevating server fleet management and automation practices
- Proficiency in scripting and automation, with adept use of Terraform, Ansible, Python, Linux, and Bash in a hardware management context
- Insight into the interplay between hardware and network architectures within large-scale data center environments
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, strategic thinking, and meticulous attention to integration details
- Proven collaborative spirit, thriving in fast-paced, interdisciplinary settings, and managing multiple high-stake projects efficiently
- Industry certifications that endorse expertise in hardware engineering, firmware management, or data center operations are highly beneficial
Required Experience
- 7+ years in server hardware engineering, with significant emphasis on CPU, chipset, integration, firmware, and BMC aspects
- 4+ years of comprehensive experience in the orchestration of large-scale data centers, particularly relating to hardware’s role in overall system performance and security
- Track record of leading innovative hardware projects from conceptualization to implementation, with measurable success in performance enhancement and operational efficiency
- 4+ years collaborating with OEMs and ODMs in hardware design, selection, tuning and optimization
- 4+ years of experience working with security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
- 4+ years of experience in implementing and maintaining large scale, high-availability infrastructure systems
- 4+ years of proven experience in designing, deploying, and managing large data centers, large scale server deployments
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in systems/server management working with technologies like Redfish, BMC, and IPMI standards
- 3+ years of experience integrating and configuring cloud storage solutions such as direct attached storage, Storage Area Network (SAN), JBOD/JBOD
- 3+ years of experience in a collaborative development environment, utilizing modern software development methodologies
- 3+ years scripting/coding experience in one of the following languages: C/C++ development, Bash, Python or GO
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- 5+ years of experience with systems architecture and design
- 5+ years of experience working with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
- 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
- 1+ years of technical leadership experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
Annual Salary
GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.
Benefits:
- to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:
- Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
- Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
- 401(k) Plan
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Paid Training and Licensures
- Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.