Senior Systems Engineer

Oracle

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Work type
On-site
Location
Nashville, TN
Salary
$74,100–$148,300 / yr
Posted
33 days ago
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Below market

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Engineer

The Senior Systems Engineer joins the AI Infra Operations team to support GPU infrastructure within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. In this role, you will develop and maintain automation and operational tooling for GPU fleets across multiple regions to ensure high availability. Daily responsibilities include troubleshooting production issues involving Linux hosts, GPU systems, and host-network interactions, while owning incident response and resolving hardware, operating system, and networking dependencies. You will build robust observability and reliability solutions, contribute scripting improvements to reduce manual effort, and perform data-driven analysis to address recurring failure patterns. Required technical skills include proficiency in Python, Bash, and Linux administration, alongside a strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, and distributed systems communication. You will manage GPU host operations including provisioning, validation, and incident response for large-scale infrastructure.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $160000 from 251 postings across 41 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues involving Linux hosts, GPU systems, and host-network interactions.
  • Support GPU host operations including provisioning, validation, incident response, and operational readiness.
  • Own incident response and resolution for assigned services while escalating cross-domain problems.
  • Identify recurring failure patterns to improve runbooks, tooling, monitoring, and operational procedures.
  • Develop automation and scripts to reduce manual effort and improve operator effectiveness.
  • Participate in on-call rotations to provide support for critical infrastructure issues.
  • Provide data-driven analysis to address root causes of production problems.

What we're looking for

  • Must have 5+ years of experience in software operations, systems administration, or infrastructure automation.
  • Must be proficient in Python and Bash scripting.
  • Must have strong Linux administration experience.
  • Must have a good understanding of host-level networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, routing, and DNS.
  • Must understand peer-to-peer, node-to-node, and service-to-service communication patterns in distributed systems.
  • Must have experience supporting data center operations or large-scale infrastructure environments.
  • Must have demonstrated troubleshooting experience across GPU hosts, operating systems, hardware, networking, and drivers in production.
  • Must have hands-on experience with GPU infrastructure, including NVIDIA and AMD based systems (preferred).

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