Principal Data Center Operations and Maintenance Engineer

Designworks Talent LLC

. Monitor live data center and GPU infrastructure for performance, capacity, and reliability issues .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeBellevue • Washington • United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in monitoring and incident response for data center operations, particularly in GPU and large-scale compute environments. Proficient in troubleshooting across hardware, networking, and systems layers while contributing to operational maturity and customer support.

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Data Center OperationsIncident ResponseTroubleshooting SkillsMonitoring StacksOn-Call Management

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Hard Skills

Incident ManagementTroubleshootingPerformance MonitoringCapacity ManagementReliability Engineering

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

PagerDutyOpsgeniePrometheusGrafanaDatadog

Industry Keywords

Site ReliabilityInfrastructure OperationsGPU InfrastructureOperational MaturityMission-Critical Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GrafanaPrometheus

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Monitor live data center and GPU infrastructure for performance, capacity, and reliability issues
Lead or support incident response for production issues and drive fast, effective resolution
Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure monitoring, alerting, and operational tooling are first class and catch issues before customer impact
Partner with hardware, networking, orchestration, and infrastructure teams to resolve root causes and prevent recurrence
Contribute to runbooks, on-call practices, and operational maturity as the platform scales
Help build and scale the Operations & Maintenance function supporting mission-critical AI infrastructure
Support post-launch monitoring, incident response, reliability, and exceptional customer support

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in a data center operations, site reliability, or infrastructure operations role, ideally supporting GPU or large-scale compute environments
Strong incident response and troubleshooting skills across hardware, networking, and systems layers
Comfortable working in an early-stage environment where processes and tooling are still being established
Experience in multiple technical environments is a plus
Experience with on-call/incident-management tooling such as PagerDuty or Opsgenie is preferred
Experience with monitoring stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog is preferred
Background supporting GPU cluster or data center operations post-launch is preferred
U.S. work authorization is required
Visa sponsorship is not currently available
Minimum of three days per week in-office once the permanent office is established

Benefits

Comp & perks

Certain roles are eligible for merit increases, annual bonus, and long term incentives, allocated based on individual performance
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for U.S.-based employees
401(k) plan and company match
Paid holidays per calendar year
Hybrid work arrangement