Senior Engineering Technician

Trillium is now hiring a Senior Engineering Technician in Santa Clara CA!
Pay Rate: $60 - $75
Schedule: Monday - Friday 1:00PM - 10:00PM swing shift
Contract Length: 12 months
Location: Santa Clara, CA (100% onsite + travel to data centers in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale)
RESPONSIBILITIES
-Collaborate closely with engineering teams (system architects, hardware/software engineers, QA, and more) to design, develop, debug, and release next-generation products.
-Manage and maintain a high-performing Compute Farm of builders, packagers, testers, and core infrastructure.
-Ensure availability targets are consistently met and lead system recovery efforts.
-Deploy and qualify systems while supporting exciting new technology bring-ups.
-Oversee inventory and lifecycle management for assets across data centers and labs.
-Gather critical metrics and create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) documentation.
-Maintain a world-class, safe, and well-organized environment in our data centers and labs.
-Troubleshoot Linux/Windows, hardware, and infrastructure issues alongside engineers and platform operations teams.
-Plan, deploy, and maintain on-premises private cloud infrastructure, collaborating with datacenter and network engineering teams.
-Implement efficiency improvements to maximize availability, throughput, and test accuracy while meeting SLAs and KPIs.
-Represent the team in meetings with internal stakeholders and contribute to global operations.
REQUOIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
-Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technical Major (or equivalent experience).
-5+ years of experience in data centers or large engineering labs.
-Familiarity with SCMs like GIT/Perforce.
-Proficiency in DCIM (Nautobot, etc.) and scripting (shell, Python, Ansible).
-Working knowledge of protocols/services like TCP/IP, DNS, NFS, SSL, etc.
-Experience with Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems.
-Hands-on experience with PCBs, GPUs, and system deployments.
-Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
-Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
-Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative spirit.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
-Experience managing HPC clusters using tools like BCM and Slurm.
-Hands-on knowledge of OpenStack.
-Relevant certifications such as CCNA or equivalent.
-Strong background in Windows and Linux administration, with an understanding of dense datacenter design, including compute, storage, and networking.
-Experience with hypervisors and VM applications.
-Knowledge of DC infrastructure with an emphasis on liquid cooling.
-A track record of technical curiosity and innovation.
-Mechanically inclined and comfortable with tools and physical tasks.
Apply now!
Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.