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We care deeply about transforming lives with AMD technology to enrich our industry, our communities, and the world. Our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences – the building blocks for the data center, artificial intelligence, PCs, gaming and embedded. Underpinning our mission is the AMD culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges. We strive for execution excellence while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives.
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THE ROLE:
We are looking for a senior engineer to maintain business-critical infrastructure and applications in support of our global engineering teams to deliver world-class products.
THE PERSON:
The ideal candidate would have professional experience in data center infrastructure, virtualized environments, and application maintenance and development. The candidate should have a strong desire to learn new technologies and to help build better tools in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to work well cross-functionally with multiple departments
- Self-motivated individual who is well-organized with strong written and verbal communication skills
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Configure, Deploy, and Manage physical and virtual servers
- Troubleshoot and Resolve infrastructure issues related to compute, storage, and network equipment
- Repair servers (replace hard drives; replace bad sticks of RAM, etc.)
- Compile and maintain open-source tools, manage software collections
- Service tickets within a Jira ticketing system to address problems, incidents, and engineering support requests
- VM provisioning, vSphere troubleshooting/administration
- Support and maintain LSF grid
- Upgrade/Patch BIOS, firmware, drivers to meet performance and security requirements
- Update/Patch primarily Linux with some Windows environment to meet performance and security requirements
- Maintain monitor systems to manage system availability, performance, and capacity
- Lead project level improvement initiatives
- Maintain and enhance the security posture of the infrastructure and applications
- Assist in automating repeated tasks, including adding new equipment to monitoring
- Be forward looking, and Identify opportunities to improve and automate the environment and operational efficiency.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:
- Professional infrastructure support experience
- Linux and Windows administration
- Advanced understanding of storage, network, and hardware technologies
- Extensive knowledge of the fundamentals of VMware ESX and related technologies
- Strong Perl programing skills
- LSF grid administration
- Experience with Network Information Service (NIS), Network File System (NFS), Domain Name System (DNS), and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Docker, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure
- Ansible infrastructure automation and infrastructure as code
- Postgres and MySQL
- Python, Java, REST
- Apache Web server administration
- Experience with Git best practices
- CICD (Atlassian Bamboo/Bitbucket/Jira a plus)
- C/C++
- HTML, JavaScript, PHP
- Atlassian JIRA issue management system and development workflows
- Networking – Virtual and physical
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:
- BS or MS in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent experience
LOCATION:
Austin, TX
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At AMD, your base pay is one part of your total rewards package. Your base pay will depend on where your skills, qualifications, experience, and location fit into the hiring range for the position. You may be eligible for incentives based upon your role such as either an annual bonus or sales incentive. Many AMD employees have the opportunity to own shares of AMD stock, as well as a discount when purchasing AMD stock if voluntarily participating in AMD’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also be eligible for competitive benefits described in more detail .
AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.