We are seeking a high-level IT and Networking Engineer to serve as both the technical and strategic anchor for our data center operations. This role requires a tenured pro capable of managing high-speed NVIDIA/Mellanox fabrics and automated virtualization platforms while simultaneously driving long-term infrastructure and financial planning. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of our hardware, the efficiency of our resource utilization, and the long-term technical and financial health of our data center footprint.

Strategic

Planning & Financial Management Long-Term Strategic Planning : Drive 6+ month strategic planning for data center space, power, and cooling infrastructure.

Utilization Monitoring : Maintain rigorous oversight of current power and space utilization to prevent capacity bottlenecks.

Budgeting and Projection : Project future utilization trends to identify budget needs and maintain active control over infrastructure costs.

Workload Analysis : Investigate server/network utilization under current workloads to identify inefficiencies and drive more efficient resource use. Design current server buildouts based on current deficiencies or to maintain a performance balance while controlling costs.

Security Considerations : Design with reasonable lowest impact security that mitigates security concerns across physical, network, internal, etc.

Security Considerations : Design security policies and controls that balance reasonable protections (physical, network, host, etc) against workload and agility impacts Core Engineering & Technical Operations Administer VMware (ESXi) and Proxmox environments,



including virtual switching, V-motion, data store, and virtual host management. High-Speed Networking : Oversee the architecture and implementation of high-speed networking (200G/400G+) using NVIDIA and Mellanox hardware.

Network Protocols : Configure and troubleshoot core protocols including BGP, ECMP, Spanning Tree, SNMP, VPN, DNS, NTP, etc. Manage the physical deployment, firmware updates, and troubleshooting of Dell servers (iDRAC, RAID controllers, and network cards).

Data Integrity: Own and execute onsite and offsite backup strategies and systems Ensure DC operators provide optimized power and cooling designs that meet technical requirements while balancing scaling/flexibility vs cost considerations. Establish monitoring procedures to track physical parameters of DC ops (Power utilization, Cooling, per rack design limits, per area design limits, blast radius effects, etc) provide and execute plans covering how to handle out of tolerance situations. Networking & Systems High-Speed Fabric : Expert knowledge of 200G/400G+ links and high-performance interconnects.

Linux Administration : Advanced mastery of Linux environments (e.g., IaC Tools : Mastery of Ansible and Terraform for infrastructure deployment.



Strong proficiency in Python and Bash for automation and custom monitoring tools.

Version Control : Experience with various source control and CI/CD workflows. Work Planning/Leadership Direct team members in work planning and orchestration in project execution (e.g. bulk server installs, inventory activities, decomm/cleanup activities, etc.) Work Location: Must be willing to work up to five days per week in our Riverton, UT office location or our Bluffdale, UT Data Center Experience in architecture and administration of AWS, GCP, Azure, and OCI environments Sample Roadmapped Projects (12–24 Month Outlook) Network Convergence : Systematically expand the HS2 network architecture to incorporate and refresh all existing HS1 hardware.

Monitoring Expansion : Establish wide-scatter monitoring to ensure both switch performance and service performance across the network remain optimal. Actual compensation will be determined by several factors including, but not limited to, level of professional/education experience, skills/abilities, internal equity, and budgetary considerations. In addition, Hammerspace offers a broad range of health plans for medical, dental, vision, life and disability.

We also offer 401k plans and versatile time off. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, military status, or national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

📌 IT Networking Systems Engineer (Data Center) (Canada)
🏢 Hammerspace
📍 Canada