This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work from an HPE partner/customer office.
Who We Are:
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Job Description:
We are seeking an onsite HPC AI Data Center Network Technician with strong experience supporting high‑performance and AI‑focused networking environments.
This position requires working full‑time from the data center site in Norway, ensuring reliable, high‑bandwidth connectivity across complex compute infrastructures. In addition to networking duties, the technician will perform hands‑on hardware work, including diagnosing issues and replacing failed components such as servers, switches, and GPU hardware. Candidates should be comfortable troubleshooting GPU faults, performing component swaps, and restoring systems to operational health quickly and accurately. Strong problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with other site teams are essential.
The role also includes participation in an on‑call rotation to support critical 24/7 operations.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for verifying and implementing the detailed technical design solution to the problem as identified by the Project/Technical Manager.
Often responsible for providing a detailed technical design for enterprise solutions.
Is often the Principal Consultant who analyzes and develops enterprise technology solutions.
Regularly leads in the technical assessment and delivery of specific technical solutions to the customer. Provides a team structure conducive to high performance, and manages the team lifecycle stages.
Coordinates implementation of new installations, designs, and migrations for technology solutions in one of the following work domains: networks, applications or platforms.
Provides advanced technical consulting and advice to others on proposal efforts, solution design, system management, tuning and modification of solutions.
Provides input to the company strategy moving forward.
Collects and determines data from appropriate sources to assist in determining customer needs and requirements.
Responds to requests for technical information from customers.
Develops customer technology solutions using various industry products and technologies.
Engages in technical problem solving across multiple technologies; often needs to develop new methods to apply to the situation.
Owns and manages knowledge sharing within a community (e.g. team, practice, or project). Ensures team members support knowledge sharing and re-use requirements of project. Contributes significant knowledge to job family community.
Proactively encourages membership and contributions of others to professional community and coaches others in area of expertise. Regularly produces internally published material such as knowledge briefs, service delivery kit components and modules, etc. Presents at multi-customer technology conferences.
Creates and supports sales activities. Manages bids, or major input into the sales lifecycle. Manages activities and provides qualitative and quantitative information for successful sales. Produces complete proposals for smaller engagements within area of expertise. Actively grows the company portfolio with existing customers through new opportunities and change management.
Hardware Deployment: Rack, stack, and cable high-density NVIDIA GPU servers (DGX/HGX) and InfiniBand/Ethernet switches.
Networking & Cabling: Perform physical cabling, fiber management, and labeling according to strict point-to-point (P2P) standards for Infiniband fabrics.
System Maintenance: Conduct routine maintenance, firmware updates, and hardware upgrades for AI compute nodes.
Troubleshooting: Diagnose and resolve complex hardware, software, and networking issues in Linux environments.
RDMA Validation: Verify high-speed networking performance, including InfiniBand connectivity, RoCE, and NVIDIA GPUDirect RDMA configurations.
Asset Management: Document configurations, manage inventory using DCIM tools and handle RMA processes for faulty hardware.
Collaboration: Work closely with engineers to optimize server performance and troubleshoot network bottlenecks.
Education and Experience Required:
8+ years of professional experience and a Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (11+ years in total).
3+ years of experience as a data center technician or similar role working with high-performance computing (HPC) or large-scale AI infrastructure.
Hands-on experience with NVIDIA GPUs and DGX systems.
Strong understanding of InfiniBand networking, including fabric topology, cabling, and Mellanox switches.
Proficiency in Linux OS for command-line troubleshooting and system administration.
Ability to lift up to 25kgs and manage extensive cabling in a data center environment.
Automation: Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python) for automation.
Cooling Systems: Experience with liquid-cooled racks.
Knowledge and Skills:
Has sufficient depth and breadth of technical knowledge to design and scope multiple deliverables across a number of technologies.
Has demonstrated innovation and communication of new deliverables and offerings.
Has led team in the delivery of multiple deliverables across multiple technologies.
Ability to develop solutions that enhance the availability, performance, maintainability and agility of a particular customer's enterprise.
Has contributed to the design and application of new tools.
Ability to re-use existing experience to develop new solutions to take to market.
Possesses an understanding, at a detailed level, of architectural dependencies of technologies in use in the customer's IT environment.
Frequently uses product and application knowledge along with internals or architectural knowledge to develop solutions. A recognized expert in one or more technologies within own technical community and also at regional level. Holds a vendor or industry certification in at least one discipline area.
Able to communicate with internal and external senior management confidently and demonstrate the professionalism of the job family.
Ability to work in a multi- technology environment with the ability to diagnose complex technical problems to their root cause. In addition to troubleshooting skills and consulting skills, has ability to summarize prognosis and impact at practice lead level. Ability to adapt a consulting style appropriate to the situation and can identify up-sell opportunities.
Be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of market dynamics, an industry area, commercial issues, and technical concerns whilst maintaining depth in core focus area.
Ability to present within own area of expertise as part of a customer sales presentation, putting forward domain-specific information within the context of the company sales campaign. Has demonstrated ability to lead others in the gathering of requirements, designs, plans and estimates.
Able to produce complete proposals for smaller engagements within own area of expertise.
Demonstrates broad knowledge in other technical areas in order to properly manage complex integration efforts. Demonstrates application of technical expertise in successful engagements involving multiple disciplines.
Able to independently complete solution implementation or application design deliverables.
Able to manage a team of consultants in the completion of one or more solution requirements, architecture, or implementation deliverable.
Additional Skills:
Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business Growth, Client Expectations Management, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Centric Solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Process Improvements, Product Services, Relationship Building {+ 5 more}What We Can Offer You:
Health & Wellbeing
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Personal & Professional Development
We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.
Unconditional Inclusion
We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.
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