About the role

AI summarised

The IT Engineer at AMD is responsible for installing, configuring, and supporting Linux-based engineering infrastructure across on-premises, lab, datacenter, and hybrid cloud environments. This role involves managing OS lifecycles, ensuring platform reliability through incident response and automation, and collaborating with global teams to deliver IT projects and support hardware/software in high-performance computing settings. The position requires strong technical skills in Linux administration, automation with Python and Ansible, and experience with virtualization, networking, storage, and monitoring tools in enterprise environments.

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Key Responsibilities

Install/Configure/Support Linux OS and engineering infrastructure across on-prem, lab/datacenter, and hybrid cloud environments
OS lifecycle management: Image creation, patching, upgrades, hardening, baseline configuration, and standardization
Maintain platform reliability through disciplined operation: Incident Response, Root Cause Analysis, and continuous improvement
Design and implement infrastructure automation using Python and modern automation frameworks (e.g. Ansible) to support Infrastructure as Code and self-service capabilities
Work with global team to provide support and complete IT projects
Assist with hardware / software installation and troubleshooting in lab / datacenter spaces (rack/stack coordination, validation, break-fix as required)

Requirements

8+ years of experience of Unix/Linux systems administration in physical, virtual / cloud environment
Demonstrate passion to learn, ownership and getting things done
Strong programming experience to deploy automation using Python & Ansible for Infrastructure as Code & self-service capabilities
Working knowledge of HPC environments including cloud providers like Azure, GCP, AWS
Basic understanding of network administration: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall and load balancing
Experience with VDI technologies like Citrix / ETX
Experience with Virtualization such as: KVM / Xen / VMware / Kubernetes
Experience with Server hardware and deployment in Datacenter
Experience with NAS (NFS & CIFS) storage like NetApp, Isilon & Nasuni
Experience with LSF (Load Sharing Facility)
Experience working within secured, firewall-controlled enterprise network
Large cluster management tools such as: Puppet, CFengine
Experience with monitoring tools such as Nagios, ELK stack, Kibana/Prometheus
Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering