Systems Engineering Technician

Sustainable Talent is partnering with Nvidia, a global leader transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing. We are looking for a Systems Engineering Technician to support our client’s on-premise, private cloud infrastructure team. This is a W-2 full-time contract role based in Hillsboro, OR
. We offer competitive pay $45-85/hr based on experience, education, location, and other factors, and provide full benefits, PTO, and a strong company culture.

• Collaborate closely with engineering teams (system architects, hardware/software engineers, QA, and more) to craft, develop, debug, and release next-generation products.
• Manage and maintain a high-performing fleet of builders, packagers, testers, and core infrastructure.
• Ensure availability targets are consistently met and lead system recovery efforts.
• Coordinate inventory and lifecycle management tasks across labs and data centers.
• Fix software, hardware, and infrastructure issues alongside engineers and platform operations teams.
• Plan, deploy, and maintain on-premises infrastructure, collaborating with datacenter and network engineering teams.
• Implement efficiency improvements to improve availability, throughput, and test accuracy while meeting SLAs and key metrics.
• Represent the team in meetings with internal collaborators and contribute to global operations.

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technical field (or equivalent experience).
• Proven 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.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.

• Strong background in systems engineering and administration, with understanding of dense datacenter design (compute, storage, networking).
• Track record of technical curiosity and willingness to develop skills and innovate.
• Mechanically inclined and comfortable with tools and physical tasks.
• Familiarity with Nvidia products and a gamer/enthusiast mindset.

This position is onsite and will require local travel to data centers within central Oregon.

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