Data Center Network Engineer

Date:
Aug 24, 2026

Location:

San Jose, California, United States

Company:
Super Micro Computer

Job Req

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community.

We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

The Supermicro Data Center team is seeking a Data Center Network Engineer to Support daily operations of high-performance networking infrastructure within our AI lab(s) and data center environments. This role focuses on rack-level deployment, cabling, switch configuration support, and troubleshooting connectivity for GPU clusters and storage systems.

• Data Center Network Deployment:
  Rack, stack, cable, label, and commission high-speed Ethernet switches supporting 10/25/100/200/400
  
  GbE network infrastructure in AI labs and high-density data center environments.
• Fiber & High-Speed Connectivity:
  Install, inspect, label, and validate fiber-optic infrastructure and high-speed interconnects, including QSFP/OSFP transceivers, DACs, AOCs, and associated cabling.
• Switch Configuration:
  Configure and validate switch ports, including access and trunk interfaces, VLAN assignments, link aggregation, and other Layer 2 configurations under established network standards and engineering guidance.
• Spine-Leaf Network Deployment:
  Support deployment, expansion, and troubleshooting of spine-leaf network fabrics used for high-performance AI/ML and GPU compute environments.
• GPU & Server Connectivity:
  Install and validate network connectivity for GPU servers, compute nodes, and high-performance NICs. Perform link validation and confirm expected connectivity, link speeds, and interface status.
• Network Troubleshooting:
  Diagnose Layer 1–Layer 3 connectivity issues involving switches, optics, transceivers, fiber, DAC/AOC cables, NICs, and network interfaces. Isolate faults and elevate complex issues to senior network engineers as required.
• Performance & Link Validation:
  Perform connectivity and basic performance testing using tools such as ping, iperf, interface diagnostics, and switch telemetry to validate network links and identify performance anomalies.
• Network Configuration Support:
  Assist with MLAG, LACP, port-channel, VLAN, and other network configurations under the direction of senior network engineers while following established configuration standards and change-control procedures.
• Hardware Replacement & Break/Fix:
  Troubleshoot and replace failed optics, transceivers, cables, network interface components, and switch line cards. Verify system functionality following component replacement.
• Network Monitoring:
  Monitor network health dashboards and telemetry for link failures, packet errors, interface flaps, abnormal utilization, and other connectivity or performance issues.
• Topology & Documentation:
  Maintain accurate documentation of rack layouts, switch configurations, fiber paths, port mappings, device inventory, and physical/logical network topology.
• Commissioning & Deployment Support:
  Support network commissioning, rack burn-in, and deployment activities in coordination with server, electrical, liquid cooling, facilities, and data center operations teams.
• Incident Response & Root Cause Analysis:
  Respond to network connectivity incidents, assist with fault isolation and root-cause analysis (RCA), and document corrective actions and recurring failure modes.
• Lead 24/7 NOC operations, direct technician triage, drive major incident escalations to hit MTTA/MTTR SLAs, and optimize monitoring tools and runbooks for maximum infrastructure uptime.

• BS degree in Computer Networking, Information Technology, or a related technical field preferred.,
• 5+ years of hands-on experience supporting network infrastructure in data centers, AI labs, high-density compute environments, or other mission-critical facilities.
• Strong working knowledge of TCP/IP, IPv4 addressing, subnetting, VLANs, trunking, Layer 2/Layer 3 concepts, and basic routing principles
• Hands-on experience with enterprise/data center switches such as Cisco, Arista, or equivalent platforms. Experience with switch port configuration, interface diagnostics, VLANs, LACP/port channels, and basic MLAG concepts is preferred.
• Experience working with 100
  
  GbE and higher-speed network infrastructure, including QSFP/OSFP optics, DAC/AOC cables, fiber connectivity, and high-speed server NICs.
• Familiarity with GPU servers, AI/ML clusters, high-density compute racks, and the networking requirements associated with distributed GPU workloads.
• Working knowledge of data center network architectures, including…