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Lambda

Data Center Manager - Kansas City

Lambda, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64101

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Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, builds Gigawatt-scale AI Factories for Training and Inference. Lambda’s mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give every person access to artificial intelligence. One person, one GPU.

If you'd like to build the world's best deep learning cloud, join us.

*Note: This position requires presence in our Kansas City, MO Data Center 5 days per week.

What You'll Do

Ensure new server, storage and network infrastructure is properly racked, labeled, cabled, and configured

Troubleshoot hardware and software issues in some of the world’s most advanced systems.

Document data center layout and network topology in DCIM software

Work with supply chain & manufacturing teams to ensure timely deployment of systems and project plans for large-scale deployments

Participate in data center capacity and roadmap planning with sales and customer success teams to allocate floorspace

Assess current and future state data center requirements based on growth plans and technology trends

Manage a parts depot inventory and track equipment through the delivery-store-stage-deploy-handoff process in each of our data centers

Work closely with HW Support team to ensure data center infrastructure-related support tickets are resolved

Work with RMA team to ensure faulty parts are returned and replacements are ordered

Create installation standards and documentation for placement, labeling, and cabling to drive consistency and discoverability across all data centers

Participate in on-call rotation for any emergency or planned maintenances that occur after hours and require onsite support

Serve as a subject-matter expert on data center deployments as part of sales engagement for large-scale deployments in our data centers and at customer sites

You

Have 3+ years of experience with critical infrastructure systems supporting data centers, such as power distribution, air flow management, environmental monitoring, capacity planning, DCIM software, structured cabling, and cable management

Basic to Expert Linux administration experience

Have experience in setting up networking appliances (Ethernet and InfiniBand) across multiple data center locations

You are someone who pays attention to detail and has the ability to follow instructions

You are action-oriented and have a strong willingness to learn

You are willing to travel for bring up of new data center locations

Able to lead and develop team members through building good relationships and influence

Nice to Have

Experience with troubleshooting and theoretical knowledge the following network layers, technologies, and system protocols: TCP/IP, OSPF, SNMP, SSL, HTTP, FTP, SSH, Syslog, DHCP, DNS, RDP, NETBIOS, IP routing, Ethernet, switched Ethernet, 802.11x, NFS, and VLANs

Experience with working in large-scale distributed data center environments

Experience working with auditors to meet all compliance requirements (ISO/SOC)

Experience Supermicro & Nvidia hardware

Salary Range Information The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

Founded in 2012, ~400 employees (2025) and growing fast

We offer generous cash & equity compensation

Our investors include Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, US Innovative Technology, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, Crescent Cove.

We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability

research papers have been accepted into top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG

Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents

Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles

401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)

Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use

A Final Note: You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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