Vultr
Server Onboarding Specialist
$75K–$80K
Remote - United States · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 25, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in Linux systems administration.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Onboards newly racked CPU and GPU servers through provisioning, configuration, troubleshooting, and handoff to production validation.
What you'll do
- Provision, configure, and verify servers, including out-of-band management, BIOS, storage modes, firmware, and operating systems.
- Troubleshoot onboarding and hardware issues, document failures, and coordinate with upstream teams and on-site technicians.
- Maintain accurate fleet inventory and follow established onboarding runbooks and procedures.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of Linux systems administration experience.
- Familiarity with server hardware and out-of-band management, including IPMI/BMC or equivalent, BIOS, RAID/JBOD, firmware, and basic troubleshooting.
- Experience with PXE booting and automated OS provisioning, plus basic networking concepts (DHCP, VLANs, IPv4/IPv6).
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Puppet.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Bash or Python.
Pay
$75,000 - $80,000 USD base salary
Tools
Linux, CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, IPMI, BMC, PXE, Puppet
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