Infrastructure Engineer

Junior Engineer, Product Platform Hardware

Onsite, US

NIKSUN is the recognized worldwide leader in making the Unknown Known. The company develops and deploys a complete range of award-winning forensics, compliance, security surveillance and performance management solutions for applications ranging from core infrastructures to edge and branch environments.

Job Description:

This role sits at the core of the platform engineering organization and is responsible for the architectural integrity, performance ceilings, and operational resilience of next-generation computer systems. You will operate at the hardware–software boundary, validating and hardening systems that must sustain extreme data throughput, deterministic performance, and no tolerance for failure. This position demands technical authority, disciplined execution, and the ability to dissect complex, multi-layer failures under pressure. This role operates at the intersection of hardware engineering, Linux systems administration, and performance analysis, supporting mission-critical platforms that process extremely large data volumes under sustained operational load. The ideal candidate thrives in a lab environment, excels in deep technical problem solving, and works seamlessly across engineering, manufacturing, procurement, and vendor partners. This role is highly hands-on and lab-focused, operating in a fast-paced engineering environment with frequent exposure to cutting-edge hardware platforms. It requires independent problem solving, disciplined execution, and the ability to operate effectively during critical escalations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform in-depth technical analysis of server, CPU, memory, and storage architecture specifications to architect optimized system configurations capable of supporting advanced, hardware-driven solutions.
• Execute comprehensive validation and stress testing of enterprise-grade hardware components, including RAID controllers, HBAs, high-speed NICs, and multiple classes of storage media, producing empirical performance and compatibility benchmarks.
• Design and maintain lab environments supporting continuous hardware qualification, including infrastructure restructuring, equipment lifecycle management, and rigorous inventory control.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex, high-severity hardware-layer failures, supporting rapid escalation handling and root-cause analysis in time-sensitive situations.
• Analyze and optimize end-to-end data paths to resolve throughput bottlenecks and performance degradation in systems operating under sustained, high-volume workloads.
• Deploy, configure, secure, and upgrade Linux-based operating systems, applications, and services across multiple test and production environments.
• Develop automation scripts, diagnostic tools, and lightweight executables (Python, Bash, etc.) to reproduce issues, accelerate root-cause discovery, and implement remediation strategies.
• Manage daily lab workflows, including VM provisioning, bare-metal system builds, imaging, and pre-deployment validation tasks.
• Generate, sustain, and troubleshoot network traffic flows to systems under test using traffic generation and packet-level analysis techniques.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to identify and resolve configuration discrepancies, ensuring production-quality system builds.
• Partner with procurement and supply chain teams to evaluate, qualify, and onboard alternative hardware platforms in response to availability constraints or evolving engineering requirements.
• Engage cross-functionally in support, release, and readiness meetings, delivering clear technical updates, investigative findings, and risk assessments.
• Act as a technical interface to external hardware vendors, coordinating investigations, validating fixes, and confirming engineering resolutions across CPU, memory, storage, and networking domains.

Required Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in hardware validation, server architecture, infrastructure engineering, or HPC environments.
• Understanding of server platforms, including CPUs, memory subsystems, storage architectures, and high-speed networking.
• Strong Linux administration skills, including system deployment, performance tuning, and security hardening.
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or equivalent languages.
• Solid grasp of networking fundamentals, data-path analysis, and traffic-generation principles.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose complex system-level issues involving hardware, firmware, OS, and drivers.
• Exceptional documentation, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with enterprise or HPC-class storage systems and high-throughput data pipelines.
• Familiarity with benchmarking tools, performance counters, and low-level instrumentation.
• Prior experience interfacing directly with hardware vendors and OEMs.
• Exposure to manufacturing or production system bring-up workflows.

Educational Requirements:

* Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering & electrical engineering

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, or protected veteran status.