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Sr. Data Center Operations Engineer, IT Infrastructure

Tesla
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 3/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/24/2026
What To Expect
Tesla is looking for a highly motivated Senior Data Center Engineer with a robust background in data center operations and field engineering to lead the design, implementation, monitoring, and day-to-day maintenance of our data center facilities.

In this role, you will be responsible for the Design, Analysis, Operation and Maintenance of critical infrastructure facilities. You will work closely with our engineering and infrastructure teams to support core infrastructure services, corporate applications, and AI workloads.

What You'll Do

  • Ensure all datacenter resources are properly monitored, accessible, and provide automated alerting when things go wrong
  • Manage hot spares for all production hosts & services
  • Perform intermediate level remote hands role in troubleshooting of hardware, OS & network issues
  • Keep track of rack level space & power utilization and capture data in a centralized location
  • Perform daily visible inspection and proactively inform issues to the relevant asset owners
  • Responsible for creating and maintaining detailed and comprehensive documentation and diagrams
  • Coordinate vendor visits for project & part replacements
  • Track & maintain logs for hardware arrival & dispatch in/out of the data center


  • What You'll Bring

  • Working knowledge of datacenter, network, and compute deployments at scale
  • Working knowledge of SNMP, rPDUs, UPS systems, BMS systems, etc.
  • Demonstrable programming and/or scripting skills with Python, Bash
  • Intermediate level knowledge of networking concepts, topology & protocols
  • Intermediate level system admin skills in managing Windows & Linux systems
  • Experience in creating & maintaining setup diagrams, system hand-over, inventory & spares management documentation
  • Experience managing hardware install, troubleshooting & parts replacement tasks
  • Regularly lift and or move items up to 40 pounds and participate in group lifts for heavier items


  • Benefits
    Compensation and Benefits
    Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
  • Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program


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