Ai Lab Technician

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We’re the progressive thinkers, creative doers and endless tinkerers who will always challenge the traditional and who know true groundbreakers never stand still. We’re proud of what we’ve created already and even more excited about where we’re headed.

The High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) business unit is a critical team within the Lenovo Data Center Group that delivers highly specialized, differentiated solutions that help solve humanity’s greatest challenges. Lenovo servers consistently rank #1 in customer satisfaction and are the #1 HPC provider of Top500 supercomputers, worldwide.

What we’re looking for…

Lenovo is expanding its already strong HPC/AI team to lead the Intelligence Transformation by making HPC and (AI) solutions accessible for all, and deploy from the largest supercomputer customers in the world to enterprises just getting started on their Transformation journey. To achieve our mission, we are seeking a results-oriented and innovative AI Technical Specialist to help us execute on our mission.

This high impact role requires a combination of technical knowledge of the HPC and AI technology along with strong business acumen in understanding client needs.  The right candidate for this newly created role will be responsible for understanding client use-cases and requirements, helping execute Proof-of-Concepts, deploying and validating reference designs, and creating collateral to support leadership products and solutions.   

Key responsibilities

• Provide proactive technical infrastructure support for customer Proof-of-Concepts, workshops, AI benchmarking & partner Proof-of-Concepts.
• Manage infrastructure deployments including compute, storage, networking and software to meet technical program needs.
• Assist with equipment ordering, setup, installation, maintenance and configuration.
• Manage software provisioning including installing OS, updating firmware and device drivers on new and existing hardware.
• Create whitepapers, solution briefs and Reference Architectures based on successful AI Innovation Center solution deployments.
• Collaborate with other technical team members such as Architects and Data Scientists to deliver customer PoCs and Workshops.
• Work closely our benchmarking and innovation center teams to ensure coverage of AI and HPC activity across various geographies. This may include working with teams & customers from different regions.
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with IT managers, BU personnel to senior management.
• Assist with technical product marketing activity including event demo support, technical resources to support customer briefings and partner Proof-of-Concept support.

Basic qualifications:

• Associates degree with a focus in technology, engineering or similar 
• Minimum 3 years of industry experience in deploying IT solutions in data center environments.
• At least 1 year experience with Linux administration
• Prior knowledge of data center infrastructure including compute, networking & storage, and orchestration software.

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Prior system administration experience with deploying solutions, applications and open source software such as Linux, SLURM and Kubernetes in a data center environment.
• Hands-on experience in HPC and AI data center environments with a strong understanding of Linux, compute, storage, interconnects and AI platforms/applications.
• Project management experience with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Action-oriented and able to work independently with clear priorities in a matrix organization
• Ability to grasp fast changing technology developments and how they can impact customers
• Innovative and willing to learn in a fast-paced environment