# Cloud Systems Engineer at Alarm.com

> United States · Unspecified · Software engineering · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Aalarmcom%3A8696114002 (read 2026-11-07).

## Facts (observed)

- Company: [Alarm.com](https://alderhq.app/companies/alarm-com)
- Location text: Tysons, Virginia; Tysons, VA
- Where it can be done from (inferred): United States (evidence: "Location: Tysons, Virginia; Tysons, VA")
- Posted: 2026-09-25 (42 days ago)
- First seen by alder: 2026-11-02 · last verified: 2026-11-04
- Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times
- Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/alarmcom/jobs/8696114002
- Skills listed (inferred): Python

## Pay and sponsorship

- Posted pay: $100k–$135k per year (from the listing's pay field)
- Market band for similar posted roles (Washington DC, n 226): p25 $119k, median $140k, p75 $170k
- H-1B filings at this company for similar roles, FY26: 1 ([US DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/foreign-labor/performance))

## Description (the employer's text)

We are seeking a Cloud Systems Engineer to support and operate large-scale AI and high-performance computing (HPC) environments. This role will be responsible for the deployment, maintenance, performance, and lifecycle management of GPU-accelerated compute infrastructure that powers critical AI, machine learning, and data-intensive workloads.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on infrastructure professional with strong Linux administration skills, deep hardware troubleshooting experience, and expertise supporting enterprise-class compute platforms. This individual will work closely with infrastructure, networking, storage, and AI engineering teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of our AI infrastructure.

### Responsibilities

### AI Infrastructure Operations

- Deploy, configure, and maintain GPU-accelerated compute infrastructure.
- Manage operating system, firmware, BIOS, BMC, driver, and software lifecycle updates.
- Monitor system health, performance, utilization, and capacity across AI infrastructure environments.
- Support infrastructure utilized for AI model training, inference, and data processing workloads.
- Develop and maintain operational standards, runbooks, and maintenance procedures.
- Participate in on-call support and incident response activities.
### Linux Systems Administration

- Administer enterprise Linux environments, including Ubuntu and Red Hat-based distributions.
- Perform system patching, hardening, and operating system lifecycle management.
- Troubleshoot operating system, kernel, storage, networking, and application-level issues.
- Develop automation to streamline deployment, monitoring, and operational processes.
- Support security and compliance initiatives across AI infrastructure platforms.
### Hardware and Datacenter Operations

- Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise compute hardware.
- Diagnose and resolve issues involving GPUs, CPUs, memory, storage, power, and networking components.
- Perform firmware upgrades and hardware lifecycle management activities.
- Coordinate hardware replacements, vendor support engagements, and warranty services.
- Participate in rack-and-stack deployments, datacenter expansions, and technology refresh projects.
- Maintain accurate asset inventories and operational documentation.
- Support high-performance networking technologies, including Ethernet and InfiniBand environments.
- Collaborate with networking, storage, cloud, and AI engineering teams on infrastructure design and operations.
- Assist with scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization initiatives.
- Perform root-cause analysis of infrastructure failures and develop preventative measures.
- Other duties as assigned.
### Required Qualifications

### Experience

- Bachelor’s degree required
- 3-5 years of Linux systems administration experience in production environments.
- 3-5 years of experience supporting enterprise server infrastructure.
- Experience supporting large-scale compute environments, HPC platforms, AI infrastructure, or GPU-enabled systems.
- Experience performing hardware diagnostics, firmware management, and lifecycle maintenance.
- Experience working within datacenter operations environments.
- Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages
- Operating system performance tuning and monitoring
- Storage and networking fundamentals
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability platforms, ex Grafana.
- Hardware and firmware lifecycle management
Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

### WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

- Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
- Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
- Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.

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