Posted 82 days agoVerified live 1d ago

Associate Engineer, Data Center

Brief overview

Manassas, VAIn-person

UndergradOr in progress

$74k–$122k/yrStated range

1+ yrsMinimum

2,636 H-1B approvalsDept. of Labor

1,045 green cardsCertified filings

Data Center EngineeringLinux troubleshootingServer hardware troubleshootingHardware DeploymentHardware InstallationJiraServiceNowLinuxUnixNetwork troubleshootingIPMISSD installationNVMe installation

Visa sponsorship history

4 years sponsoring, last filed FY2026

2,636H-1B approved

99%approval rate

467new H-1B hires

1,045PERM certified

$170,000median wage / yr

H-1B Petition ApprovalsVisas USCIS actually granted: the strongest sign the company sponsors.

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LCA Certified ApplicationsAn early filing step, not a visa approval: it signals intent, not confirmed sponsorship.

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Green Card (PERM) FilingsCertified green card filings: a long-term commitment to international hires.

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Top sponsored roles

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Job description

Summary

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, dedicated to creating economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. They are seeking an Associate Engineer for their Data Center, responsible for ensuring the reliability and performance of LinkedIn's global infrastructure, executing hardware repairs, and providing troubleshooting support.

Responsibilities

Perform break-fix repairs, including but not limited to replacing failed drives, DIMMs, fans, power supplies, and other server or network hardware components
Troubleshoot and resolve escalated issues from contracted technicians, applying diagnostics and escalating unresolved issues to Data Center Hardware Engineers or LinkedIn engineering teams as needed
Instal new SSD's and NVME's into existing servers
Conduct basic Linux OS and IPMI-level troubleshooting across all server platforms
Assist LinkedIn engineers with troubleshooting and resolving autobuild (Linux Kickstart) failures, including - straggler- nodes
Diagnose and resolve physical-layer network connectivity issues
Execute hardware installations and repairs outside the scope of planned quarterly organic growth projects
Actively monitor and engage with the Jira ticket queue, ensuring proper ticket handling and quality resolution by contracted data center technicians
Participate in onboarding new contracted data center technicians, including training on daily operational tasks
Serve as a technical mentor for contracted data center technicians, providing training and guidance to improve quality and consistency
Participate in an on-call rotation to support global data center operations