Advanced Server Lifecycle Specialist

We are seeking an experienced System Management Software Engineer to play a key role in building predictable, scalable, and automated workflows for onboarding, provisioning, telemetry collection, firmware upgrades, and power state management across a heterogeneous server ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain system management software for multi-vendor server environments.
• Build robust integrations with Redfish APIs to administer BMC functions reliably.
• Implement predictable workflows for server onboarding, PXE booting through UEFI, and firmware/BMC upgrades.
• Develop automation for power state transitions (shutdown, restart, warm boot, cold boot).
• Telemetry & Monitoring
• Design and integrate telemetry data pipelines to capture key server health parameters (e.g., temperature, fan speeds, power consumption, CPU/memory metrics).
• Ensure telemetry data feeds into analytics and monitoring systems for proactive system management.
• Ecosystem Integration
• Collaborate with hardware vendors to validate Redfish compliance and ensure consistency across platforms.
• Develop automated test harnesses to measure predictability, reliability, and consistency of API-driven operations.
• Software Engineering Best Practices
• Write efficient, clean, and maintainable code in C, C++, Python, and GoLang.
• Conduct code reviews, unit testing, integration testing, and performance optimizations.
• Document architecture, design decisions, and operational procedures.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 5 years in software development with exposure to system management or server lifecycle software.
• Languages: Proficiency in C, C++, Python, and GoLang (at least 2–3 must be at production level).
• Protocols & APIs: Strong experience with Redfish API, Swordfish API, REST APIs, and BMC interfaces.
• System Knowledge: Deep understanding of PXE boot (UEFI/Legacy), server provisioning, and power state management.
• Firmware Management: Experience in firmware and BMC upgrade workflows in production environments.
• Telemetry: Familiarity with monitoring frameworks (Prometheus, Elastic, or similar) and designing telemetry pipelines.
• OS/Platform: Solid background in Linux system programming and networking fundamentals. Deep understanding of x86 architecture, and experience with debugging tools. Familiar with UEFI/BIOS firmware for computer systems, ensuring hardware initialization during startup and compatibility with new hardware
• Collaboration: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work across multi-vendor ecosystems and cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience in datacenter-scale server management solutions.
• Contributions to open-source projects related to Redfish, IPMI, or system management software.
• Knowledge of virtualization platforms and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to DevOps tools (Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines).

Success Metrics for This Role:

• Successful onboarding of new servers across multiple vendors.
• Reliable PXE booting via UEFI with minimal intervention.
• Predictable and consistent Redfish API-driven administration across servers.
• Stable execution of server power state cycles in production.
• Repeatable and automated firmware and BMC upgrade processes.
• Comprehensive telemetry collection feeding into monitoring and analytics systems.