Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Our client, a well-funded Semiconductor start-up, located in the Bay Area is seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support their engineering environment. This is a Direct Position offering competitive compensation along with incentives.Position SummaryWe are seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to own and evolve the AWS/Linux infrastructure to support a silicon design and EDA engineering environment. In this role you will be the primary administrator responsible for the stability, scaling, performance, and optimization of our cloud-based silicon design engineering environment. You will manage the core Linux systems, high-performance network filesystems, virtual engineering desktops, and cloud infrastructure that our chip design and verification teams rely on daily.Core Responsibilities Cloud Linux Administration: Own the deployment, patch management, security hardening, and OS performance tuning of our enterprise Linux server fleet (RHEL, AlmaLinux or similar) hosted in AWS.High-Performance Storage Admin: Manage, monitor, and tune enterprise-grade cloud shared filesystems (AWS FSx for NetApp ONTAP or similar) to support heavy read/write metadata workloads.Virtual Desktop Infrastructure / Remote Access: Manage and troubleshoot Linux remote desktop compute environments (ThinLinc Cluster or similar, OpenVPN server).License & Identity Management: Administer cloud-hosted FlexLM floating license servers. Integrate Linux user authentication and environment access securely with corporate identity systems (NIS, Active Directory via SSSD).Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Maintain and update cloud resources using Terraform/CloudFormation and configuration tools like Ansible.Required Skills & ExperienceExperience: 7+ years of Senior Linux Systems Administration experience AND 5+ years of dedicated AWS Cloud Administration/Engineering experience.Linux Expertise: Expert-level understanding of the Linux operating system (job debug, memory allocation, storage/LVM management, NFSv3/NFSv4 tuning, and system diagnostics like strace, iostat, sar).AWS Core Administration: Deep hands-on knowledge of AWS system architecture, including VPC networking (Transit Gateways, subnets, Security Groups, and Route 53), IAM user/role governance, and EC2 instance lifecycle management.Automation & Scripting: Strong proficiency writing production-ready automation scripts in Bash and Python.Preferred / "Nice-to-Have" QualificationsPrevious experience working within an engineering IT or EDA design environment supporting heavy computational workloads and CAD engineering support with semiconductor design tools from vendors like Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens.Familiarity with high-performance computing (HPC) clustering tools and job schedulers (such as IBM Spectrum LSF or Slurm).Experience with Microsoft Server and Active Directory.Experience with source control tools like ClioSoft SOS and Git.Experience compiling scientific, Linux-based tools.About Richmar:For more than forty years, Richmar Associates has connected talented job seekers with Silicon Valley businesses from start-ups to Fortune 500. We specialize in the temporary and direct placement services business. Based in the Silicon Valley, Richmar offers staffing solutions that include temporary, temp-to-hire, payroll service, vendor management and direct placement services to clients in the High-Tech Industry.Richmar Associates is committed to the principals of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants, and in accordance with applicable laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, medical condition, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability or any other basis prohibited by law. All employment decisions will be made solely on the basis of your qualifications as related to the requirements of the position being filled.