Singapore
Professional Summary
Server Operation Engineer with hands-on experience in server provisioning, operating system installation, bare-metal troubleshooting, and data center server operations. Skilled in supporting newly deployed servers, performing OS installation and reinstallation, troubleshooting Linux, network, and hardware-related issues, and coordinating with remote teams, vendors, and manufacturers to resolve server abnormalities. Familiar with PXE-based remote OS deployment, Linux systems, TCP/IP networking, out-of-band management tools, and operational documentation.
Core Skills
- Server OS installation and reinstallation
- New server provisioning and post-installation validation
- Linux system troubleshooting
- Bare-metal server fault diagnosis
- PXE boot and remote OS deployment
- Server network troubleshooting
- TCP/IP, subnetting, VLAN, DNS, IPv6
- IPMI / out-of-band server management
- Hardware break-fix follow-up
- Asset, ticket, and rack data maintenance
- Bash Shell / Python script execution
- Basic automation tools such as Ansible
- Vendor coordination and issue escalation
- Technical documentation and SOP maintenance
Job Scope
- Supported new server deployment by installing operating systems for newly mounted and racked servers, ensuring servers were ready for production use.
- Performed server OS reinstallation and recovery for abnormal or failed deployments, including troubleshooting boot, installation, disk, network, and system-level issues.
- Assisted with large-scale remote OS installation using PXE boot and related provisioning workflows.
- Conducted post-installation checks, including network connectivity, hardware status, disk recognition, management interface access, and basic system validation.
- Troubleshot Linux system issues on bare-metal servers, including boot failures, disk or RAID-related problems, kernel or driver abnormalities, and service-level errors.
- Handled server network troubleshooting, including IP configuration, VLAN connectivity, DNS resolution, subnet-related issues, and IPv4 / IPv6 connectivity problems.
- Used out-of-band management methods such as IPMI to check server health status, access remote consoles, power cycle servers, and assist with recovery actions.
- Followed up on new server break-fix repair.
- Worked with remote teams, vendors, and manufacturers to investigate batch server failures, hardware defects, and repeated deployment issues.
- Submitted and tracked part RMA and media destruction processes when hardware replacement or secure disposal was required.
- Participated in on-call support and responded to issues raised by business owners or internal stakeholders.
- Improved operational efficiency by updating scripts, running Bash Shell or Python scripts, and supporting simple automation tasks.
- Created and maintained technical documentation, troubleshooting records, and standard operating procedures for server deployment and issue handling.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Relevant Field
About Centific
Centific is a frontier AI data foundry that curates diverse, high-quality data, using our purpose-built technology platforms to empower the Magnificent Seven and our enterprise clients with safe, scalable AI deployment. Our team includes more than 150 PhDs and data scientists, along with more than 4,000 AI practitioners and engineers. We harness the power of an integrated solution ecosystem—comprising industry-leading partnerships and 1.8 million vertical domain experts in more than 230 markets—to create contextual, multilingual, pre-trained datasets; fine-tuned, industry-specific LLMs; and RAG pipelines supported by vector databases. Our zero-distance innovation™ solutions for GenAI can reduce GenAI costs by up to 80% and bring solutions to market 50% faster.
Our mission is to bridge the gap between AI creators and industry leaders by bringing best practices in GenAI to unicorn innovators and enterprise customers. We aim to help these organizations unlock significant business value by deploying GenAI at scale, helping to ensure they stay at the forefront of technological advancement and maintain a competitive edge in their respective markets.
Your Authentic Self at Centific
Centific is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, gender (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.