Associate Lab Operations Engineer

Akamai Career Site; Polska; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

On-site in Krakow (Poland)

Job summary

Akamai seeks an Associate Lab Operations Engineer to join the Lab Operations team in Krakow. You will assist with hardware deployments, perform OS installs, and support asset management while learning under senior engineers.

This on-site role offers hands-on experience with network hardware in a global internet infrastructure environment. Ideal candidates have hardware experience and internships or technical certifications, with the ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional

Qualifications

• Have relevant hardware experience.
• Completed internships or obtained technical certifications relevant to the role.
• Demonstrate expertise in computer diagnostics for troubleshooting across systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist with hardware deployments, installations, and upgrades for lab systems.
• Perform basic system setups, including OS installs and routine updates (Linux, Windows, macOS).
• Support inventory tracking by updating asset records in Oracle Siebel CRM.
• Help configure and cable lab equipment including switches and routers under guidance
• Troubleshoot and elevate basic hardware and software issues.
• Respond to tickets, emails, and chat inquiries from internal users.
• Help process and complete maintenance tasks and change requests.
• Perform tasks using bash and automated scripts.

Skills

Hardware experience

Bash scripting

Troubleshooting

Education

Technical certifications

Internship experience

Tools

Oracle Siebel CRM

Job description

Would you like to build your technical skills in a exciting, high-impact lab operations environment?

Would you like to help maintain the global infrastructure that powers the internet across 130+ countries?

Join our Team!

The Network Infrastructure group at Akamai designs, deploys, and maintains servers, switches, DWDM, and routers across 130 countries. The Lab Operations team manages physical deployment and maintenance of these assets in data centers. Responsibilities include ensuring installation quality, timely deployment of technologies, and efficient troubleshooting and repair of network assets.

Partner with the best

An Associate Lab Operations Engineer supports deploying, installing, and maintaining Akamai's network infrastructure across global data centers. Collaboration with senior engineers and lab teams includes hardware setup, troubleshooting, and maintaining environments. This entry-level role suits individuals beginning careers in IT or network operations, offering opportunities to develop skills in a practical setting.

As an Associate Lab Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Assisting with hardware deployments, installations, and upgrades for lab systems.
• Performing basic system setups, including OS installs and routine updates (Linux, Windows, macOS).
• Supporting inventory tracking by updating asset records in Oracle Siebel CRM.
• Helping configure and cable lab equipment including switches and routers under guidance
• Troubleshooting and elevate basic hardware and software issues.
• Responding to tickets, emails, and chat inquiries from internal users
• Helping process and complete maintenance tasks and change requests.
• Performing tasks using bash and automated scripts.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant experience in Hardware area
• Have completed internships or obtained technical certifications relevant to the role.
• Demonstrate expertise in utilizing computer diagnostic techniques effectively for troubleshooting and resolving technical issues across various systems and platforms.
• Demonstrate capability to excel in a dynamic setting both independently and collaboratively within a cross-functional team.
• Work onsite at our lab in Grojec, with availability for up to five days each week.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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Job Info

• Locations Centrum Biurowe Vinci, Krakow, Malopolskie, 31-323, PL (On-site)