Lab Administrator

Data Direct Networks; Independence (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly Competitive Vacation Plans

Paid Holidays

Bonus Programs

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision  

Paid Leave Programs

Anniversary and Recognition Awards

Job summary

Data Direct Networks seeks an experienced Laboratory Infrastructure Engineer to lead the setup, maintenance, and security of our technical lab environment. You will manage servers, storage, networking, and lab workstations to ensure high availability for researchers and engineers.

You will configure hardware, OS images, monitoring tools, and access controls, while coordinating with vendors and teams for experiments, benchmarks, and testing.

Qualifications

• Experience building and maintaining lab infrastructure (servers, storage, networking).
• Strong Linux systems and scripting (Bash/Python).
• Experience with virtualization and containerization (KVM, Docker).
• Familiarity with monitoring systems and incident response.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain lab hardware and software (servers, storage, OS images).
• Manage user access, accounts, and permissions across lab systems.
• Monitor system health, performance, and capacity.
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues and coordinate with vendors.
• Implement security policies and access controls.
• Manage backups and disaster recovery procedures.
• Support researchers with environment setup for experiments.
• Track licensing and hardware lifecycle.
• Coordinate lab scheduling and resource allocation.

Skills

Networking

Storage systems

Scripting (Bash, Python)

Virtualization (KVM, Docker)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus/Grafana,

Hardware basics (CPUs, NUMA)

Documentation

Tools

KVM

Docker

Prometheus

Grafana

Nagios

Zabbix

Ansible

Job description

We are on our way to being the first company to power 1 MILLION GPUs and want world‑class talent to join our amazing team!

The world is moving faster than ever, and yet, it will never move this slowly again. We are at the forefront of an incredible technological revolution but, at its core, it is fueled by incredible people. People like you.

1,000 Global Employees

11k Happy Customers

16 International Offices

We’re Looking for the Best and Brightest

We are the world’s leading data intelligence platform that reliably accelerates massive datasets for actionable real‑time insights. Join our team to help the best and brightest minds tackle the world’s biggest challenges in business, science, medicine, academia and government.

Do What Can’t be Done

For the past 20 years, our team has kept us at the forefront of storage technology and has provided the foundation for enabling researchers to push the limits of “what can be done.”
These innovations take research and discovery to the next level, enabling them to discover cures to disease, observe global warming patterns, model innovative automotive and aerospace designs, discover new sources of energy, make communities safer, and accelerate business results across a wide variety of industries.

DDN Helps Build Your Future, Too

At DDN, we understand our customers’ diverse needs. Whether you’re a data scientist, IT professional, executive, or researcher, our solutions empower you with cutting‑edge technology and unparalleled support.

• Highly Competitive Vacation Plans
• Paid Holidays
• Bonus Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Program
• Excellent Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• Paid Leave Programs
• Anniversary and Recognition Awards

Location

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On‑site

Role Summary
Responsible for the setup, maintenance, security, and day‑to‑day operation of a technical/research lab environment (servers, storage systems, networking equipment, and lab‑issued workstations), ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance with organizational policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and maintain lab hardware (servers, storage arrays, NICs, switches) and software (OS images, drivers, monitoring tools)
• Manage user access, accounts, and permissions across lab systems
• Monitor system health, performance, and capacity (CPU, memory, storage, network utilization)
• Troubleshoot hardware/software issues and coordinate with vendors for support/RMAs
• Implement and enforce security policies (patching, firewall rules, access controls)
• Manage backups, disaster recovery procedures, and data retention policies
• Support researchers/engineers with environment setup for experiments, benchmarks, or testing (e.g., provisioning compute nodes, storage volumes, network configs)
• Track licensing, warranties, and hardware lifecycle (procurement to decommissioning)
• Coordinate lab scheduling/resource allocation if shared across teams

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, VLANs, bonding/LACP, basic troubleshooting)
• Experience with storage systems (SAN/NAS, parallel filesystems like Lustre/GPFS a plus)
• Scripting ability (Bash, Python) for automation
• Familiarity with virtualization/containerization (KVM, Docker) is a plus
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus/Grafana, Nagios, Zabbix)
• Understanding of hardware components (CPUs, NUMA architecture, PCIe, NICs/RDMA)
• Good documentation and communication skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with HPC/AI infrastructure (InfiniBand, RDMA, GPU clusters)
• Experience with configuration management (Ansible, Puppet)

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