Lab Engineer/ Data Center Technician

Galactic Minds INC; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Galactic Minds INC in Bellevue, WA is seeking a hands-on Data Center Engineer to support core infrastructure. You will perform cabling, power distribution, rack mounting, and operate a small VM cluster with about 100 virtual machines, while maintaining lab safety and inventory.

The role requires troubleshooting, knowledge of security and networking best practices, network equipment management (Cisco/Arista/Dell), and scripting with PowerShell.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on experience with cabling, power distribution, rack mounting and other data center operations
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose systems and technical issues
• Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems
• Installing and Configuring Windows Ubuntu and CentOS operating systems ISO VHD using WDS SCCM PXE server and USB
• Setup and maintenance of small cluster of Virtual Machine hosts hosting 100 Virtual Machines
• Manage lab as needed and maintain area in accordance with safety standards
• Manage and maintain test hardware test racks and test equipment in the lab
• Should be capable to lift the servers hardware up to 2530lbs
• Coordinate with Logistics for packing and shipping the SKU to manufacturer
• Support Lab shipping receiving logistics and manage inventory of equipment and materials
• Good Communication with Customer and internal teams
• Good to have PowerShell scripting
• Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks
• Procuring network equipment and managing network installation
• Installing maintaining and supporting network equipment including VPN Firewalls routers proxy servers switches WAN accelerators SCCM PXE DNS and DHCP
• Configuring firewalls routers and switches to maximize network efficiency and security
• Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
• Arranging scheduled upgrades
• Investigating faults in the network
• Updating network equipment CISCO Arista Dell to the latest firmware releases
• Reporting network status to key stakeholders

Job description

• Hands-on experience with cabling, power distribution, rack mounting and other data center operations
• Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose systems and technical issues
• Maintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systems
• Installing and Configuring Windows Ubuntu and CentOS operating systems ISO VHD using WDS SCCM PXE server and USB
• Setup and maintenance of small cluster of Virtual Machine hosts hosting 100 Virtual Machines
• Manage lab as needed and maintain area in accordance with safety standards
• Manage and maintain test hardware test racks and test equipment in the lab
• Should be capable to lift the servers hardware up to 2530lbs
• Coordinate with Logistics for packing and shipping the SKU to manufacturer
• Support Lab shipping receiving logistics and manage inventory of equipment and materials
• Good Communication with Customer and internal teams
• Good to have PowerShell scripting
• Designing and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networks
• Procuring network equipment and managing network installation
• Installing maintaining and supporting network equipment including VPN Firewalls routers proxy servers switches WAN accelerators SCCM PXE DNS and DHCP
• Configuring firewalls routers and switches to maximize network efficiency and security
• Maximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshooting
• Arranging scheduled upgrades
• Investigating faults in the network
• Updating network equipment CISCO Arista Dell to the latest firmware releases
• Reporting network status to key stakeholders