Lab Infrastructure Engineer — Linux, Automation & IaC

Insight Global; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Lab Support Engineer to maintain and improve Linux and Windows server environments supporting hardware development, reliability testing, and engineering validation.

You will automate infrastructure, manage IaC with Ansible or Puppet, troubleshoot hardware, rack servers, monitor uptime, and collaborate with global teams to ensure high availability in fast-paced lab settings.

Qualifications

• 3–6+ years of Linux systems administration experience.
• Experience supporting both Linux and Windows server environments.
• Strong understanding of server hardware and troubleshooting.
• Experience with IaC: Ansible and Puppet; server deployment and configuration.
• Networking knowledge: VLANs, VPNs, routing, subnetting, Wi-Fi.
• Experience with rack-mounted hardware, BMCs and OOB management.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work independently in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Python scripting and automation experience.
• Experience building automation workflows and tooling.
• Monitoring with Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, OpenTelemetry.
• Experience with Docker, Containerd, Kubernetes.
• Managing Nginx, HAProxy, load balancers and reverse proxies.

Responsibilities

• Administer Linux and Windows server environments.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain lab infrastructure for engineering teams.
• Install, rack, troubleshoot, and replace server hardware and components.
• Support reliability, thermal, and hardware validation testing environments.
• Monitor and maintain lab uptime and operational stability.
• Build and improve automation solutions for infrastructure management.
• Manage Infrastructure-as-Code deployments using Ansible, Puppet, or similar technologies.
• Assist with lab setup, expansion, and reconfiguration projects.
• Troubleshoot OS, networking, hardware, and infrastructure issues.
• Support engineering teams with data collection systems and testing environments.
• Develop documentation, standards, and repeatable operational processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Partner with globally located teams, including Bristol engineering groups.

Skills

Linux administration

Windows servers

Root cause analysis

Documentation

Independent work

Communication

Python scripting

Automation

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Docker

Kubernetes

Nginx

HAProxy

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Zabbix

Job description

Insight Global in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Lab Support Engineer to maintain and improve Linux and Windows server environments supporting hardware development, reliability testing, and engineering validation.

You will automate infrastructure, manage IaC with Ansible or Puppet, troubleshoot hardware, rack servers, monitor uptime, and collaborate with global teams to ensure high availability in fast-paced lab settings.