Lab Systems & Automation Specialist

Rockwell Automation; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance including Medical, &n

401k

Paid Time off

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Flexible Work Schedule

Job summary

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Lab Support Specialist to maintain and improve a large OT research lab in Milwaukee. You will manage industrial devices, servers, virtualization, and networking, working with vendors and IT to enable customer demonstrations and proof-of-concept work.

The role requires Bachelor’s or equivalent and U.S. work authorization, with 2+ years in systems, networking, or lab support preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial systems, servers, storage, virtualization platforms, backups, and network infrastructure.
• Administer Linux and Windows environments, including Active Directory, virtualization, backup/recovery, and user services.
• Configure and support networking technologies such as VLANs, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, VPNs, and virtual networks.
• Deploy and maintain engineering workstations, test environments, virtual appliances, and demonstration systems.
• Manage industrial devices, firmware updates, engineering software, and hardware/software compatibility.
• Procure, inventory, and maintain hardware, software licenses, warranties, support agreements, and vendor relationships.
• Maintain accurate documentation, including asset records, network diagrams, procedures, and recovery plans.
• Support laboratory operations through equipment deployment, rack and infrastructure maintenance, shipping/receiving, and lifecycle management.
• Improve operational efficiency through automation, scripting, standardization, and process documentation.
• Be a technical resource for lab users while collaborating with IT, security, facilities, purchasing, and external vendors.

Skills

Linux administration

Windows administration

Networking

Scripting

Automation

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Proxmox

Job description

Rockwell Automation is seeking a Lab Support Specialist to maintain and improve a large OT research lab in Milwaukee. You will manage industrial devices, servers, virtualization, and networking, working with vendors and IT to enable customer demonstrations and proof-of-concept work.

The role requires Bachelor’s or equivalent and U.S. work authorization, with 2+ years in systems, networking, or lab support preferred.