Technical Education Lab Specialist

Cohesity, Inc.; Roseville (MN); Hybrid; USD 69,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Cohesity is seeking a Technical Education Lab Specialist to design, develop, automate, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise lab environments for Cohesity Academy training, certifications, workshops, and technical enablement programs.

You will collaborate with curriculum developers, instructors, product engineering, and technical support to build realistic labs that empower learners worldwide to deploy, administer, troubleshoot, and demonstrate Cohesity solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong scripting skills (PowerShell/JSON) with experience in Python/Bash or similar automation languages.
• Experience administering VMware ESXi/vCenter, Hyper-V, Windows Server, and Enterprise Linux.
• Experience with Azure and/or AWS cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise lab environments for Cohesity Academy training and enablement.
• Develop automation and deployment workflows using PowerShell, Python, JSON, REST APIs, and IaC to provision and maintain labs.
• Collaborate with curriculum developers, instructors, product engineering, and support to build realistic labs.
• Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot enterprise applications and databases in lab environments.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate lab creation and improve scripting efficiency.

Skills

PowerShell

JSON

Python

Bash

Automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

VMware ESXi/vCenter

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Enterprise Linux

Azure/AWS

Job description

Cohesity is a leader in AI-powered data security and management. Aided by an extensive ecosystem of partners, Cohesity makes it easy to secure, protect, manage, and get value from data — across the data center, edge, and cloud. Cohesity helps organizations defend against cybersecurity threats with comprehensive data security and management capabilities, including immutable backup snapshots, AI-based threat detection, monitoring for malicious behavior, and rapid recovery at scale.

We’ve been named a Leader by multiple analyst firms and have been globally recognized for Innovation, Product Strength, and Simplicity in Design.

Join us on our mission to shape the future of our industry.

The Cohesity Academy team delivers world-class technical education experiences that empower customers, partners, and employees to confidently deploy, administer, troubleshoot, and demonstrate Cohesity solutions. Our team of technical educators, lab developers, curriculum architects, and learning experience professionals creates real-world enterprise learning environments that accelerate technical proficiency and customer success.

As a Technical Education Lab Specialist, you'll play a key role in designing, developing, automating, maintaining, and continuously improving enterprise lab environments supporting instructor-led training, virtual instructor-led training, self-paced learning, certifications, and technical workshops. You'll collaborate with curriculum developers, technical instructors, product engineering, technical support, cloud operations, and subject matter experts to build realistic enterprise environments that enable learners around the world to confidently deploy, administer, troubleshoot, and demonstrate Cohesity solutions.

We’re a collaborative, innovative, and highly technical team that thrives on continuous learning, automation, and customer obsession. If you enjoy building enterprise environments, solving complex technical challenges, and continuously learning new technologies, we’d love to meet you.

HOW YOU'LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE:

• Design, develop, maintain, and continuously improve enterprise lab environments supporting Cohesity Academy training, certifications, workshops, and technical enablement programs.
• Develop automation and deployment workflows using PowerShell, Python, infrastructure-as-code technologies, REST APIs, JSON, or similar technologies to provision, validate, reset, and maintain complex virtual lab environments.
• Engineer enterprise infrastructure environments including Windows Server, Enterprise Linux, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud services.
• Build, optimize, and support realistic enterprise lab environments utilizing Microsoft Azure, AWS, VMware ESXi/vCenter, Hyper-V, and related enterprise technologies.
• Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot enterprise applications, databases, and supporting infrastructure required to simulate real-world customer environments.
• Develop and maintain Skillable lab templates, reusable infrastructure components, deployment workflows, scripts, and automation frameworks that accelerate delivery of new labs.
• Collaborate with curriculum developers, instructors, engineering, technical support, and subject matter experts to rapidly build and update hands-on labs aligned with new product capabilities and releases.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to accelerate lab creation, automate repetitive tasks, improve scripting efficiency, and enhance documentation while maintaining quality.
• Continuously evaluate automation techniques and emerging technologies to improve the scalability, consistency, and learner experience of Cohesity Academy labs.
• Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve complex issues across enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, cloud services, networking, operating systems, databases, and applications to ensure high-quality, reliable hands-on learning experiences.

WE'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

• 3+ years of proven experience designing, implementing, and managing enterprise infrastructure, virtualization, cloud, or technical lab environments.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support decision making.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong scripting skills with PowerShell/JSON required and experience with Python, Bash, or similar automation languages.
• Experience administering VMware ESXi/vCenter, Hyper-V, Windows Server, Enterprise Linux, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, VLANs, VPNs, routing, and firewalls.
• Experience supporting Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with enterprise storage, backup, recovery, virtualization, or cyber resilience platforms.
• Experience using Git-based repositories and CI/CD platforms such as Azure DevOps or GitHub.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new enterprise technologies and independently solve complex technical problems.
• Preferred: Experience with Cohesity DataProtect, NetBackup, Skillable, infrastructure automation, and relevant technical certifications.

Disclosure Pursuant to Applicable State Equal Pay Transparency Laws - This position has a starting pay range as listed below. Actual salary depends upon many factors, including a candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience, location, and salary expectations, and therefore a starting salary at the low end, high end, or even above the stated range may be offered. This position may also be eligible for bonus compensation, commission (if in a sales function), and/or equity grants. Additionally, full-time employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits framework, including health and wellness benefits, vacation, paid holidays and refresh days, 401(k) retirement plan, life and disability insurance coverages, and other benefits the Company may offer from time to time.

Pay Range :

$69,360.00-$86,700.00

The compensation noted above is based on an annualized hourly rate assuming normal full-time employment.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer (EEOE)

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.

We strongly prefer candidates who are currently located in or near the designated job location. Candidates outside the area should apply only if they are committed to relocating prior to their start date and have the legal right to work in the job location.