Lab Engineer Job Houston area,Texas USA,IT/Tech

The Lab Engineer will support data center and laboratory operations, including hardware installation, cabling, power distribution, rack mounting, operating system deployment, virtualization, networking, equipment maintenance, inventory management, and troubleshooting. The role will also support disaster recovery, network infrastructure, lab logistics, and adherence to security and safety best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Perform data center operations including cabling, power distribution, rack mounting, and related infrastructure activities.
Troubleshoot and diagnose systems, hardware, networking, and technical issues.
Implement and support disaster recovery procedures.
Maintain current knowledge of security and networking best practices to support secure and reliable systems.
Install and configure Windows, Ubuntu, and CentOS operating systems using ISO, VHD, WDS, SCCM, PXE servers, and USB-based deployment methods.
Set up and maintain small clusters of virtual machine hosts supporting up to 100 virtual machines.
Manage laboratory operations and maintain the lab area in accordance with applicable safety standards.
Manage and maintain test hardware, test racks, and test equipment.
Coordinate with Logistics for packing and shipping equipment to manufacturers.
Support lab shipping, receiving, logistics, and inventory management of equipment and materials.
Design and implement new network solutions and improve the efficiency of existing networks.
Procure network equipment and coordinate network installation activities.
Install, maintain, and support network equipment including VPNs, firewalls, routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, SCCM/PXE, DNS, and DHCP.
Configure firewalls, routers, and switches to maximize network efficiency and security.
Monitor and troubleshoot network performance to maintain reliable operations.
Coordinate and execute scheduled network and infrastructure upgrades.
Investigate and resolve network faults and connectivity issues.
Update network equipment, including Cisco, Arista, and Dell devices, to current firmware releases.

Required Qualifications

Experience in data center operations.
Hands-on experience with cabling, power distribution, rack mounting, and other data center operations.
Experience troubleshooting and diagnosing systems and technical issues.
Experience installing and configuring Windows, Ubuntu, and CentOS operating systems.
Experience with ISO, VHD, WDS, SCCM, PXE server, and USB-based operating system deployment.
Experience setting up and maintaining virtual machine host clusters.
Experience managing test hardware, racks, and laboratory equipment.
Experience with network infrastructure, including VPNs, firewalls, routers, proxy servers, switches, WAN accelerators, DNS, and DHCP.
Experience configuring and troubleshooting firewalls, routers, and switches.
Experience monitoring network performance and investigating network faults.
Experience with network equipment from vendors such as Cisco, Arista, and Dell.
Ability to maintain and troubleshoot infrastructure while following security and networking best practices.
Ability to support shipping, receiving, logistics, and equipment inventory activities.
Ability to work in accordance with laboratory and workplace safety standards.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with disaster recovery procedures.
Experience designing and implementing network solutions.
Experience managing network equipment procurement and installation.
Experience coordinating scheduled infrastructure upgrades and firmware updates.

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