Lab Infrastructure Engineer

Role Summary

This role uses a variety of proprietary internal infrastructure-as-code tools. Candidates with experience in similar open-source or commercial equivalents (e.g., Nornir, NAPALM, Ansible, Terraform, Net Box, Capirca) and a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new platforms will be successful.

• Drive deployment plans, cutovers, and upgrades with clear documentation, checklists, MOP writing, peer review, change approval processes, risk management, and rollback planning.
• Coordinate with cross-functional partners and vendors to manage dependencies and

• Develop and maintain Jinja2 configuration templates for network device provisioning
• Build reusable template frameworks for routing policy, interface, and BGP peer‑group rendering that scale across multiple sites with only site‑specific data changes.
• Work with internal topology and configuration management platforms to define port roles, port assignments, and exception‑based overrides for per‑node/per‑site configuration.

• Implement and use monitoring/telemetry to maintain reliability and speed up troubleshooting, using combinations of: gNMI‑based telemetry (preferred)
• Triage monitoring alerts during deployments and participating in break/fix activities, escalation paths, and incident triage during and after bring‑up.
• Support deployment and cutover activities during maintenance windows, which may include evenings and weekends as required.

• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in network engineering or infrastructure deployment.
• Hands‑on experience delivering and troubleshooting network infrastructure in lab and/or
• Experience with data center switching/routing concepts and operational troubleshooting.
• Coding/automation experience (Python/Bash/Go) for improving repeatability and reducing manual operational load.
• Familiarity with a subset of the following (depth can vary based on focus area): DCN fabric concepts (spine‑leaf/Clos), routing/switching fundamentals, BGP (and related routing concepts), EVPN/VXLAN, Nice to have: OSPF (where applicable), Telemetry/monitoring and incident‑style troubleshooting.
• Strong cross‑functional coordination skills and clear written/verbal communication.
• Willingness to work onsite as required by build and deployment schedules.
• Hands‑on experience with IPv6, DHCPv6, and SLAAC.
• Familiarity with internal network management and provisioning tools (training provided).
• Experience with gNMI telemetry and modern monitoring stacks.
• Experience with version control (e.g., Git), configuration management, or automation frameworks (helpful, but not required).
• Familiarity with storage networking concepts (NFS, parallel file systems, high‑throughput storage fabrics).
• Familiarity with PTP/IEEE 1588 or gPTP/IEEE 802.1AS for precision timing in media,