Lab Administrator

Akkodis is seeking a – “Lab Administrator” for a Contract position with a client located in San Jose, CA.

Pay Range: $50 - $55/hr. (The rate/salary may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.).

What You’ll Do

We are seeking a Lab Administrator to support the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and readiness of engineering lab environments across multiple locations. This role is responsible for ensuring lab infrastructure is operational, testbeds are properly configured, and engineering teams have the resources they need to support development and testing activities.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with networking hardware, rack and stack activities, troubleshooting lab infrastructure, and supporting large-scale engineering environments. You will work closely with Hardware Engineering, Lab Support, System Integration Testing (SIT), and Operations teams to minimize downtime and maintain a highly available lab environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth operation and maintenance of engineering lab infrastructure.
• Coordinate with Lab Support teams on rack and stack activities.
• Install, configure, and maintain routers, switches, servers, optics, power shelves, and other networking hardware.
• Build, configure, and validate new testbeds based on engineering requirements.
• Perform chassis assembly, line card installations, hardware upgrades, and replacements.
• Conduct hardware verification, diagnostics, and system health checks.
• Verify proper power, cooling, cabling, and network connectivity before testbeds are released for use.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and hardware issues, including:
• Fiber and copper cabling
• Console connectivity
• PXE boot failures
• Device bring-up
• Boot failures
• Image loading
• Hardware installation issues
• Power-related issues
• Testbed connectivity
• Network topology setup
• Hardware movement and replacement
• Maintain accurate hardware inventory and asset tracking documentation.
• Support engineering teams by ensuring lab resources remain available and operational.
• Document configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting activities.

Required Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience supporting engineering labs, networking environments, or data centers.
• Strong knowledge of networking fundamentals.
• Experience booting and loading images on routers.
• Experience bringing up and supporting large network topologies.
• Ability to troubleshoot networking issues, including connectivity and routing/protocol-related problems.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Routers and switches
• Traffic generators
• Linux systems
• Rack and stack operations
• Fiber and copper cabling
• PXE boot and provisioning
• Experience performing hardware installation, diagnostics, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with inventory management and asset tracking systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting large engineering or development organizations.
• Experience working in hardware engineering, lab operations, or system integration testing environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise-scale testbed management and automation.
• Experience supporting multi-site lab environments.

Technical Skills

• Hardware installation and troubleshooting
• Networking fundamentals
• Routers and switches
• Fiber and copper cabling
• Rack and stack operations
• PXE boot and provisioning
• Linux
• Hardware diagnostics
• Inventory management
• Asset tracking
• Technical documentation

Soft Skills

• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to supporting engineering teams

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, an EAP program, commuter benefits, and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees with the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs that are direct hires to a client.

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

· The California Fair Chance Act

· Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

· Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

· San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance