Job Role - DC Lab Engineer
Location - Redmond, WA (Onsite)
Duration - 6+ Months
Must Have - LinkedIn
Job Description:
The Azure Datacenter Lab Engineer is responsible for day to day operation, maintenance, and support of Azure hardware and software lab environments used for hardware qualification, performance validation, and pre-production testing. This role ensures lab infrastructure is stable, compliant, and ready for engineering and validation workloads, working closely with Azure Core engineers, hardware validation teams, and program managers.
Responsibilities:
- Install, rack, stack, cable, and provision servers, storage, and networking equipment in Azure datacenter lab environments
- Perform hardware installation, replacement, diagnostics, and smart hands support within lab and datacenter spaces
- Deploy, re image, and maintain operating systems on lab servers and devices
- Configure, manage, and maintain virtual machines and lab test environments
- Support Windows Server and virtualization platforms used for Azure lab operations
- Monitor lab infrastructure health and respond to hardware, OS, or connectivity alerts
- Execute firmware, BIOS, and driver updates on lab hardware and networking devices
- Perform scheduled preventive maintenance and lab readiness checks
- Provide physical and logical networking support, including cabling, port validation, and connectivity troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot hardware, operating system, virtualization, and network issues
- Prepare and maintain lab environments for platform validation and pre-production testing
- Support environment resets, repro builds, and test reruns during validation cycles
- Coordinate with engineering and operations teams to ensure lab availability and stability
- Maintain lab documentation, runbooks, asset inventories, and configuration records
- Adhere to change management, safety, security, and compliance requirements
Qualifications:
- Required Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field OR equivalent hands on datacenter or lab experience
- 5+ years of experience supporting datacenter or engineering lab environments
- Hands on experience with datacenter hardware, including servers, racks, PDUs, cabling, and switches
- Strong working knowledge of Windows Server and system provisioning
- Experience with virtualization technologies and virtual machine management (e.g., Hyper V or equivalent)
- Basic to intermediate networking knowledge, including IP addressing, VLANs, and physical cabling
- Proven ability to troubleshoot hardware, operating system, virtualization, and connectivity issues
- Experience working in production like, change controlled environments
- Ability to perform on site lab and datacenter work, including equipment installation and physical handling
- Strong documentation, communication, and operational discipline skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting cloud platform labs (compute, storage, networking, virtualization)
- Exposure to hardware validation, SKU onboarding, or pre production testing environments
- Familiarity with firmware, BIOS, and driver lifecycle management
- Experience collaborating with engineering, validation, or automation teams
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ 900) or equivalent cloud fundamentals certification
- CompTIA A+, Server+, or Network+ certifications
- Cisco CCNA or equivalent networking certification
- Experience working in globally distributed teams or multi site lab environments
Operational & Professional Skills
- Strong problem solving and root cause analysis skills.
- Ability to follow standard operating procedures, safety guidelines, and security controls.
- Experience maintaining documentation, runbooks, and asset records.
- Comfortable working onsite in datacenter or lab facilities, including physical tasks such as lifting, cabling, and equipment installation
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong organizational skills with a focus on meeting deadlines and achieving project goals.
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