Job Title:  Exception IT
Location: San Diego, CA
Duration: 6 Months
 
Description:

• A Lab support technician plays a critical role in the smooth operation and expansion of labs by overseeing the management and administration of infrastructure used for testing and validation of our products
• The Lab support tech ensures that our test infrastructure scales with our global operations and help expand test capability across all product lines

 
Responsibilities:

• Be the on-site person for Lab maintenance and support to ensure the infrastructure is usable remotely by all teams
• Set-up of PCs and Mac machines in the lab with standardized images and security patches
• Work with IT on to always ensure connectivity in the lab
• Set-up/assemble racks of machines/servers and update HW as needed for test and validation
• Work with the Test and Development teams to purchase test equipment (Switches, phones, Macs, USB cables etc.) and get it shipped
• Build/maintain and allocate VMs to scale test infrastructure and make it available to team
• Ensure that all lab activities comply with safety regulations, protocols, and ethical standards.
• Collect debug logs and work with IT team as needed to always ensure proper network connectivity in the lab
• Install automation tools to collect data and monitor stats for the lab
• Use lab mgmt SW to take inventory and track the health of lab devices
• Collaborate with other teams to standardize lab management tools
• Keep detailed records of inventory purchases to shipped to teams
• Document the lab layout and usage, processes, device info etc. so that it's easily accessible to all test engineers
   

Required Skills:

• Must have 3+ years of experience building and maintaining an engineering lab
• You must have experience in racking up servers, cabling/labeling, building and maintaining an engineering labs with test fixtures
• Hands-on experience working with Windows and Mac Operating systems, taking snapshots/back-ups, updating security patches etc.
• Good understanding of lab administration tasks, well versed with lab/infra management tools and procedures
• Experience managing inventory of assets and labeling/tracking etc.
• Experience in setting up, using, managing and configuring VMs for multiple user
• Experience in Implementing safety measures and providing training to lab personnel. Maintain records of safety inspections and incidents
• Excellent written and verbal communication skill
• Basic experience or exposure to shell scripting or Python
• Experience using Excel, Power-point, Word etc. for documentation
• Enthusiasm to learn and grow

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 40.00/hr.