Lab Engineer/ Data Center Technician

Lab Engineer Bellevue, WA / Houston TX Experience in data center operationsHands-on experience with cabling, power distribution, rack mounting and other data center operationsAbility to troubleshoot and diagnose systems and technical issuesImplementing disaster recovery proceduresMaintaining current knowledge and understanding of security and networking best practices to offer the best solutions and protection to company systemsInstalling and Configuring Windows Ubuntu and CentOS operating systems ISO VHD using WDS SCCM PXE server and USBSetup and maintenance of small cluster of Virtual Machine hosts hosting 100 Virtual MachinesManage lab as needed and maintain area in accordance with safety standardsManage and maintain test hardware test racks and test equipment in the labShould be capable to lift the servers hardware up to 2530lbsCoordinate with Logistics for packing and shipping the SKU to manufacturerSupport Lab shipping receiving logistics and manage inventory of equipment and materialsGood Communication with Customer and internal teamsGood to have PowerShell scriptingDesigning and implementing new network solutions and/or improving the efficiency of current networksProcuring network equipment and managing network installationInstalling maintaining and supporting network equipment including VPN Firewalls routers proxy servers switches WAN accelerators SCCM PXE DNS and DHCPConfiguring firewalls routers and switches to maximize network efficiency and securityMaximizing network performance through ongoing monitoring and troubleshootingArranging scheduled upgradesInvestigating faults in the networkUpdating network equipment CISCO Arista Dell to the latest firmware releasesReporting network status to key stakeholdersFlexible to work in 3 shifts100% work from Office