Lab Network Engineer II

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. 
 

Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

POSITION SUMMARY: 

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Lab Engineer to support the Spokane Product Development Lab. This role plays a critical part in enabling both production systems and flexible testing environments for our Test and Product Development teams. You will be responsible for setting up, configuring, and maintaining lab infrastructure, including Linux systems, network devices, and virtual environments. This is a hands-on role that offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with talented engineers across the organization. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Set up, configure, document, and maintain Linux and Windows systems, network devices, and virtualization platforms in the lab. 

• Perform network cabling, rack setup, and physical infrastructure planning. 

• Configure and manage networking components, including VLANs, routing, switching, and firewall rules. 

• Deploy and manage virtualization technologies such as VMware, OpenStack, KVM, and XCP-ng. 

• Maintain and optimize storage systems used in lab environments. 

• Perform regular audits of configuration and inventory data to ensure accuracy and compliance. 

• Create and maintain scripts and tools to automate lab configuration, provisioning, and usability. 

• Troubleshoot and resolve lab and network outages, hardware failures, and system performance issues. 

• Address Helpdesk tickets from lab users in a timely and professional manner. 

• Collaborate with IT and Facilities teams to resolve connectivity, power, and cooling issues. 

• Participate in the design, monitoring, and improvement of lab services and infrastructure. 

• Ensure proper documentation of lab systems, configurations, and operational procedures. 

• Own and manage end-to-end lab operations, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of lab environments. 

• Perform Regular audits of labs – Server racks Power, Stock Maintenance in lab. 

• Perform other related duties as assigned. 

• KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:  

• Strong experience in Linux and Windows systems administration. 

• Hands-on experience with enterprise networking: switch