Lab Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Lab Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Menlo Park, California (100% Onsite)

Role Summary

This role uses a variety of proprietary internal infrastructure-as-code tools. Candidates with

experience in similar open-source or commercial equivalents (e.g., Nornir, NAPALM, Ansible,

Terraform, NetBox, Capirca) and a demonstrated ability to quickly learn new platforms will be

successful.

Lab Build-Out & Deployment (Core)

● Drive deployment plans, cutovers, and upgrades with clear documentation, checklists,

MOP writing, peer review, change approval processes, risk management, and rollback

planning.

● Coordinate with cross-functional partners and vendors to manage dependencies and

resolve blockers quickly.

Automation & Configuration Engineering

● Develop and maintain Jinja2 configuration templates for network device provisioning

(JunOS, FBOSS) enabling data-driven, zero-hardcoded-per-site deployments.

● Build reusable template frameworks for routing policy, interface, and BGP peer-group

rendering that scale across multiple sites with only site-specific data changes.

● Work with internal topology and configuration management platforms to define port roles,

port assignments, and exception-based overrides for per-node/per-site configuration.

Observability / Monitoring / Alert Triage

● Implement and use monitoring/telemetry to maintain reliability and speed up

troubleshooting, using combinations of:

○gNMI-based telemetry ()

○ IPFIX/NetFlow/sFlow, syslog, SNMP

○ Active probes (ICMP, RPM/IP SLA style)

● Triage monitoring alerts during deployments and participating in break/fix activities,

escalation paths, and incident triage during and after bring-up.

● Support deployment and cutover activities during maintenance windows, which may

include evenings and weekends as required.

Test, Validation & Commissioning

Required Qualifications

● Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in network engineering or infrastructure

deployment.

● Hands-on experience delivering and troubleshooting network infrastructure in lab and/or

production environments.

● Experience with data center switching/routing concepts and operational troubleshooting.

● Coding/automation experience (Python/Bash/Go) for improving repeatability and

reducing manual operational load.

● Familiarity with a subset of the following (depth can vary based on focus area):

○ DCN fabric concepts (spine-leaf/Clos), routing/switching fundamentals

○ BGP (and related routing concepts), EVPN/VXLAN

○ Nice to have: OSPF (where applicable)

○ Telemetry/monitoring and incident-style troubleshooting

● Strong cross-functional coordination skills and clear written/verbal communication.

● Willingness to work onsite as required by build and deployment schedules.

● Hands-on experience with IPv6, DHCPv6, and SLAAC.

● Familiarity with internal network management and provisioning tools (training provided).

● Experience with gNMI telemetry and modern monitoring stacks.

● Experience with version control (e.g., Git), configuration management, or automation

frameworks (helpful, but not required).

● Familiarity with storage networking concepts (NFS, parallel file systems, high-throughput

storage fabrics)

●Familiarity with PTP/IEEE 1588 or gPTP/IEEE 802.1AS for precision timing in media,

capture, or industrial environments.