At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and maintain hardware testing lab, troubleshoot issues, and set up customer equipment.
- Company: Join Linaro, a leading tech company in Cambridge with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Flexible working arrangements, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities to improve lab services and processes.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team and make a real impact in cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Strong networking knowledge, experience with Linux systems, and good organisational skills.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Linaro maintains a hardware testing lab at its office in Harston, Cambridgeshire.
The lab hosts devices for customers, taking responsibility for power, networking, LAVA configuration, and remote access.
The role is primarily expected to work in the Harston office, for a minimum of 3 days a week.
Remote management is feasible but onsite attendance is required for hands‑on troubleshooting and setup work.
Team members are required to be self‑motivated and capable of working independently as well as part of the team.
They are encouraged to identify areas for improvement in the Lab, as well as opportunities for where the Lab’s service could be used.
Team members need good organisational skills, attention to detail, and good record keeping (e. g. updates to tickets to keep colleagues informed, writing documentation for knowledge sharing with the team).
- This Role Has The Following Responsibilities
- Implementation, maintenance, and management of the racks, internal network, power, and cabling.
- Setting up customer equipment.
- Maintenance of a git repository that acts as the source of truth for the physical inventory, rack layouts, cabling maps, and device placement within the room.
- Assisting with the troubleshooting of test automation workers and DUT (device under test) issues.
- Setting up new core infrastructure (e. g. core switches, edge switches, PDUs, UPSes).
- Use Atlassian Jira to react to support tickets and planned project work.
This list of responsibilities is not exclusive or exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.
- Required Experience
- Strong knowledge and experience of VLANs, link aggregation, routing, network troubleshooting.
- Experience of best practices for placing equipment in racks, e. g. cable routing, shelving, PDU mounting.
- Management of pf Sense.
- Management of Linux systems, primarily software installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
- Preferred Experience
• Knowledge and understanding of
- Git (for documentation and configuration tracking)
- Docker
- Tailscale
- Advantageous Experience
- Knowledge and experience of LAVA
- Experience with automation and CI/CD tools (e. g. Ansible, Git Lab CI)
- Basic familiarity with network and environmental monitoring concepts (e. g. SNMP, Prometheus) to support future infrastructure rollouts.
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Infrastructure & Systems Engineer (Cambridge office located) in Harston employer: Linaro
Linaro is an exceptional employer that fosters a collaborative and innovative work culture in its Harston office, where employees are encouraged to take initiative and contribute to the improvement of the hardware testing lab. With a focus on professional growth, team members benefit from hands-on experience and opportunities to enhance their technical skills in a supportive environment. The company's commitment to employee development, coupled with the vibrant tech community in Cambridge, makes it an attractive place for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers.
