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Lab & Field Hardware Technician

Vy SystemsOakland, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted Sep 17, 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hands-on role offers excellent opportunities to develop your hardware and networking skills within a reputable company, with clear processes for task completion and escalation. You'll thrive here if you have 1-3 years of experience with server hardware and cabling, enjoy following detailed instructions, and are eager to contribute to critical lab and field operations. Apply to build your expertise in a dynamic environment!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Oakland, CA, United States
Posted
3 weeks ago
LDAP

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Network / appliances: NIC moves, swaps, bypasses, and chassis relocations; Tetra/specialty NIC installs; switch wiring; in-path and WAN–LAN connectivity fixes.
  • Storage: Disk and storage-unit replacements; drive swaps and field replacements (non-RAID flows as directed); spare parts.
  • Logistics: Shipping, RMAs, peripherals; moving gear; PO/shipment tracking and inbound logistics.
  • Lab: Cabling, patching, power-on, wake/sleep; facility/lab access coordination.
  • Lab IT: ESX, Hyper-V / Windows Server hosts and LAN/WAN pairs (operate and troubleshoot with guidance).
  • Other: General troubleshooting; remote syslog/logging server replacement as runbooked; hardware inventory and retired-gear tracing; use of internal analytics/DB/service endpoints and credentials per process; password sync and locked lab accounts for non-LDAP flows as trained.

Qualifications

  • 1–3 years (or equivalent) with server/appliance hardware, cabling, and safe rack/transport work.
  • Basic hardware and network troubleshooting skills
  • Able to follow written steps, label work, and record serials/asset data.
  • Reliable for local transport when needed; clear written handoffs for shipments and RMAs.
  • Nice to have: exposure to containers, CI/CD and storage networks.

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