Network connectivity and capacity planning
Manage and maintain inventory of lab infrastructure assets, including servers, storage, networking equipment, racks, power distribution equipment, and supporting hardware.
Develop processes for asset tracking, lifecycle management, utilization reporting, and capacity planning.
Review upcoming product specifications and engineering requirements to ensure laboratory infrastructure can support future validation needs.
Design, maintain, and troubleshoot laboratory networking infrastructure, including:
VLAN configuration and administration
Switch deployment and maintenance
Network segmentation and access controls
Partner with Information Security teams to identify, track, prioritize, and remediate laboratory security vulnerabilities.
Ensure compliance with corporate security policies and infrastructure standards.
Manage laboratory capital expenditure (CapEx) planning and execution.
Track budgets, forecast spending, and report on capital investments.
Collaborate with procurement teams and external vendors to source, evaluate, and acquire hardware and infrastructure required for laboratory operations.
Coordinate infrastructure deployments, upgrades, and expansions while minimizing disruption to engineering activities.
Drive continuous improvement in laboratory processes, operational efficiency, and infrastructure reliability.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Experience managing or supporting engineering, validation, test, or data center laboratory environments.
Strong understanding of power delivery systems and infrastructure requirements for modern enterprise server environments.
Familiarity with liquid cooling technologies and associated operational considerations for server platforms.
Working knowledge of networking concepts and technologies, including
IP addressing
MAC addressing
Subnetting
VLAN design and administration
Ethernet switching
Network troubleshooting
Experience coordinating with facilities, engineering, security, procurement, and external vendors.
Strong organizational, project management, and budgeting skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting enterprise server, storage, or data center validation environments.
Knowledge of data center infrastructure planning and capacity management.
Experience with asset management systems and inventory tracking tools.
Familiarity with security vulnerability management processes and remediation programs.
Experience managing capital expenditure budgets and forecasting infrastructure investments.
Understanding of rack-level power distribution, high-density compute environments, and next-generation cooling architectures.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders across multiple organizations.
Leadership Expectations
Demonstrate strong ownership and accountability for laboratory operations and infrastructure readiness.
Anticipate future business and engineering requirements and proactively develop scalable solutions.
Build effective partnerships across engineering, facilities, security, and procurement organizations.
Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement and data-driven decision making.
Compensation: Dell is committed to Fair and Equitable compensation practices. The Salary Range for this role in is $130,000 to $160,000 .
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