Lab & Field Hardware Technician

Lab & Field Hardware Technician Location: Oakland, CA OnsiteContract Level: Mid–junior (3–5 years relevant experience, or strong hands-on background with close supervision on unusual work)SummaryPerforms hands-on network and storage hardware work, basic lab host support, and shipping/inventory tasks. Follows runbooks and asks for help on complex or one-off issues.ResponsibilitiesNetwork / 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.Qualifications1–3 years (or equivalent) with server/appliance hardware, cabling, and safe rack/transport work.Basic hardware and network troubleshooting skillsAble 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.