Lab Technician/Network Support

Post Date

Sep 20, 2023

Location

Kanata,
Ontario

ZIP/Postal Code

K2K3E8
Canada
Jul 10, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Computer Engineering

Req #

YOW-652418

Pay Rate

$34 - $51 (hourly estimate)

Who Can Apply

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada

Job Description

- Troubleshooting various routing/switching/generic lab equipment.

- Opening/tracking cases for the lab team to expand infra system

- Work with lab team installing new equipment

- Update/recovery of ESXi VM and baremetal Linux servers.

- Tools/Software - Assist with the development and upkeep of automated tooling that keeps the lab environment running. This will be dependent on the level of scripting skills.

- Lab Equipment Analysis and Recovery - Working with engineering team to identify and resolve issues with lab equipment (primarily Cisco routers/switches, PDU and console servers).

- Work with a Linux environment, experience with scripting languages would be beneficial (bash, perl, tcl, python)

- Re-deploying valid VMs, installing new instances and deleting obsolete VMs

Required Skills & Experience

Successful candidate in the lab admin/coordinator position with Cisco will be responsible for maintaining and expanding our 400+ device lab.

This will include:

Hands on troubleshooting of devices to maintain functional status

Re-configuration of functional equipment to work in the new automation environment.

Hands on troubleshooting and configuration of Cisco Switches and Routers.

Lastly, installation of ESXi VM and Linux on bare metal servers.

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Certifications CCNA/CCDP etc

- ESXi

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.