Platforms & Lab Operations Engineer

Broadcom

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Jose, CA
Salary: $143,800–$230,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 15 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Closes: Apr 8, 2027
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Broadcom is a global semiconductor and infrastructure software company that designs and markets a wide range of networking, storage, and wireless connectivity solutions. Industry: Semiconductors & Infrastructure Software

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TL;DR · Platforms & Lab Operations Engineer

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The Platforms & Lab Operations engineer joins the Core Switch Group to maintain the development and test lab for networking switch ASICs and software. This role involves managing lab equipment, cabling, power, and cooling while performing Linux systems administration, security maintenance, and firmware updates. The engineer will support SDK release production, perform OS and kernel updates on reference systems, and manage the Rack equipment management system. Key responsibilities include automating equipment integration and maintaining Raspberry Pi LED test setups. Required technical skills include Python, Expect, Rust, shell scripting, SNMP, REST, and SQL. Candidates must also possess experience with Jenkins, Nagios, Ixia network test equipment, and BMC remote operations to ensure the reliability of the switching silicon and software development environment.

Skills

Linux Python Rust Expect Shell Scripting Jenkins Nagios SQL SNMPv3 REST Ixia PCIe Firmware VLAN IP Address Management DMTF Redfish Qualys SSH BMC Remote Operations Kernel Builds

What you'll do

Manage lab equipment moves, cabling, connections, and server maintenance.
Monitor lab power and cooling systems and perform minor hardware repairs.
Administer Linux systems, including software updates and PCIe firmware updates.
Rotate service account passwords and mitigate security findings from Qualys scans.
Maintain and improve the Rack lab equipment management system.
Automate equipment integration into internal processes using Python, Expect, and Rust.
Perform OS and kernel updates on Broadcom SVK reference systems.
Install and maintain Raspberry Pi LED test setups across multiple systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of related experience.
Master's degree and 10+ years of related experience.
PhD and 7+ years of related experience.
Hands-on experience managing an engineering or hardware test lab, including rack equipment, cabling, power, and cooling.
Practical Linux administration and troubleshooting experience, including services, OS updates, and kernel builds.
Proficiency in Python, Expect, Rust, SSH, shell scripting, SNMP, and REST.
Experience with network test equipment like Ixia and hardware or PCIe firmware updates.
Experience with SQL, SNMPv3, BMC remote operations, VLAN partitioning, IP address management, Jenkins, Nagios, and DMTF Redfish (preferred).

Platform Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Fort Belvoir, VA 88 days ago

AWS Azure GCP Terraform Ansible CloudFormation Puppet CI/CD Python Bash PowerShell Groovy Ruby Git GitLab GitHub JSON REST XML YAML Agile Infrastructure-as-Code

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