Technical Engineer - Lab Infrastructure

Description

Job Title:Technical Engineer - Lab Infrastructure

Location: Slough/Winnersh - 5 days per week onsite initially, to go down to 2/3 afterwards

Salary/Rate: £500 per day inside IR35

Start Date: 09/11/2026

Job Type: Contract - 6 months

Company Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity now available with one of our sector-leading telecommunication clients!

This role will be supporting the transformation and operational management of the test lab estate. The role is not a traditional network engineering or testing position. The successful contractor will focus on lab operations, systems administration, Source of Truth ownership, platform stewardship, incident management and supporting the test environment.

The contractor will be instrumental in supporting an evolving lab operations model, helping build out the Source of Truth capability (NetBox), and ultimately supporting future automation and orchestration initiatives.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

Administer systems

Support lab infrastructure

Manage operational processes

Drive and maintain quality data

Support the Source of Truth platform

Coordinate incidents and work orders

Contribute ideas and improvements

Support future automation initiativesMust-Have Skills

NetBox (or Comparable Experience)This is the most important area of the role.

Candidate does not need extensive NetBox experience, but any exposure is highly desirable.

Key responsibilities:

Source of Truth stewardship

Data quality management

Asset and infrastructure visibility

Supporting future automation initiatives

Alternative experiences to consider:

etBox

autobot

MDB ownership

Infrastructure Source of Truth platforms

Asset management platforms

Systems Administration / Platform AdministrationStrong experience managing and administering technical platforms.

Examples:

Infrastructure platforms

Virtualisation environments

Operational tools

Platform support

Lab/Infrastructure OperationsExperience in:

Complex lab environments

Data centres

Telecoms environments

Technical operations teams

Infrastructure support functions

Ability to:

Manage incidents

Coordinate changes

Administer environments

Maintain accurate documentation

Support operational workflows

Nice-to-Have Skills

Automation ExposureCandidates should ideally have:

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Automation mindset

They will not be building large automation frameworks immediately, but candidates should be comfortable operating in an environment heading in that direction.

Telecoms ExperienceBeneficial but not essential.

Examples:

Telecoms

ISP

Mobile networks

Fixed networks

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.

Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. xjnqpsq Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement

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