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Nexthop AI is building innovative infrastructure solutions for large-scale AI deployments, combining deep expertise in hardware, software, silicon, systems, and cloud development. The company is seeking a Senior Lab Administrator to operate and scale physical lab and data center environments supporting multiple engineering teams.
This is a hands-on individual contributor role with independent ownership of lab operations across on-premise and colocation spaces. You will coordinate complex hardware deployments, maintain infrastructure records, and drive process improvements across the lab team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own day-to-day operations and readiness for assigned onsite and offsite lab/data center spaces
- Coordinate hardware deployments, equipment moves, and bring-up activities with engineering and operations stakeholders
- Manage physical infrastructure lifecycle including equipment, cabling, power, connectivity, and environmental readiness
- Maintain inventory, rack elevations, and operational procedures
- Identify operational risks and readiness gaps, driving issues to closure
- Establish and improve standards for lab safety, organization, access, cabling, inventory control, documentation, and change management
- Partner with engineering, IT, logistics, facilities, operations, and vendors
- Provide guidance and informal mentoring to junior lab administrators
Required qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in lab operations, data center support (on-premise and colocation), IT infrastructure, or related technical environments
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage lab operations and infrastructure projects with multiple stakeholders
- Hands-on experience with rack-and-stack, hardware installation, power connections, structured copper and fiber cabling
- Experience creating and maintaining rack elevations and topology diagrams
- Expertise in fiber optic handling and cable management with attention to industry best practices
- Ability to troubleshoot physical readiness, connectivity, cabling, and hardware deployment issues methodically and safely
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in fast-moving environments
- Ability to coordinate across engineering, IT, logistics, facilities, and external vendors
- Ability to improve processes, establish repeatable standards, and communicate operational expectations
- Comfortable with physical work including lifting and moving lab equipment
