Network Deployment Engineer
$114k - $157k • Hybrid
Posted 12h ago
About the job
At Cloudflare, we are building a better Internet by operating one of the world's largest networks. We protect and accelerate internet properties for millions of customers, from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. We are looking for builders who are curious and proactive in solving problems using the latest tools, including AI. This role focuses on expanding our global network, working closely with SRE, Network Engineering, and various vendors. You will be responsible for maintaining and improving our infrastructure, planning network expansion, and developing consistent management processes. This is a highly visible position requiring deep technical understanding of datacenter infrastructure, networking, data analysis, and project management.
Responsibilities
- Provision, monitor, and maintain hardware, software, and networks in new data centers.
- Perform remote server administration tasks including provisioning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and firmware updates using IPMI/BMC tools.
- Configure network devices for greenfield deployments and brownfield migrations.
- Manage remote contractors for datacenter installations and upgrades, coordinating with various partners.
- Build automation using Python scripts and Changie to eliminate repetitive work.
- Develop agentic AI tools to reduce administrative overhead.
- Plan and implement network and server installations, including facility power, cooling, security, rack layout, and cable management.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to remote contractors and junior team members during deployment activities.
- Create and maintain documentation, plans, SOPs, MOPs, and runbooks.
- Collaborate with internal teams on daily operations and project planning.
- Coordinate the installation of cross-connects globally to support physical network expansion.
- Assist in defining, documenting, and implementing consistent processes and standardization across all regions.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience in Data Center Operations, Site Reliability Engineering, Linux Systems Administration, Network Engineering, and/or DevOps.
- Familiarity with day-to-day tasks and projects common in Data Center Operations.
- Experience with optical transport technologies such as CWDM/DWDM.
- Experience with configuration management tools like Saltstack, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible.
- Knowledge and exposure to Network Protocols, Topologies, and Enterprise architecture.
- Experience writing network configuration and design documentation.
- Experience with network and server installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
- Experience with remote 'lights-out' and out-of-band access to data center resources (IPMI/BMC).
- Experience solving problems through automation, writing Python or Bash scripts for internal tools.
Benefits
- Limited travel.