Global Data Center Network Operations Engineer

Area 1 Security, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloudflare is seeking a skilled Data Center Operations Engineer to help maintain our global network and datacenter footprint. You will work with SRE, Network Engineering and deployment teams to keep 24/7 uptime across 330+ cities and 125+ countries.

The role requires hands-on networking, Linux administration, and a proactive approach to automation. You will document processes, manage remote contractors, and participate in on-call rotations to ensure reliability.

Qualifications

• 4+ years Linux systems administration.
• Experience managing remote contractors.
• Hands-on with data center operations and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with internal teams to manage 330+ cities across 125+ countries.
• Maintain Data Center environmental availability.
• Use AI tools to automate tasks and speed up troubleshooting.
• Create and maintain documentation, SOPs, MOPs.

Skills

Juniper

Cisco

DWDM

Linux admin

Remote contractors

Data center ops

Automation tooling

JIRA

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/CS/MIS

Tools

Saltstack

Chef

Puppet

Ansible

Nginx

Go-lang

Job description

Cloudflare is seeking a skilled Data Center Operations Engineer to help maintain our global network and datacenter footprint. You will work with SRE, Network Engineering and deployment teams to keep 24/7 uptime across 330+ cities and 125+ countries.

The role requires hands-on networking, Linux administration, and a proactive approach to automation. You will document processes, manage remote contractors, and participate in on-call rotations to ensure reliability.