Network Deployment Engineer

Cloudflare; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 81.000 - 122.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cloudflare is seeking a Network Deployment Engineer to expand and maintain a massive global network infrastructure. You will collaborate with internal engineering teams and external partners to execute hardware deployments and optimize operational processes in Singapore (Hybrid).

You will provision, monitor, and maintain data center hardware, perform remote management via IPMI/BMC, and develop automation scripts in Python to reduce toil.

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Center Operations, SRE, Linux Administration, Network Engineering, or DevOps.

Aufgaben

• Provision, monitor, and maintain hardware and network systems in new data centers.
• Perform remote server administration using BMC/IPMI tools for firmware updates and troubleshooting.
• Execute network configurations for greenfield deployments and brownfield migrations.
• Manage remote contractors for rack and stack installations and coordinate with logistics and ISP partners across 700+ locations.
• Develop automation scripts in Python and utilize Changie to reduce administrative toil.
• Build agentic AI tools to improve workflow efficiency.
• Plan facility requirements including power, cooling, and cable management.
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff and contractors.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Coordinate cross-connect installations and standardize processes across regions.

Kenntnisse

Python

Bash

Automation

Remote troubleshooting

Ausbildung

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or MIS

Tools

IPMI

BMC

Ansible

Puppet

Saltstack

JIRA

Juniper Junos

Cisco IOS/NX-OS

Arista EOS

SONiC

DWDM/CWDM

Nokia

Ciena

Jobbeschreibung

Network Deployment Engineer at Cloudflare.

About the role

This role involves managing the expansion and maintenance of a massive global network infrastructure. You will collaborate with internal engineering teams and external partners to execute hardware deployments and optimize operational processes.

Key facts

Location: Singapore (Hybrid)
Engagement: Full-time
Team: Network Infrastructure Planning, Network Engineering, Infrastructure Automation, and Site Reliability Engineering

What you'll do

• Provision, monitor, and maintain hardware and network systems in new data centers.
• Perform remote server administration using BMC/IPMI tools for firmware updates and troubleshooting.
• Execute network configurations for greenfield deployments and brownfield migrations.
• Manage remote contractors for rack and stack installations and coordinate with logistics and ISP partners across 700+ locations.
• Develop automation scripts in Python and utilize Changie to reduce administrative toil.
• Build agentic AI tools to improve workflow efficiency.
• Plan facility requirements including power, cooling, and cable management.
• Provide technical guidance to junior staff and contractors.
• Maintain technical documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Coordinate cross-connect installations and standardize processes across regions.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Data Center Operations, SRE, Linux Administration, Network Engineering, or DevOps.
• Proficiency in optical transport technologies such as DWDM/CWDM.
• Experience with configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef, or Saltstack.
• Knowledge of enterprise network protocols, topologies, and design documentation.
• Experience with remote out-of-band management and server provisioning.
• Ability to write Python or Bash scripts for task automation.
• Experience building or working with agentic AI tools.
• Strong communication skills and ability to manage operational processes in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or MIS.
• Experience with DCIM tools and infrastructure project management.
• Knowledge of BGP and anycast routing.
• Proficiency with network OS including Juniper Junos, Cisco IOS/NX-OS, Arista EOS, SONiC, Ciena, or Nokia.
• Experience using JIRA for project tracking and scheduling.
• Professional certifications such as JNCIP, CCNP, or Linux‑specific credentials.
• Experience working in 24/7/365 mission‑critical environments.

Skills & tools

• Python, Bash
• Saltstack, Chef, Puppet, Ansible
• IPMI, BMC
• JIRA, MS Excel, Google Spreadsheets
• Juniper, Cisco, Arista, SONiC, Ciena, Nokia
• CWDM/DWDM

Practical notes

• Limited travel is required.
• On‑call rotation is required for 24/7/365 environments.
• Offers may be subject to U.S. export control laws; authorization to access controlled technology without sponsorship is required.
• Candidates reaching the offer stage may be required to attend an in‑person interview at a Cloudflare office or hub.