Network Support Engineer

Fastly; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,600,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Fastly’s Edge Cloud Platform powers the internet, with the MCP ensuring operational excellence for strategic accounts. As a Network Support Engineer, you distill monitoring data into precise events to safeguard performance for enterprise partners and customers.

You’ll lead Live Event Monitoring, coordinate status updates, and partner with incident commanders to mitigate disruptions while driving proactive improvements across global teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in network and systems engineering in a NOC or high‑scale support environment.
• Deep knowledge of networking protocols; able to debug connections using cURL, traceroute, and MTR.
• Hands‑on Linux experience with complex distributed system infrastructures.
• Fluency in written and spoken English with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Distill high‑velocity monitoring data into actionable events for strategic and high‑touch enterprise accounts using the Fastly Observability platform.
• Lead Live Event Monitoring (LEM) initiatives for high‑profile traffic events and ensure a seamless digital experience.
• Coordinate updates via fastlystatus.com to communicate with engineering and revenue teams.
• Advocate for strategic customers during maintenance planning to ensure early notifications and proper configuration updates.
• Partner with incident commanders during disruptions to tailor mitigations for specific performance needs.
• Develop and maintain shared customer runbooks with proactive thresholds for Performance, Focus Center, and enterprise partners.
• Transition from incident response to problem management by identifying leading contributing factors with engineering teams.
• Identify platform gaps with Advanced Professional Services related to security patterns or false‑positive attacks.
• Manage customer CDN configurations while advocating for performance‑critical accounts.
• Help scale proactive support via global monitoring policies rooted in industry standards.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Linux expertise

Troubleshooting

English communication

Incident management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

cURL

Traceroute

MTR

Job description

Network Support Engineer

The Fastly Edge Cloud Platform powers the best of the internet, and our Mission Control Program (MCP) — a key function within our broader Customer Experience organization — ensures this mission is a success through rigorous operational excellence.

As a Network Support Engineer, you are the steward of service quality, distilling vast streams of monitoring data into precise, actionable events before they impact our strategic accounts, high‑profile digital partners, and designated strategic enterprise support customers. You are more than a responder; you are a champion of problem management and continuous improvement, ensuring our platform remains resilient for organizations within our Performance and Focus Centers. During acute platform incidents, you act as a critical advocate for these accounts, collaborating with incident commanders to ensure mitigation strategies prioritize the stability of their unique traffic profiles. Working in association with various engineering teams for network delivery and compute services, you provide the proactive troubleshooting, maintenance coordination, and focus on leading contributing factor analysis required to manage the world’s most complex traffic.

What you’ll do

• Distill high‑velocity monitoring data into actionable events for strategic and high‑touch enterprise accounts using the Fastly Observability platform to identify and resolve performance trends.
• Lead Live Event Monitoring (LEM) initiatives for high‑profile traffic events, ensuring a high‑quality and seamless digital experience.
• Manage administrative updates and coordination via fastlystatus.com to provide transparent, impact‑focused communication between engineering and revenue teams.
• Advocate for strategic customers during maintenance planning to ensure early notifications and identify necessary configuration updates before implementation.
• Partner with incident commanders and escalation management during acute platform disruptions to advocate for strategic accounts and ensure mitigations are targeted for their specific performance needs.
• Drive continuous improvement by developing and maintaining shared customer runbooks with customized, proactive thresholds for our Performance, Focus Center, and strategic enterprise partners.
• Lead the transition from incident response to problem management by identifying leading contributing factors and coordinating with engineering teams for network delivery and compute services.
• Work with Advanced Professional Services to identify platform gaps that may appear as security vulnerabilities or false‑positive attack patterns.
• Manage customer CDN configurations via digital channels while advocating for the unique needs of our performance‑critical accounts.
• Help scale our proactive support capabilities by developing global monitoring policies rooted in high‑quality industry standards.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years of experience in network and systems engineering, specifically within a NOC or high‑scale support environment.
• Deep foundational knowledge of networking protocols and the ability to debug connections using cURL, traceroute, and MTR.
• Hands‑on experience with Linux environments and the ability to navigate complex distributed system infrastructures.
• Proven track record of maintaining composure and empathy during high‑pressure live event monitoring situations.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to tailor technical depth for both engineering and executive audiences.
• Strong multitasking abilities to manage proactive alerts alongside standard configuration requests in a dynamic environment.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these

• Practical experience applying ITIL or ISO 20000:1 service management standards to drive operational quality and continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a similar IT discipline, or equivalent technical experience.
• Familiarity with programming or scripting languages (e.g., Python, Go) for automation and data analysis.
• Prior experience working specifically within the CDN or edge cloud industry.

Work hours

• Monday–Friday
• Sunday–Thursday
• Tuesday–Saturday
• Hours: 2:30pm – 11:30pm

Work location(s) and travel requirements

• India: Pune

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home. This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non‑discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, shift pattern and location. We anticipate a salary of between ₹16 – ₹19 LPA for this role. This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly’s equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to meet your needs. Our offerings may vary depending on the country where you work and are subject to change.