Senior Data Center Engineer: Hardware Provisioning & Automation

Zscaler; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Various health plans

Time off plans

Parental leave options

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Staff Data Center Operations Engineer to join a hybrid role reporting to the Datacenter Deployment Manager, Network Infrastructure. You will expand and optimize the global cloud security network by staging, provisioning, and maintaining high‑performance bare metal hardware.

This position requires hands-on work across Singapore’s integration center and global deployment teams. You will collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to validate build activities,

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your domain.
• 7-10 years experience in a hardware automation or build environment
• Experience translating cloud workload to bare metal platform requirements
• Deep understanding of servers, network devices, configurations, and physical connectivity
• Experience with Linux/Unix command line, BIOS, and out-of-band management (ILO, SAA, iDRAC, IPMI)
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs occasionally

Responsibilities

• Provision new hardware and network devices in a staging environment to expand and supplement the global network
• Troubleshoot issues in the build environment and repair/replace server and network components
• Collaborate with maintenance, network, install, and platform engineering teams to validate build activities
• Engage and assist in optimizing data center deployment processes and workflows
• Visit the Singapore integration center as needed to manage physical infrastructure and validate staging readiness

Skills

AI/ML basics

Hardware automation

Bare metal provisioning

Server/network knowledge

Linux/Unix CLI

Physical lift 50 lbs

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Ansible

PXE boot

KVM/Proxmox

IPMI/ILO/iDRAC

Job description

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Staff Data Center Operations Engineer to join a hybrid role reporting to the Datacenter Deployment Manager, Network Infrastructure. You will expand and optimize the global cloud security network by staging, provisioning, and maintaining high‑performance bare metal hardware.

This position requires hands-on work across Singapore’s integration center and global deployment teams. You will collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to validate build activities,