Senior Data Center Ops Engineer (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Time off plans

Parental leave options

Retirement options

In-office perks, and more!

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Staff Data Center Operations Engineer in Singapore. The role combines hardware provisioning, staging, and deployment across our global cloud security network.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize build processes, validate staging readiness, and support high-performance bare-metal infrastructure. Ideal candidates bring 7–10 years in hardware automation, strong Linux/CLI skills, and experience with ILO/SAA/iDRAC/IPMI.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies.
• 7-10 years experience in hardware automation or a 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 CLI and out-of-band management (ILO, SAA, iDRAC, IPMI).
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provision new hardware and network devices in a staging environment to expand and supplement the global network.
• Troubleshoot issues within the build environment and repair or replace server and network components and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with maintenance, network, install, and platform engineering teams to execute and 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

Linux/Unix CLI

Scripting (Bash)

Python scripting

I/O management

Tools

KVM

Proxmox

Ansible

PXE boot

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Staff Data Center Operations Engineer in Singapore. The role combines hardware provisioning, staging, and deployment across our global cloud security network.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize build processes, validate staging readiness, and support high-performance bare-metal infrastructure. Ideal candidates bring 7–10 years in hardware automation, strong Linux/CLI skills, and experience with ILO/SAA/iDRAC/IPMI.