Senior Data Center Ops Engineer - Hybrid, AI-Driven Infra

Zscaler; 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

Job summary

Zscaler in Singapore is seeking a Senior Staff Data Center Operations (DCO) Engineer to join our Hybrid Network Infrastructure team. You will expand and optimize our global cloud security network by staging, provisioning, and maintaining high‑performance bare metal hardware.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to validate build activities, troubleshoot complex staging environments, and continuously improve deployment processes.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies
• 7–10 years experience in 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, ILO/SAA/iDRAC/IPMI
• Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 lbs

Responsibilities

• Provision new hardware and network devices in staging environments to expand the global network
• Troubleshoot issues in the build environment and repair/replace 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 fundamentals

Hardware automation

Bare metal provisioning

Linux/Unix + ILO/iDRAC/BIOS

Cross-functional collaboration

Physical lifting up to 50 lbs

Tools

KVM

Proxmox

Ansible

PXE boot

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Zscaler in Singapore is seeking a Senior Staff Data Center Operations (DCO) Engineer to join our Hybrid Network Infrastructure team. You will expand and optimize our global cloud security network by staging, provisioning, and maintaining high‑performance bare metal hardware.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to validate build activities, troubleshoot complex staging environments, and continuously improve deployment processes.