Field Network Engineer - Data Center Infra (Travel 50-60%)

Fluidstack; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Equity / Stock options

Generous PTO

Retirement plan / pension

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a hands-on Data Center Network Engineer in the New York area to deploy and validate network infrastructure across front-end, back-end, BMS, and management systems. You will configure switches, install optics, coordinate cabling, and drive deployments to completion.

You will travel 50 to 60% to on-site deployments, work in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate with DC Ops, Hardware, and Network Eng to keep multi-team efforts on track.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data center network engineering experience with modern fabrics (EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, CLOS).
• Comfortable with field work, cabling, switches, and optical troubleshooting.
• Ability to document and communicate clearly across teams.
• Willingness to travel 50–60% for on-site deployments.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and validate data center network infrastructure (front-end, back-end, BMS, management): configure switches, install and validate optics, coordinate cabling, drive deployments to completion.
• Ensure physical connectivity meets production standards: coordinate fiber remediation, validate insertion loss and OTDR traces, troubleshoot optical-layer issues, document as-builts.
• Manage hardware logistics: device staging, rack/stack coordination, RMA, DCIM updates, inventory, and vendor shipments so devices are ready when deployments need them.
• Partner with DC Operations, ICT, Hardware, and Network Engineering to identify blockers early, elevate decisively, and keep multi-team efforts on track.
• Maintain cutsheets, as-builts, validation results, and contribute to the deployment playbook that lets the team scale.
• Provide operational support during and after deployments: incident response, troubleshooting, and break-fix.

Skills

EVPN/VXLAN

BGP

CLOS

Field deployment

Network engineering

Documentation

Travel 50-60%

Tools

OTDR

Insertion loss measurement

Job description

Fluidstack is seeking a hands-on Data Center Network Engineer in the New York area to deploy and validate network infrastructure across front-end, back-end, BMS, and management systems. You will configure switches, install optics, coordinate cabling, and drive deployments to completion.

You will travel 50 to 60% to on-site deployments, work in a fast-paced environment, and collaborate with DC Ops, Hardware, and Network Eng to keep multi-team efforts on track.