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Network Deployment Engineer

Cloudflare· Infrastructure
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Hybrid (Atlanta, US), Hybrid (Austin, US), Hybrid (Denver, US), Hybrid (New York, US)$114k - $157kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Role focused on buildout and expansion of Cloudflare’s global network infrastructure across 700+ datacenter locations, collaborating with SRE, Network Engineering, and vendors to scale and maintain physical footprint.

Responsibilities

  • Provisioning & Deployment: Provision, configure, monitor, and maintain physical hardware, networking devices, and software in both greenfield deployments and brownfield migrations.
  • Remote Datacenter Operations: Perform server administration remotely using IPMI/BMC out-of-band management tools for server provisioning, troubleshooting, and firmware updates.
  • Automation & AI Workflows: Build scripts using Python and other tools to eliminate repetitive toil. Actively leverage and develop agentic AI tools to reduce administrative overhead.
  • Vendor & Contractor Management: Direct remote hands and field contractors on rack-and-stack installations, optical cross-connects, cable management, power (AC/DC), and cooling requirements.
  • Technical Guidance: Provide technical leadership to remote contractors and junior team members during on-site deployments, walking them through configurations and quality control.
  • Documentation & Process Improvement: Create and maintain standardized SOPs, MOPs, runbooks, and visibility metrics to ensure operational consistency across all global regions.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Infrastructure Planning, SRE, and Network Engineering teams on global expansion projects. Limited travel required.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in Data Center Operations, Network Engineering, Linux System Administration, SRE, or DevOps.
  • Datacenter Infrastructure: In-depth knowledge of physical power/cooling, optics (CWDM/DWDM), cable standards, and remote "lights-out" management (IPMI/BMC).
  • Networking Foundations: Strong grasp of network protocols, topologies, and design, with experience troubleshooting physical and logical network connectivity.
  • Automation & Tooling: Proficient in writing Python or Bash scripts to automate operational tasks. Experience using or building agentic AI tools for workflow efficiency is required.
  • Configuration Management: Hands-on experience with tools such as SaltStack, Ansible, Puppet, or Chef.
  • Operational Drive: Proven capability to manage global vendors, anticipate blockers before execution, spot failure patterns, and write precise MOPs/SOPs.

Skills

Required:Data Center OperationsIPMI/BMC remote managementPythonBashSaltStack/Ansible/Puppet/Chef

Benefits

  • Health & Welfare Benefits: Medical/Rx Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Spending Accounts, Fertility & Family Forming Benefits, On-demand mental health support and Employee Assistance Program, Global Travel Medical Insurance
  • Financial Benefits: Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Life & Accident Insurance, 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Stock Participation Plan
  • Time Off: Flexible paid time off covering vacation and sick leave, Leave programs including parental, pregnancy health, medical, and bereavement leave
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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