Data Center Network Operations Engineer

Cloudflare, Inc

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Atlanta, GAAustin, TXDenver, CONew York, NYSan Francisco, CASeattle, WAWashington, DC
Salary
$126,000–$174,000 / yr
Posted
4 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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About Cloudflare, Inc

Cloudflare is a prominent cloud services and security company that provides content delivery network (CDN), DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust security services to millions of internet properties.

Cloudflare, Inc currently has 110 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Data Center Network Operations Engineer

The Data Center Network Operations Engineer joins the global network team to maintain and improve infrastructure across hundreds of cities. You will collaborate with SRE and Network Engineering teams to manage remote contractors, hardware manufacturers, and service providers while ensuring operational availability. Daily responsibilities include creating documentation, managing SOPs, configuring network infrastructure, and leveraging AI tools to automate repetitive tasks and accelerate troubleshooting. You will handle deployment, migration, and decommissioning projects in remote colocation facilities. Required expertise includes Linux systems administration, Juniper, Cisco, and DWDM network equipment. You must demonstrate proficiency in program management using JIRA, data analysis, and configuration management systems like Saltstack, Chef, Puppet, or Ansible. The role solves the technical challenge of maintaining a high-performing, global network architecture and ensuring consistent infrastructure visibility.

What you'll do

  • Maintain the operational availability of the global data center environment.
  • Manage remote contractors and vendors to complete datacenter tasks across 330+ cities.
  • Leverage AI tools to automate repetitive tasks and accelerate troubleshooting or root-cause analysis.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, including SOPs, MOPs, and infrastructure plans.
  • Support and configure network infrastructure as required.
  • Participate in a shared on-call rotation to ensure 24/7 global network availability.
  • Develop and implement consistent processes and visibility measurements for infrastructure management.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with Juniper, Cisco, and DWDM network equipment.
  • Minimum of 4 years of Linux systems administration experience.
  • Experience managing and instructing remote contractors.
  • Familiarity with standing up infrastructure in remote colocation facilities.
  • Experience running and improving operational processes and automation tooling in rapidly changing environments.
  • Familiarity with day-to-day Data Center Operations tasks like deployment, migration, and decommissioning.
  • Ability to handle basic program management responsibilities such as prioritization, planning, and status reporting in JIRA.
  • Bachelor’s degree.

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