Cloudflare · 5 hours ago
Data Center Deployment Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expCloudflare is a company on a mission to help build a better Internet, running one of the world’s largest networks. The Data Center Deployment Engineer will focus on the build-out and expansion of Cloudflare’s global network, collaborating with various teams to manage and improve infrastructure while implementing consistent processes.
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Responsibilities
Provisioning, monitoring and maintaining hardware, software, and network in new Cloudflare data centers
Creating documentation and managing remote contractors to complete datacenter installations and upgrades (rack and stack), including hardware manufacturers, datacenter and network providers, logistics partners and other service providers in support of our 335+ growing datacenter locations
Aggressively seek opportunities to introduce cutting-edge technology and automation solutions that are effective, efficient and scalable in order to improve our ability to deploy and maintain our global infrastructure
Planning and implementing network and server installations, including in the areas of facility power (AC/DC), cooling, security/access, rack layout and cable management
Providing technical leadership and guidance during deployment activities
Creating and maintaining documentation, plans, SOP’s, MOP’s etc
Collaborating with internal teams (infrastructure engineering, network engineering and SRE) for day to day activities
Coordinating installation of cross-connects globally in support of physical network expansion
Assisting with the definition, documentation and implementation of consistent processes across all regions
Limited travel
Qualification
Required
Minimum of 3 years of prior relevant experience in Data Center Operations, Site Reliability Engineering, Linux systems administration, Network Engineering, and/or DevOps experience
Familiarity with day-to-day tasks and projects common in Data Center Operations
Experience with optical transport technologies such as CWDM/DWDM
Configuration management tool experience like Saltstack, Chef, Puppet or Ansible
Network hardware administration
Knowledge and exposure to Network Protocols, Topologies and Enterprise architecture
Experience writing network configuration and design documentation
Experience solving problems through automation
Ability to write scripts for internal tools
Experience running and improving operational processes in a rapidly changing environment
Preferred
Bachelor's degree, technical background in engineering, computer science, or MIS a plus
Direct experience executing on datacenter / infrastructure projects with many moving parts
Previous experience installing / maintaining datacenter (and other IT) infrastructure and DCIM tools
Experience running and improving operational processes in a rapidly changing environment
Strong understanding of BGP and anycast routing
Professional level network certification(s) (JNCIP, CCNP, etc) or higher
Good working knowledge of Juniper Junos, Cisco IOS, Cisco NX-OS and Arista EOS
Load balancing and reverse proxies such as Nginx, Varnish, HAProxy, Apache
Proficient in one or more programming languages and willing to learn new ones when required
Strong verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and interpersonal skills
Must be proactive with proven ability to learn fast and execute on multiple tasks simultaneously
Ability to manage MS excel and Google spreadsheets
Comfortable handling basic program management responsibilities (prioritization, planning, scheduling, status reporting) such as JIRA
Experience managing remote contractors
Must be a team player
Company
Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a web performance and security company that provides online services to protect and accelerate websites online.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.08BKey Investors
Franklin TempletonFidelityUnion Square Ventures
2025-06-13Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2019-09-12IPO
2019-03-12Series E· $150M
Leadership Team
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CEO & Co-Founder
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Co-Founder & Lead Engineer
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