Focused on the build out and expansion of our global network.
Work closely with Cloudflare’s SRE, Network Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering teams, Project Managers, vendors, partners to maintain and improve our global infrastructure.
Plan and execute on the expansion of our network.
Develop and implement consistent processes and visibility measurements for management of our infrastructure.
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.
Aggressively seek opportunities to introduce cutting-edge technology and automation solutions.
Planning and implementing network and server installations, including in facility power, 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 for day to day activities.
Coordinating installation of cross-connects globally in support of physical network expansion.

Requirements

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
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
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

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data Center OperationsSite Reliability EngineeringLinux systems administrationNetwork EngineeringDevOpsoptical transport technologiesConfiguration managementNetwork ProtocolsBGPprogramming languages

Soft Skills

problem-solvingattention to detailinterpersonal skillscommunication skillsproactiveability to learn fasttask managementteam player

Certifications

JNCIPCCNP