Network Deployment Engineer – Contract

FluidStack

Network Deployment Engineer deploying and validating data center network infrastructure at Fluidstack. Hands-on role requiring travel for onsite deployments and operational support.

Posted 7/5/2026contractRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60 - $75 per hourWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deploy and validate data center network infrastructure (front-end, back-end, BMS, management): configure switches, install and validate optics, coordinate cabling, and drive deployments to completion.
Ensure physical connectivity meets production standards: coordinate fiber remediation, validate insertion loss and OTDR traces, troubleshoot optical-layer issues, and 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, escalate decisively, and keep multi-team efforts on track.
Maintain cutsheets, as-builts, validation results, and lessons learned, and contribute to the deployment playbook that lets the team scale.
Provide operational support during and after deployments: incident response, troubleshooting, and break-fix.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You've done hands-on data center network engineering and understand modern fabrics (EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, CLOS), having configured production infrastructure.
You thrive in the field, equally comfortable pulling cable, configuring switches, and troubleshooting the optical layer, and you execute with whatever tooling is available.
You troubleshoot methodically across physical and logical layers: OTDR traces, insertion loss, BGP sessions, and connectivity through complex topologies.
You communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams, document well, and follow through.
You learn fast and take ownership of ramping on new technology, and you'll travel 50 to 60% to onsite deployments.
Bonus: AI fabric turn-up experience. Configuration management and automation tooling. Vendor certifications.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
Health, dental, and vision insurance.
Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Network Infrastructure ConfigurationOptics InstallationFiber RemediationOTDR Traces AnalysisCabling CoordinationDevice StagingRack/Stack CoordinationConfiguration ManagementAutomation ToolingMulti-Team Collaboration

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationDocumentation SkillsOwnershipProblem-SolvingAdaptability