Senior Datacenter Provisioning Engineer

Senior Datacenter Provisioning Engineer

The Datacenter Provisioning team configures and deploys the servers, network devices and equipment that provide over 265 Tbps of connected global capacity spanning across more than 72 points of presence. The team is seeking a highly collaborative, detail-oriented senior provisioning engineer to join us as we build out new sites and provision additional capacity for existing sites, supporting the growth of a platform that serves a significant proportion of the content delivered to internet consumers across the planet. You will work closely with our hardware, tooling, and operations teams, making our network bigger and better, and contributing to more scalable provisioning solutions. This role reports to the Senior Manager, Datacenter Provisioning, and may be based remotely or at a Fastly office.

What You'll Do

• Provision POPs (network devices, servers and equipment), following documented standards and processes, using a variety of tools including Github, Ansible, Chef, and Fastly's internal tool sets
• Troubleshoot and resolve problems that occur during provisioning and service turnup
• Work collaboratively with internal operations and infrastructure teams, as well as external partners, in support of error-free rapid expansion
• Contribute to the development and improvement of standards and processes for the provisioning of new infrastructure
• Partner with other Fastly teams in the development and iteration of tools and automation systems that improve how we provision the network
• Create and update internal documentation; train and mentor new hires and coworkers as required

Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours

What We're Looking For

Basic Qualifications:

• At least 5 years experience in network devices and server provisioning, system administration, and/or site reliability engineering
• Strong understanding of how the internet and TCP/IP work, focused on client/server dataflow
• Strong IP routing knowledge, with a focus BGP with a deep understanding of TCP/IP
• Understanding of how CDNs work and their position in the global internet
• Comfort in a Linux environment, and prior experience with software/automation workflow tools such as Git, Travis, Chef, Ansible, or comparable
• Candidate must be able to communicate in English
• Ability to troubleshoot server, scripting, and network issues
• Scripting ability in a common language such as Bash, Python, etc.

We value a variety of voices, so this is not a laundry list. It would be an added bonus if you have experience in ANY of these:

• Prior experience with BGP
• Prior experience with CDNs
• Hands on coding experience in Rust for building internal tools

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements

This position is based out of Fastly's San Francisco office. Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $113,220 to $166,500.

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

This role may be eligible to participate in Fastly's equity and discretionary bonus programs.

Benefits

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings?

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), company paid holidays, paid time off and paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.