Network Engineer

At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. The company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.

We realize people do not fit into neat boxes. We are looking for curious and empathetic individuals who are committed to developing themselves and learning new skills, and we are ready to help you do that. We cannot complete our mission without building a diverse and inclusive team. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their potential and support them throughout their time at Cloudflare. Come join us!

Available Locations: Lisbon or London

Responsibilities:

• Technical operation and engineering of the Cloudflare network, including the provisioning and management of the network hardware and software.
• Day to day network operations and monitoring, working closely with internal teams such as System Reliability Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering and Customer Support teams.
• Creating and maintaining documentation, SOPs, knowledge base.
• Interacting with our network peers to assist with their inquiries, and subsequently provide meaningful data on performance degradation.

Requirements:

• Capable of learning new technologies / systems / features under guidance of mentors.
• Proficient in multiple network vendor operating systems; Associate level network certification(s) (JNCIA, CCNA, etc) or higher.
• Understanding of BGP, Knowledge of the OSI-model and experience isolating network, hardware and software issues.
• Experience writing scripts in Bash, Python, or other scripting language.
• Experience in working as part of a team in a customer-facing role.
• Ability to prioritise when faced with high pressure scenarios.

Bonus Points but not required:

• Understanding of anycast routing.
• Good working knowledge of Junos, IOS-XR, NX-OS, EOS and SONIC.
• Experience writing network configuration and design documentation.
• Experience solving problems through automation.
• Experience with optical transport technologies such as CWDM/DWDM.
• Linux system administration.
• Multilingual.

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person’s, perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law.