Senior DataCenter Provisioning Engineer

United States·Denver,Raleigh,New York+1 moresenior

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Key Responsibilities

Provision POPs (network devices, servers and equipment), following documented standards and processes, using a variety of tools including Github, Ansible, Chef,

Requirements Summary

This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations. The preferred locations for this position are: Denver, CO San Francisco, CA New York,

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Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including GitHub, Yelp, Paramount, and JetBlue.

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The Data Center Provisioning team is responsible for configuring and deploying the servers, network devices and supporting infrastructure that provides over 462Tbps of connected global capacity spanning across more than 100 points of presence (POPs) worldwide.

Responsibilities

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→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
→Support post-deployment validation, monitoring integration, and handoff to Network Operations for steady-state management.

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
Ability to troubleshoot server, scripting, and network issues
Scripting ability in a common language such as Bash, Python, etc.

Prior experience working at a Content Delivery Network (CDN), hyperscale cloud provider, or telecom infrastructure provider.
Hands-on coding experience (e.g., Python, Rust) for building or improving internal tooling.
Experience provisioning and maintaining infrastructure for a large-scale, high-availability global network.

Requirements

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This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations.

The preferred locations for this position are:

Denver, CO
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.

There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office. However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US.

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

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

The estimated salary range for this position is $122,280 to $172,632.

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.

What We Offer

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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), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2026, we offer 12 paid local holidays, 12 paid company wellness days.

All job applications must be submitted through our official careers site at www.fastly.com/about/careers. We will never request sensitive information, such as your Social Security number, bank account or credit card information during the application process. All official communication will come from an @fastly.com or @recruiting.fastly.com email address.

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901.

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