# Network Engineer, Deployment & Integration

**Company:** [Fluidstack](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/fluidstack)
**Location:** New York, NY, Austin, TX, San Francisco, CA
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Salary:** $150k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Evpn/Vxlan, BGP, Clos, Arista, Juniper, Nvidia, Rocev2, Rdma, Pfc, Ecn, Otdr, Python, Ansible, Dcim
**Posted:** 2025-12-12

> Hands-on network engineer deploying and validating large-scale AI datacenter fabrics, configuring switches, troubleshooting physical/optical layers, and coordinating cross-functional teams. Requires 3-7 years datacenter experience and 70-80% travel to onsite locations.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities

### Deployment Execution
- Deploy and validate datacenter network infrastructure including front-end fabric, back-end fabric, BMS, and management networks.
- Configure switches, install and validate optics, coordinate fiber/cabing work, and drive deployments through completion.

### Physical Layer Validation
- Ensure physical connectivity meets production standards.
- Coordinate with structured cabling teams on fiber remediation, validate insertion loss and OTDR traces, troubleshoot optical layer issues, and document physical infrastructure as-builts.

### Hardware Lifecycle Management
- Manage hardware logistics including device staging, rack/stack coordination, RMA processes, and DCIM updates.
- Track hardware inventory, coordinate vendor shipments, and ensure devices are ready when deployments need them.

### Cross-Functional Coordination
- Partner with DC Operations, ICT teams, Hardware teams, and Network Engineering to drive deployments forward.

### Documentation & Process Improvement
- Maintain accurate documentation of deployment activities including cutsheets, as-builts, validation results, and lessons learned.
- Identify gaps in deployment procedures and propose improvements.

### Operational Support
- Provide backup operational support during and after deployments.
- Respond to incidents, execute troubleshooting procedures, and coordinate break-fix activities.

## Requirements

- **Datacenter Networking Foundation**: 3-7 years in network engineering with hands-on datacenter experience. Understand modern datacenter fabrics (**EVPN/VXLAN**, **BGP**, **CLOS architectures**). Comfortable with CLI, configuration management, and network validation.
- **Hands-On Execution Mindset**: Thrive in field environments, comfortable pulling cable, configuring switches, troubleshooting optical layer issues.
- **Strong Troubleshooting Skills**: Diagnose issues across physical and logical layers. Read OTDR traces, validate insertion loss, debug **BGP** sessions.
- **Coordination & Communication**: Clear communicator across teams, document work clearly.
- **Self-Directed Learning**: Learn quickly, take ownership of ramping up.
- **Travel Ready**: Comfortable with 70-80% travel to onsite deployments.

## Nice to Haves
- **AI Fabric Experience**: **RDMA (RoCEv2)**, lossless Ethernet (**PFC**, **ECN**), high-performance compute fabrics.
- **Vendor Platform Knowledge**: **Arista**, **Juniper**, **NVIDIA** networking platforms.
- **Physical Layer Expertise**: Structured cabling standards, fiber optics (**SMF/MMF**), insertion loss budgets, optical validation tools.
- **Automation Exposure**: Network automation, configuration templating, scripting (**Python**, **Ansible**).
- **DCIM/Asset Management**: Datacenter infrastructure management tools, asset tracking.

## Compensation
- Base salary range: **$150,000 - $250,000** per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location.
- Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
- Retirement or pension plan, health/dental/vision insurance, generous PTO.

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