Job Description

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES


Role Overview:


As a Data Centre Provisioning Engineer will be responsible for supporting the deployment, activation, and operational excellence of hyperscale data centre network infrastructure. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners to ensure seamless provisioning, troubleshooting, and optimization of network systems.


Key Responsibilities:


Engineering & Troubleshooting


Minimum 3+ years of experience in troubleshooting network Layer 1, 2, and 3 issues, preferably within AI fabric, 3-tier Leaf and Spine, NSF, and Optical networks.


Provide direct engineering support to Data Center Construction, NetOps, FacOps, activation, and audit teams.


Respond to hardware, software, network, design, or tooling issues; create and manage tickets, and drive network-related issues to resolution.


Incident Response & Deployment


Lead data centre deployment using zero-touch provisioning tools to bring entire data halls online rapidly.


Track and resolve reliability, security, and continuity issues during hyperscale infrastructure deployment.


Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, MSPs, and third-party vendors.


Operational Leadership


Indirectly manage large teams responsible for racking, stacking, auditing, cabling, and testing thousands of network switches.


Establish and enforce network standards, ensuring compliance with client policies.


Escalation Management


Participate in on-call rotation to resolve or re-route issues as needed.


Identify opportunities for process, tool, skill, or automation improvements to reduce future escalations.


Data Measurement & Automation


Sequence, schedule, and manage multiple dependent projects on hyperscale datacenter fabrics.


Develop workflow automations for large-scale network switch deployments.


Edit and manage large databases that integrate multiple systems in real time.


Enhance the quality and quantity of reported metrics, focusing on escalation issues, fault/event trends, tooling failure rates, and vendor performance.


Required Skills:


Data analytics and reporting


Troubleshooting internetwork routing and switching at datacenter scale


Bash and Python scripting for device automation via CLI


SDN automation experience


Fiber optic circuit troubleshooting, including MTP fanouts


Knowledge of datacenter space, power, IEC, and NEMA specifications


Experience with rack, fiber, patch panel, and device inventory (including board, chipset, firmware, and kernel auditing)


Equipment and IP deployment expertise


IPv6 routing and switching, including SLAAC


Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) via PXEboot, TFTP, and SLAAC


Preferred Qualifications:


Experience working with large-scale, hyperscale data centre environments


Strong collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders


Proven ability to drive process improvements and automation initiatives


EXPERIENCE


6-8 Years
SKILLS


Primary Skill: Network Engineer
Sub Skill(s): Network Engineer
Additional Skill(s): LAN, Network Operations, Firewall