Infrastructure Deployment Engineer Intern

About Cloudflare
We are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and Internet properties for customers from individual bloggers to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates Internet applications without hardware, software installation, or code changes. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare route web traffic through our global network, improving performance and reducing spam and attacks. Cloudflare is recognized for culture and innovation by Entrepreneur Magazine and Fast Company.

Available Locations
London (UK) or Lisbon (Portugal)

About The Team & Role

In this role, you will help support the foundations of a new infrastructure build-out and expansion of our global network. As an intern, you will be paired with a dedicated mentor from the Deployment team who will guide you through the end-to-end lifecycle of infrastructure planning and execution. This is a practical and data‑driven hands-on opportunity to bridge academic theory and real-world application. You will take ownership of small-scale deployment projects and validate key technical DCIM records for operational rigor using AI, create scripts, and identify opportunities to automate workflows. If you are eager to learn, willing to get your hands dirty, and ready to leverage AI to validate, automate and strengthen data integrity for deployments, this is the place for you.

What would you do as a Cloudflare intern?

• Take ownership of small-scale deployment projects from planning to turn-up, under close guidance of a senior engineering mentor.
• Visit local data centers to perform physical deployment activities, including racking and stacking hardware, running cables, and troubleshooting physical layer issues.
• Assist with server administration tasks remotely using IPMI/BMC tools, including provisioning, monitoring, and firmware updates.
• Coordinate with remote contractors, datacenter providers, and logistics partners during hardware installations across 700+ global locations.
• Learn to use AI to perform global infrastructure data validation, gap analysis, and identify automation and integrity validation workflows to eliminate manual tasks and improve deployment speed.
• Use AI to perform inline validation checks prior to pushing network configurations for deployments.
• Present completed projects to the senior leadership team at the end of the internship.

Examples of Desirable Skills (Not required, but a plus!)

• Experience building a home network lab (e.g., GNS3, EVE-NG, Packet Tracer) or university projects involving routing and switching.
• Exposure to server hardware components (CPU, RAM, NICs, optics) or datacenter facility environments (AC/DC power, cooling).
• Basic academic understanding of routing protocols, particularly BGP.
• Comfort using Jira, Google Sheets, or MS Excel to track project status.
• Interest or experience in using AI to perform validations on infrastructure data, query live devices, and simplify workflows through automation.

Bonus Points

• Entry-level industry certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA, Juniper JNCIA, CompTIA Network+ or Linux+).
• Multilingual; comfortable communicating in a diverse, international environment.

What Makes Cloudflare Special?

We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Protecting the free and open Internet is fundamental to our mission. Projects and programs include:

Project Galileo: Since 2014, we’ve equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with tools to defend themselves against attacks, at no cost.

Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to protect state and local governments and provide reliable access to election information. We’ve supported more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.

1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to build a faster, more secure, privacy-centric public DNS resolver. We do not store client IP addresses. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitments and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.

Sound like something you’d like to be part of? We’d love to hear from you!

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Any offer of employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these laws without sponsorship for an export license.

Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and value diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, disability, or any other status protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer. Cloudflare provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact us at hr@cloudflare.com or 101 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94107.

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