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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. We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. Posting Open Date: 9/2/26 Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 12/2/26 *Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants. Senior Program Manager, Network Infrastructure The Senior Program Manager, Network Infrastructure will play a critical role in scaling the Fastly global network by leading the execution of our most impactful Network Infrastructure projects. Acting as a strategic bridge across Network Operations, Supply Chain, Data Center Provisioning, Data Center Infrastructure, Finance, and Legal, you won’t just track deliverables; you’ll drive complex, large-scale deployment plans to completion. You will join our high-impact Program Management Infrastructure team, reporting to the Senior Manager, and have a direct, tangible influence on the growth and success of Fastly’s global infrastructure. What You'll Do: Drive the end-to-end development and execution of build and deployment plans. Lead complex, large-scale infrastructure projects, including new site builds, site augments, and decommissioning efforts. Orchestrate cross-functional collaboration between Infrastructure Acquisition Managers, Network Operations, Supply Chain, Data Center Engineering, Finance, Legal, and other partners, ensuring clear accountability and successful delivery. Establish and maintain reporting frameworks to provide transparent visibility on deployment timelines, risks, and project health to stakeholders across the organization. Proactively identify critical path bottlenecks, risks, and blockers, escalating issues with data-driven mitigation strategies. Analyze project workflows to identify and implement opportunities for standardizing and automating processes, ensuring faster and more reliable infrastructure delivery. Manage vendor and partner relationships to ensure the timely procurement and delivery of critical hardware and services. Collaborate as a core member of a high-impact team dedicated to building and scaling the world’s most performant edge computing network. What We're Looking For: Proven track record of at least 5-7+ years driving large-scale infrastructure programs within cloud services, CDN, OTT, data center, or telecommunications environments. Technical fluency in data center and network infrastructure architecture, including power specifications, hardware deployment, and physical layer components. Experience working in a Production Engineering environment with a focus on Network Engineering, Acquisition, or Delivery. Proficiency in advanced project management tools (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet) and data visualization to track milestones and capacity. Experience in process analysis and improvement to drive operational efficiency and standardization. Experience with global capacity planning, supply chain logistics, and managing hardware deployment lifecycles. Strong stakeholder management, ability to navigate ambiguity, and the leadership to drive consensus across diverse engineering teams. Experience in incident management or post-mortem analysis to improve long-term system reliability. Ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable project roadmaps for non-technical stakeholders. We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these: PMP or other project management certification Experience with Dell and Hyve hardware Experience with Arista and Ciena networking hardware Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours. Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements: This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager. There is a preference for candidates to be located near one of our offices below, but it is not required. San Francisco, CA Denver, CO New York, NY SF / LA Fair Chance Ordinance Statement 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. Salary: The estimated salary range for this position is $142,630.00 to $195,000.00. 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. Benefits: 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. AI Statement To ensure a fair and equitable interview process for everyone, the use of AI technologies—including real-time transcription tools, automated scripts, AI copilots, or external assistants—is strictly prohibited during the interview process unless explicitly authorized by the company in advance. Unauthorized use of AI tools may result in disqualification. Why Fastly? We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives . Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand. We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day. We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about. We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying. 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. Fastly collects and processes personal data submitted by job applicants in accordance with our Privacy Policy . Please see our privacy notice for job applicants .

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We're building a more trustworthy Internet. Come join us. Posting Open Date: 9/2/26
Anticipated Posting Close Date*: 12/2/26
Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.
Senior Program Manager, Network Infrastructure
Drive the end-to-end development and execution of build and deployment plans.
Lead complex, large-scale infrastructure projects, including new site builds, site augments, and decommissioning efforts.
Establish and maintain reporting frameworks to provide transparent visibility on deployment timelines, risks, and project health to stakeholders across the organization.
Proactively identify critical path bottlenecks, risks, and blockers, escalating issues with data-driven mitigation strategies.
Analyze project workflows to identify and implement opportunities for standardizing and automating processes, ensuring faster and more reliable infrastructure delivery.
Manage vendor and partner relationships to ensure the timely procurement and delivery of critical hardware and services.
Collaborate as a core member of a high-impact team dedicated to building and scaling the world’s most performant edge computing network.
Proven track record of at least 5-7+ years driving large-scale infrastructure programs within cloud services, CDN, OTT, data center, or telecommunications environments.
Technical fluency in data center and network infrastructure architecture, including power specifications, hardware deployment, and physical layer components.
Experience working in a Production Engineering environment with a focus on Network Engineering, Acquisition, or Delivery.
Proficiency in advanced project management tools (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet) and data visualization to track milestones and capacity.
Experience in process analysis and improvement to drive operational efficiency and standardization.
Experience with global capacity planning, supply chain logistics, and managing hardware deployment lifecycles.
Strong stakeholder management, ability to navigate ambiguity, and the leadership to drive consensus across diverse engineering teams.
Experience in incident management or post-mortem analysis to improve long-term system reliability.
Ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable project roadmaps for non-technical stakeholders.
We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:
PMP or other project management certification
Experience with Dell and Hyve hardware
Experience with Arista and Ciena networking hardware

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