Nscale
AI
SeniorInfrastructureEngineer(OpenStackNeutronSpecialist)
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“Senior Infrastructure Engineer (OpenStack Neutron Specialist) at Nscale. Skills: OpenStack Neutron, Cloud networking, Network automation. Own OpenStack networking layer. Evolve OpenStack networking layer”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure availability of networking layer; Ensure scalability of networking layer; Ensure performance of networking layer; Ensure security of networking layer; Improve network automation; Improve provisioning; Improve recovery; Improve scalability; Improve performance
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting complex issues; Root cause analysis
On-call rotations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years OpenStack experience, Linux systems administration experience, Experience designing automation for cloud infrastructure, Python skills, Bash skills, Experience with highly available production platforms, Experience with change management in mission-critical environments, Ability to collaborate across teams
Nice to Have
Experience contributing to upstream open-source communities, Experience working closely with upstream open-source communities
What You'll Do.
Own OpenStack networking layer
Evolve OpenStack networking layer
Design scalable networking platforms
Design resilient networking platforms
Design secure networking platforms
Focus on Neutron and OVN/OVS
Own virtual networking services architecture
Own virtual networking services operation
Ensure networking platforms adhere to standards
Support lifecycle management
Support change execution
Troubleshoot control plane issues
Troubleshoot data plane issues
Act as escalation point
Conduct root cause analysis
Drive permanent fixes
Participate in on-call rotations
Participate in incident response
Drive network automation improvements
Drive provisioning improvements
Drive validation improvements
Drive monitoring improvements
Drive recovery improvements
Lead performance tuning
Lead scalability planning
Lead resilience improvements
Build automation approaches
Improve automation approaches
Contribute specialist input to roadmap planning
Contribute specialist input to platform standards
Contribute specialist input to solution design
Work closely with compute teams
Work closely with storage teams
Work closely with platform engineering teams
Support pre-sales activities
Support solution design activities
Contribute to upstream OpenStack communities
Track upstream roadmaps
Track release changes
Track community direction
Shape Nscale's networking strategy
Shape upgrade planning
Shape platform standards
Represent Nscale's operational requirements
Represent Nscale's use cases
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Compute, storage, platform engineering teams; Infrastructure, support, architecture teams; Upstream OpenStack communities
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
About Nscale Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. About the Role We’re hiring an Infrastructure Engineer (OpenStack Neutron Specialist) to own and evolve the OpenStack networking layer that underpins Nscale’s internal and customer-facing cloud services. This role sits within the Infrastructure Engineering team, which is responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of the infrastructure stack. You’ll work closely with compute, storage, platform engineering, support, architecture, and pre-sales teams, serving as a deep subject matter expert across Neutron and associated networking technologies including OVN, Open vSwitch, routing, DHCP, metadata services, tenant isolation, and network automation. This is a high-impact role at the heart of Nscale’s cloud platform. You’ll help ensure the availability, scalability, performance, and security of the networking layer, act as a 3rd/4th line escalation point for complex issues, and represent real-world operational needs in the upstream OpenStack community to help shape the future of Neutron and related projects. What you'll be doing OpenStack Networking Ownership Design scalable, resilient, and secure OpenStack netwo
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