Nscale

AI

SeniorInfrastructureEngineer(OpenStackNeutronSpecialist)

£75–110k ~AI est. United Kingdom
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The Brief

“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.

AI
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting complex issues; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

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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