Lead Infrastructure Engineer

3 weeks, 2 days ago
Full-time
Lead
DevOps and Infrastructure
NexGen Cloud

NexGen Cloud

NexGen Cloud is Europe's leading sustainable cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, specializing in high-performance computing (HPC) and GPU infrastructure. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, NexGen Cloud offers GPU as a Service...

IT Services
11-50
Founded 2020

Description

  • Own and drive the design, deployment, and operation of OpenStack and Kubernetes clusters optimized for GPU workloads.
  • Lead and develop a team of 4–5 infrastructure engineers, setting direction and standards.
  • Build and improve infrastructure through automation using IaC, GitOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Ensure platform reliability through monitoring, observability, and incident management practices.
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Product, and Support teams to align infrastructure with customer needs.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and scale systems as the platform grows.
  • Own operational governance, including incident, problem, and change management.
  • Communicate platform performance, risks, and improvements clearly to leadership.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience operating OpenStack in production environments.
  • Experience running production-grade Kubernetes clusters, ideally on bare metal or private cloud.
  • Solid Linux, networking, and storage fundamentals with a pragmatic troubleshooting approach.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and Git-based workflows.
  • Ability to work in a fast-moving, scale-up environment.
  • Proven leadership or mentoring experience within infrastructure or platform teams.
  • Experience managing incidents and coordinating responses during critical service events.
  • Strong communication skills, especially when translating technical issues for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Experience integrating Kubernetes with OpenStack is preferred.
  • Exposure to GPU infrastructure, HPC, or large-scale compute platforms is preferred.
  • Familiarity with advanced networking or cloud-native ecosystems is preferred.
  • Contributions to open-source or cloud-native communities are preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus scheme.
  • Employee wellbeing benefits.
  • 25 days of holiday plus public holidays.
  • Flexible working arrangements, including remote or hybrid options depending on role and location.
  • Real ownership and autonomy with the trust to take initiative and experiment.
  • Visible, meaningful impact as the company scales.
  • Clear career progression and growth opportunities in a fast-growing company.
  • A collaborative, international culture built on trust, transparency, and ownership.

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