HPC Network Engineer - Fully remote - 12 Month Contract - Outside IR35

Project overview

HPC Network Engineer

The Opportunity

We are partnered with a rapidly growing global AI infrastructure provider that is helping power the next generation of artificial intelligence platforms. Operating one of the world's largest GPU estates across multiple international data centres, they sit at the forefront of AI, cloud infrastructure and high performance networking.

They are looking for an HPC Network Engineer on a 12 month contract to join their globally distributed engineering team. You'll be working in a highly technical environment, supporting the networking that underpins large scale AI and GPU deployments.

The Role

You will support and maintain large scale data centre and backbone networks, working alongside experienced network engineers across Europe, the Americas and APAC. The client places real value on strong networking fundamentals and wants engineers who understand networking at a deep technical level.

Key Responsibilities

Required Skills & Experience

Desirable Skills

What's on Offer

• Design, deploy and support large scale network infrastructure
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching and data centre networking issues
• Support EVPN/VXLAN based network architectures
• Contribute to network automation using modern tooling
• Work closely with global engineering teams to keep the network performing reliably
• Take part in infrastructure improvement and optimisation projects
• Document network designs, standards and operational procedures
• Strong routing and switching fundamentals
• Experience supporting data centre, cloud or service provider networks
• Hands on experience with EVPN and VXLAN
• Experience with InfiniBand environments
• Experience with NVIDIA/Mellanox networking platforms
• Experience supporting HPC or AI infrastructure
• Network automation using Python, Ansible or similar
• Strong Linux knowledge
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Able to work independently in a remote first environment
• Cumulus Linux
• RoCE/RDMA and lossless Ethernet (PFC, ECN)
• NVIDIA SuperPOD or large GPU cluster deployments
• Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP or equivalent
• 12 month contract with an ASAP start
• £600 per day, Outside IR35
• Fully remote within the UK
• Work with some of the most advanced networking technologies in the AI sector
• Join a highly skilled global engineering team
• Hands on exposure to large scale GPU, AI and next generation cloud infrastructure

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Duration: 12 months
• Remote: remote
• Location: United Kingdom, GB
• Rate: 75-75 EUR/h
• Languages: English