Principal HPC Network Engineer – Remote in the EU

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Create, implement, and sustain high-performance network infrastructures tailored for HPC environments, emphasizing InfiniBand fabrics.

• Resolve intricate network issues within InfiniBand and Ethernet settings, ensuring minimal downtime and peak performance.

• Oversee and enhance InfiniBand components, such as switches, HCAs, subnet managers, and fabric configurations.

• Conduct performance tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning for HPC networking systems.

• Establish and uphold network security utilizing Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer).

• Identify and remedy issues related to routing, switching, latency, and throughput within hybrid network environments.

• Collaborate with compute, storage, and platform teams to facilitate HPC workloads and cluster operations.

• Create and maintain documentation for network architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.

• Engage in on-call rotations and offer escalation support for critical incidents.

• Lead or assist in network upgrades, migrations, and new deployments.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in network engineering, particularly in HPC or data center settings.

• Extensive hands-on experience with InfiniBand technologies (e.g., Mellanox/NVIDIA).

• Strong grasp of networking principles: TCP/IP, routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), VLANs, QoS, and network design.

• Demonstrated experience in deploying and troubleshooting Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, VPNs, firewall policies).

• Familiarity with network performance analysis and troubleshooting tools.

• Knowledge of Linux systems and scripting for automation (e.g., Bash, Python).

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Preferred: Experience with large-scale HPC clusters or AI/ML infrastructure.

• Preferred: Understanding of RDMA, MPI, and concepts related to low-latency networking.

• Preferred: Certifications such as FCSS/FCNSP (Fortinet), CCNP/CCIE, or equivalent.

• Preferred: Experience with automation and Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).

🏝️ Benefits

• Operate within some of the most advanced AI infrastructure environments currently in production.

• Work with cutting-edge NVIDIA GPU technologies, Kubernetes platforms, and high-performance networking environments.

• Contribute to defining operational standards and reliability practices for next-generation AI infrastructure services.

• Influence the adoption of AI-powered operational capabilities via k0rdent AI.

• Collaborate with highly skilled engineers to tackle complex infrastructure and platform challenges at scale.

• Join a growing organization that is heavily investing in AI infrastructure, platform services, and operational innovation.