Infra/DevOps Engineer (Metal-as-a-Service Expert)

Blackfluo.ai; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A European tech startup is seeking a remote Infra/DevOps Engineer specializing in Metal-as-a-Service. The ideal candidate has expert-level Linux administration skills and experience with MAAS and bare-metal automation. Responsibilities include maintaining core infrastructure systems, designing scalable networks, and automating operations. Join a dynamic team dedicated to reinventing cloud infrastructure and making impactful contributions to innovative projects.

Qualifications

• Fluent English is mandatory.
• Startup or hyper-growth experience is a plus.
• Direct experience managing large-scale infrastructures is needed.
• Experience with virtualization and orchestration systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support core infrastructure systems.
• Design and maintain scalable networks.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and operations.
• Set up and manage observability stacks.
• Build tooling for server discovery and automated OS deployments.
• Deploy and maintain virtualization and orchestration systems.

Skills

Expert-level Linux administration (preferably Debian/Ubuntu)

Strong MAAS / Ironic / bare-metal automation experience

Excellent networking fundamentals: VLANs, routing, VPNs

Infrastructure as Code (Ansible)

Scripting (Bash/Python)

GitOps

Monitoring and logging tools experience

Comfort with custom deployment automation (PXE, Preseed, MAAS/Ironic)

Familiarity with resource tracking and API integrations

Proven experience with OpenStack, Proxmox, VMware

Job description

About the job Infra/DevOps Engineer (Metal-as-a-Service Expert)

Job Description

Location: Fully remote
Start date: ASAP
Languages: Fluent English is mandatory
Industry: Cloud Computing / Web3 / AI European SaaS

Blackfluo.ai is a fully remote company with teams located around the globe. We specialize in developing SaaS solutions for businesses and consulting firms. Our innovative AI assistant is designed to support daily operations by taking over repetitive and time-consuming tasks, allowing our clients to focus on what truly matters.

If you're excited about working on ambitious projects in a dynamic and flexible environment, we'd love to hear from you!

Professional Background:

Were looking for an Infra/DevOps engineer with deep expertise in Metal-as-a-Service (MAAS) and bare-metal automation. You should have a strong Linux background and direct experience managing large-scale on-prem and cloud-adjacent infrastructureshundreds of nodes across multiple sites.

Startup or hyper-growth experience is a strong plus. Autonomy, speed, and problem-solving are essential.

Your Responsabilities:

• Maintain and support core infrastructure systems with deep knowledge of Linux (Debian/Ubuntu preferred).
• Work close to the metal: BIOS, IPMI, RAID setups, and hardware-level diagnostics are part of your comfort zone.
• Design and maintain scalable networks using VLANs, L2/L3 routing, VPNs, and especially UniFi equipment.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and operations with Ansible, Bash/Python, and Git-based workflows.
• Set up and manage observability stacks, including Prometheus/Grafana for metrics and Graylog, ELK, or Loki for log centralization.
• Build tooling for server discovery, config auto-generation, automated OS deployments, PXE/Preseed/Cloud-init, and strong MAAS-based provisioning.
• Integrate and/or develop internal APIs for tracking compute and GPU resource allocation, as well as external APIs (billing, monitoring, OpenStack, etc.).
• Deploy and maintain virtualization and orchestration systems such as OpenStack (preferably with Kolla-Ansible), Proxmox VE, or VMware ESXi.
• Support container-based workloads and isolate services efficiently.

What You Bring:

• Expert-level Linux administration (preferably Debian/Ubuntu).
• Strong MAAS / Ironic / bare-metal automation experience (mandatory).
• Excellent networking fundamentals: VLANs, routing, VPNs.
• Infrastructure as Code (Ansible), scripting (Bash/Python), GitOps.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Graylog.
• Comfort with custom deployment automation (PXE, Preseed, MAAS/Ironic).
• Familiarity with resource tracking, API integrations, and dashboard development.
• Proven experience with OpenStack, Proxmox, VMware, and container orchestration.

Nice To Have

• Familiarity with firewall rules, access control, and security policies.
• Experience with Cloudflare API for DNS management and tunnel setups.
• IT asset management or software license tracking exposure is a plus.

Why Join Us:

A European tech startup on a mission to reinvent cloud infrastructure through decentralization. By combining modular data center architecture with advanced automation, the goal is to deliver a sovereign, energy-efficient, and high-performance alternative to traditional cloud providers.

Expect a dynamic, challenge-driven work environment where autonomy and problem-solving are encouraged. Every contribution has a direct impact on the success of a bold and forward-thinking project.