Remote Hardware Compatibility Lead & Ecosystem Architect

Vates SAS; Grenoble; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Employee discounts & cinema tickets

PEE savings plan

Annual bonus

Résumé du poste

Vates is seeking a Hardware Compatibility Lead to own the design, evolution, and operation of the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) for XCP-ng. You will build a structured, scalable HCL system that becomes the reference for hardware compatibility across the platform.

You will define governance, drive validation activities across servers, storage, networking, and accelerators, and develop relationships with hardware vendors and the open-source community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree to a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Network & Systems, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Several years of experience.
• Autonomous and pragmatic. Pulls in the right people (engineering, product, alliances, support, community).
• Player-coach: as happy designing the model as plugging a server in to test it.
• Fluent English.

Responsabilités

• Own the Hardware Compatibility Program: Define and maintain the roadmap for the HCL system.
• Align priorities with product, engineering, alliances, and support.
• Identify gaps in coverage, validation depth, and tooling.
• Drive improvements in compatibility quality and system reliability.
• Ensure alignment with product strategy and release cycles.
• Design and Operate the 3-Level HCL Model: Define and maintain the Certified / Verified / Compatible model.
• Ensure consistent rules, data quality, and lifecycle across all tracks.
• Balance vendor, internal, and community validation sources.
• Define governance for acceptance, review, and publication.
• Lead and Perform Validation Activities: Actively contribute to hardware validation (servers, storage, networking, accelerators).
• Support certification efforts with vendors when applicable.
• Improve regression and compatibility testing practices.
• Use and shape early-stage tooling through real-world validation work.
• Build the HCL Ecosystem: Develop relationships with hardware vendors and technology partners.
• Work with alliances to expand coverage and engagement.
• Define processes for collecting and validating compatibility data.
• Integrate feedback from customers and the open-source community.
• Drive the HCL Platform: Define data model and workflows behind the HCL system.
• Work with engineering teams to prioritize and deliver platform features.
• Contribute directly to implementation when needed.
• Ensure the platform becomes the trusted source of compatibility information.
• Coordinate Across Stakeholders: Align engineering, product, alliances, support, vendors, customers, and community contributors.
• Facilitate discussions and drive decisions.
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly.
• Build alignment without relying on formal authority.

Connaissances

Cross-team program management

Vendor/partner relationship building

Open-source community collaboration

Infrastructure virtualization

Python/Ansible/Bash

Clear written and verbal communication

Formation

Bachelor’s to Master’s in CS/Engineering

Outils

Python

Ansible

Bash

Description du poste

Vates is seeking a Hardware Compatibility Lead to own the design, evolution, and operation of the Hardware Compatibility List (HCL) for XCP-ng. You will build a structured, scalable HCL system that becomes the reference for hardware compatibility across the platform.

You will define governance, drive validation activities across servers, storage, networking, and accelerators, and develop relationships with hardware vendors and the open-source community.