Senior SRE/DevOps Network Engineer (OpenStack Neutron)

OVHcloud; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Public Cloud SRE specializing in SDN (Neutron). This role is pivotal in enhancing the reliability and performance of OpenStack-based networking solutions. You'll collaborate with diverse technical teams, innovate on the technical roadmap, and promote DevOps best practices. In your first year, you'll deepen your expertise in advanced networking technologies, contribute to product features, and ensure high security standards across the network. This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with OpenStack and SDN technologies.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Improve and refine Neutron architecture for high availability and optimization.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver robust solutions and maintain security.

Skills

OpenStack

SDN (Neutron)

TCP/IP

VLAN

BGP

DevOps best practices

CI/CD automation

Open vSwitch (OVS)

Job description

Job Description

Within your #OneTeam

As a Public Cloud SRE focusing on SDN (Neutron), you will play a key role in driving the evolution and reliability of our OpenStack-based networking solutions.

• Ensure the performance and scalability of network infrastructure for our clients.

• Deliver core projects while collaborating with technical teams.

• Innovate and contribute to the technical roadmap, ensuring alignment with security and scalability goals.

Your main responsibilities :

• Improve and refine both architecture and source code of existing Neutron architecture within our OpenStack infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and optimization.
• Collaborate with product owners, security, and infrastructure teams to deliver aligned and robust solutions.
• Promote DevOps best practices, maintain high code quality standards, and identify automation and optimization opportunities to enhance stability and performance.
• Continuously monitor emerging technologies and share advancements across the organization.

Your future impact

In 6 months

• Gain a clear understanding of the existing OpenStack environment and internal processes.
• Get familiar with the team's workflows, coding standards, and deployment pipelines.
• Establish solid working relationships with team members and stakeholders.
• Begin contributing to smaller improvements or optimizations.

And in 1 year

• Contribute to core product roadmap features for existing components.
• Maintain high standards of security and compliance across the entire network perimeter.
• Collaborate with the OpenStack community.
• Deepen knowledge of advanced networking and SDN technologies, including underlying protocols (TCP/IP, VLAN, VXLAN, BGP, etc.).
• Develop a strong understanding of OpenStack architecture with a focus on SDN (Neutron - L2/L3, DHCP, LBaaS, ML2 plugins, etc.).
• Gain proficiency with Open vSwitch (OVS).
• Enhance DevOps skills with CI/CD automation pipelines.
• Manage complex IT infrastructures hands-on.
• Maintain a collaborative and results-driven mindset.
• Fluent in English.