Senior Network Platform Architect & Automation Lead

Nscale; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Flexible work environment

Autonomy to shape your day

Job summary

Nscale is hiring a Principal Network Platform Lead to own the architecture and software platform transforming the global backbone and edge network into a programmable, scalable service platform. You will lead design of the network control plane, service orchestration, and partner integrations while collaborating across Product, Sales, and Engineering teams.

This hands-on senior role requires deep expertise in network automation, cloud-native development, and API-driven delivery with a strong

Qualifications

• 7+ years in platform engineering and/or network automation.
• 2+ years in a senior/lead role.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, roadmap, and operation of Nscale's Network Platform.
• Design and govern APIs and service orchestration for network services.
• Lead production software development, CI/CD, and observability initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and act as technical authority on portability and programmability.

Skills

Python

Go

RESTful APIs

OpenAPI

gRPC

Git

CI/CD

Kubernetes

microservices

Terraform

Ansible

Nornir

Automation

Tools

Megaport

Equinix Fabric

PacketFabric

Console Connect

AWS Direct Connect

Job description

Nscale is hiring a Principal Network Platform Lead to own the architecture and software platform transforming the global backbone and edge network into a programmable, scalable service platform. You will lead design of the network control plane, service orchestration, and partner integrations while collaborating across Product, Sales, and Engineering teams.

This hands-on senior role requires deep expertise in network automation, cloud-native development, and API-driven delivery with a strong