Sovereign Cloud Network Automation Engineer

Nebul; Leiden; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebul, a leading sovereign-hybrid cloud provider near The Hague, is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to design, automate, and maintain the network backbone of our private cloud platform. You will enable high availability, security, and scalable AI workloads across data centers and hybrid environments.

You will work with OpenStack Neutron, SDN tooling, and modern automation stacks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) to deliver self‑service provisioning, observability, and fault‑tolerant

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and automating networks in OpenStack environments.
• Deep knowledge of SDN, routing, switching, and Layer 2/3 protocols.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Ansible, Python, Terraform, or similar.
• Familiarity with Linux networking, VPNs, VXLAN, BGP, and cloud firewalls.
• Understanding of network security, segmentation, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems and communicate issues clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage software‑defined networking (SDN) within OpenStack environments (e.g., Neutron).
• Automate network configuration, monitoring, and management using Python, Ansible, or similar tools.
• Ensure secure and efficient connectivity across data centers, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Develop and maintain provisioning systems, APIs, and templates for self‑service deployment.
• Monitor network performance and capacity; implement observability and alerting.
• Collaborate with security teams to enforce segmentation, encryption, and access policies.
• Troubleshoot complex, real‑time network issues.
• Contribute to the design of high‑availability, fault‑tolerant architectures.
• Document processes and share knowledge across platform and operations teams.
• Stay current with SDN, NFV, and automation trends in OpenStack and cloud‑native ecosystems.

Skills

OpenStack

SDN

Automation

Python

Ansible

Terraform

Linux networking

VXLAN

BGP

Neutron

Tools

NetBox

FRRouting

Calico

OVN/OVS

Job description

Nebul, a leading sovereign-hybrid cloud provider near The Hague, is seeking a Network Automation Engineer to design, automate, and maintain the network backbone of our private cloud platform. You will enable high availability, security, and scalable AI workloads across data centers and hybrid environments.

You will work with OpenStack Neutron, SDN tooling, and modern automation stacks (Python, Ansible, Terraform) to deliver self‑service provisioning, observability, and fault‑tolerant