Principal AI Network Architect – High-Performance Infra

Nscaleoperationsukltd; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

Nscale is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to act as a senior technical authority for AI-optimised network infrastructure. You will set direction for low-latency, high-bandwidth networks, own end-to-end architecture across data-centre sites, and mentor engineers while collaborating with Deployment, Data Centre Operations, Platform Engineering, Systems, Storage and vendors.

The role combines hands-on engineering with architectural influence, emphasizing reference architectures, consistency,

Qualifications

• Senior-level expertise in designing large-scale high-performance networks.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-site initiatives.
• Strong familiarity with automation and IaC practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve InfiniBand, RoCE, and Ethernet fabric architectures at data-centre scale.
• Lead network automation strategy using a GitOps model.
• Develop Python and Ansible tooling for provisioning and validation.
• Drive secure, scalable, multi-vendor network designs and configurations.
• Mentor engineers and coordinate across Deployment, Operations and Platform teams.

Skills

Technical leadership

Network architecture

Mentoring engineers

Cross-site coordination

Automation strategy

Tools

Python

Ansible

Git

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Nscale is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to act as a senior technical authority for AI-optimised network infrastructure. You will set direction for low-latency, high-bandwidth networks, own end-to-end architecture across data-centre sites, and mentor engineers while collaborating with Deployment, Data Centre Operations, Platform Engineering, Systems, Storage and vendors.

The role combines hands-on engineering with architectural influence, emphasizing reference architectures, consistency,