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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Cloud HPC Network Engineer - **Company:** Hays plc - **Location:** Cambridge, UK - **Salary:** £156,000.0 - £169,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, InfiniBand, Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Network Layer, Linux System Administration, Network Architecture, Network Service, OpenStack, Performance Tuning, Remote Direct Memory Access, Ansible, Virtual Machines, Private Cloud Environment, Computer Networking Systems, Cloud Platform System, High Performance Computing, Nx-os, Openstack Neutron, Software Troubleshooting, Kubernetes, SDN Network, Low Latency, Bare Metal, Api Design, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco, Network Optimization, Nvme - **Published:** August 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/cloud-hpc-network-engineer/57255223 ## About the Role * Strong experience designing and supporting HPC or large-scale compute environments using RoCE, RDMA and/or InfiniBand * Strong knowledge of Cisco NX-OS and/or Arista EOS networking platforms * Deep understanding of BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, ECMP, Layer 2/Layer 3 networking and Leaf-Spine architectures * Experience with OpenStack networking services including Neutron, OVN and ML2 * Strong troubleshooting, network observability and performance tuning experience within HPC or data centre environments * Experience with network automation, API-driven infrastructure and software-defined networking Additional Information: * Exposure to Kubernetes networking, Linux administration, Python, Ansible and Terraform would be highly beneficial * Experience with SR-IOV, DPDK, SmartNICs, DPUs and NVMe-over-Fabrics is desirable * Knowledge of network security architecture, threat modelling and SRE principles would be advantageous ## Description We are seeking an experienced Private Cloud HPC Network Engineer to join a newly formed team responsible for the design, deployment and operation of a greenfield on-premises OpenStack private cloud environment. 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