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# HPC Network Engineer - Fully remote - 12 Month Contract - Outside IR35

- **Company:** Hamilton Barnes
- **Location:** United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Salary:** £156,000
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Linux, Ethernet, InfiniBand, Python (Programming Language), Network Troubleshooting, Network Architecture, Routing, Remote Direct Memory Access, Ansible, AI Infrastructure, Computer Networking Systems, Open Network Automation Platform
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/gb/en/find-jobs-in-United-Kingdom/-C8FC1723FB6EE1C8E1/

## About the Role

* Strong routing and switching fundamentals
 * Experience supporting data centre, cloud or service provider networks
 * Hands on experience with EVPN and VXLAN
 * Experience with InfiniBand environments
 * Experience with NVIDIA/Mellanox networking platforms
 * Experience supporting HPC or AI infrastructure
 * Network automation using Python, Ansible or similar
 * Strong Linux knowledge
 * Excellent troubleshooting and problem solving skills
 * Able to work independently in a remote first environment

Desirable Skills

 * Cumulus Linux
 * RoCE/RDMA and lossless Ethernet (PFC, ECN)
 * NVIDIA SuperPOD or large GPU cluster deployments
 * Certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP or equivalent

## Description

They are looking for an HPC Network Engineer on a 12 month contract to join their globally distributed engineering team. You'll be working in a highly technical environment, supporting the networking that underpins large scale AI and GPU deployments., You will support and maintain large scale data centre and backbone networks, working alongside experienced network engineers across Europe, the Americas and APAC. The client places real value on strong networking fundamentals and wants engineers who understand networking at a deep technical level., * Design, deploy and support large scale network infrastructure

 * Troubleshoot complex routing, switching and data centre networking issues
 * Support EVPN/VXLAN based network architectures
 * Contribute to network automation using modern tooling
 * Work closely with global engineering teams to keep the network performing reliably
 * Take part in infrastructure improvement and optimisation projects
 * Document network designs, standards and operational procedures