Network Automation Engineer

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Nebul is a leading provider of sovereign-hybrid cloud solutions, combining the security of private infrastructure with the scalability of global hyperscalers. Rooted in European values of privacy, security, and compliance, Nebul empowers organizations to adopt AI with confidence. Our technology drives innovation in Generative AI, Digital Twins, and scientific computing.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a

Network Automation Engineer , you will play a key role in building and maintaining the network backbone of Nebul’s private cloud platform. You will design and automate complex network configurations across environments, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security. Your work enables reliable infrastructure for compute, storage, and AI workloads in our sovereign cloud environment.

Key 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

What Your Day Will Not Look Like

Manually configuring switches or firewalls—we aim for full network automation

Waiting for someone else to define the architecture—you’ll help build it yourself

Solving the same issue repeatedly—your job is to automate it the first time

What You Bring

Proven experience managing and automating networks in OpenStack environments

Deep knowledge of SDN (especially OpenStack Neutron), 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

Bonus Points For:

Experience with

NVIDIA hardware

or AI‑optimized infrastructure

Integrating networking with Kubernetes or hybrid cloud setups

Knowledge of CI/CD for network automation and infrastructure testing

Familiarity with tools such as NetBox, FRRouting, Calico, or OVN/OVS

A strong belief in automation‑first infrastructure

Eligibility

You must have a valid work permit for the Netherlands

You reside in the Netherlands and can travel to the office near The Hague

You are fluent in English (Dutch is not required)

Please note: Nebul does not provide relocation or visa sponsorship

Ready to automate the backbone of Europe’s sovereign cloud?

Apply now through Frank Poll and help Nebul deliver secure, scalable AI infrastructure for the future.

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