Senior Cloud Network Engineer

Graphcore

About Graphcore  At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.    Job Summary We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Team and help develop and deploy clouds and services. Working closely with our colleagues in Software Platform, Datacentre Operations and Product Development teams, you will deploy services on our fleet of cutting-edge AI systems. As part of our Software Platform organisation, you will be involved in the cloud integration, validation, performance benchmarking, optimisation, and development of our high-performance AI solutions.  These include in-house AI systems alongside off-the-shelf high-performance servers, switches and storage solutions.  This is a hand-on technical role requiring a solid background in the use of cloud infrastructure, deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, high-performance networking and storage systems.  You may have been working in an IT organisation, a datacentre, a cloud provider or as a developer of orchestration or cloud services.      The Software Platform team at Graphcore  We build Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for our customers and the Cloud Platform Team is responsible for providing such systems to both internal users via private clouds and customers via our own public clouds.  Often the internal systems will be using and developing pre-release hardware and software, so it’s vital you are comfortable with unproven components.    Responsibilities and Duties * Develop and operate end-user services on our private clouds and support internal users in their use. You will turn end-user and product requirements into deployed services.  * Help to build automation to collect and analyse metrics and other data from the cloud services to support clear identification and reporting of any issues.  Work with users to provide information of any product-related issues to Engineering and QA departments.  * Work with our Datacentre Operations Engineers to maintain and operate the fleet of AI systems at peak performance in our private clouds.  * Configure and test new Graphcore AI hardware and systems using Continuous Deployment and Infrastructure-as-code in internal and external datacentres.  * Work with external vendors of off-the-shelf switches, servers and storage solutions to integrate 3rd party products into our Cloud Reference Design.    Skills and Experience (all required)  * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject.  * Solid software engineering or IT experience with a proven track record of delivering technical output as an individual contributor.  * Experience managing on-premises or private-cloud environments.   * Experience working in an AGILE and SCRUM framework, including understanding of priorities, risks, issues, impacts and constraints.   * Strong proven Linux scripting ability (bash, python, awk, sed).  * Strong proven Linux system administration (Ubuntu, RHEL and variants).  * Experience with a version control system (preferably Git) and using it to manage system configuration or automation.  * Experience with Continuous Integration or testing pipelines using GitLab, GitHub or similar.  * A solid hands-on understanding of the technologies underpinning cloud services (APIs, virtualisation of CPUs, IO, systems), virtual networks, block storage, resource management and monitoring.  * Experience with IAC automation tools (Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, Packer).  * Experience with container deployment and management tools (e.g. docker).  * Experience with solutions for monitoring and observability. e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, Loki.   * Good communication and presentation skills, and experience dealing with end-users of IT services.  * An ability to work independently on critical infrastructure with minimal oversight, and with a focus on end-user availability.    Desirable but not required:  * Experience with Openstack cloud platforms.  * Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments using SLURM or similar batch workload solutions.  * Experience with managing production Kubernetes clusters and workloads.   * Programming experience with Python3 utilising classes and inheritance.  Benefits In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.   Sponsorship Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications.

Graphcore

About Graphcore  At Graphcore, we’re building the future of AI compute.We’re a team of semiconductor, software and AI experts, with deep experience in creating the complete AI compute stack - from silicon and software to infrastructure at datacenter scale. As part of the SoftBank Group, backed by significant long-term investment, we are delivering key technology into the fast-growing SoftBank AI ecosystem.To meet the vast and exciting AI opportunity, Graphcore is expanding its teams around the world.We are bringing together the brightest minds to solve the toughest problems, in a place where everyone has the opportunity to make an impact on the company, our products and the future of artificial intelligence.    Job Summary   We are looking for a Senior Engineer to join our Cloud Platform Team and help develop and deploy clouds and services. Working closely with our colleagues in Software Platform, Datacentre Operations and Product Development teams, you will deploy services on our fleet of cutting-edge AI systems. As part of our Software Platform organisation, you will be involved in the cloud integration, validation, performance benchmarking, optimisation, and development of our high-performance AI solutions.  These include in-house AI systems alongside off-the-shelf high-performance servers, switches and storage solutions.  This is a hand-on technical role requiring a solid background in the use of cloud infrastructure, deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code, observability, high-performance networking and storage systems.  You may have been working in an IT organisation, a datacentre, a cloud provider or as a developer of orchestration or cloud services.      The Software Platform team at Graphcore  We build Graphcore products into large-scale AI solutions for our customers and the Cloud Platform Team is responsible for providing such systems to both internal users via private clouds and customers via our own public clouds.  Often the internal systems will be using and developing pre-release hardware and software, so it’s vital you are comfortable with unproven components.    Responsibilities and Duties * Develop and operate Kubernetes-managed end-user services on our private clouds and support internal users in their use. You will turn end-user and product requirements into deployed services.  * Work with our Datacentre Operations Engineers to maintain and operate the fleet of AI systems at peak performance in our private clouds.  * Configure and test new Graphcore AI hardware and systems using Continuous Deployment and Infrastructure-as-code in internal and external datacentres.    Skills and Experience (all required)  * Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in a relevant subject.  * Experience with managing production Kubernetes clusters and workloads with a continuous delivery tool such as ArgoCD.  * Solid software engineering or IT experience with a proven track record of delivering technical output as an individual contributor.  * Experience working in an AGILE and SCRUM framework, including understanding of priorities, risks, issues, impacts and constraints.   * Strong proven Linux scripting ability (bash, python, awk, sed).  * Strong proven Linux system administration (Ubuntu, RHEL and variants).  * Experience with a version control system (preferably Git) and using it to manage system configuration or automation.  * Experience with Continuous Integration or testing pipelines using GitLab, GitHub or similar.  * A solid hands-on understanding of the technologies underpinning cloud services (APIs, virtualisation of CPUs, IO, systems), virtual networks, block storage, resource management and monitoring.  * Experience with IAC automation tools (Terraform/OpenTofu, Ansible, Packer).  * Good communication and presentation skills, and experience dealing with end-users of IT services.  * An ability to work independently on critical infrastructure with minimal oversight, and with a focus on end-user availability.     Desirable but not required:  * Experience with Openstack cloud platforms.  * Experience with solutions for monitoring and observability. e.g. Grafana, Prometheus, OpenSearch/ElasticSearch, Loki.   * Experience with High Performance Computing (HPC) environments using SLURM or similar batch workload solutions.  * Programming experience with Python3 utilising classes and inheritance.  Benefits In addition to a competitive salary, Graphcore offers flexible working, a generous annual leave policy, private medical insurance and health cash plan, a dental plan, pension (matched up to 5%), life assurance and income protection. We have a generous parental leave policy and an employee assistance programme (which includes health, mental wellbeing, and bereavement support). We offer a range of healthy food and snacks at our central Bristol office and have our own barista bar! We welcome people of different backgrounds and experiences; we’re committed to building an inclusive work environment that makes Graphcore a great home for everyone. We offer an equal opportunity process and understand that there are visible and invisible differences in all of us. We can provide a flexible approach to interview and encourage you to chat to us if you require any reasonable adjustments.   Sponsorship Applicants for this position must hold the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support for visa applications.

ClearBank

About us ClearBank was built on the belief that banking infrastructure would no longer slow down progress. Instead, it’s the catalyst that unlocks the potential to innovate. That’s why our clients — financial institutions from fintech’s and crypto platforms, to banks and credit unions — use our API to power their banking infrastructure. But we wouldn’t be ClearBank without our people. They’re what powers our innovative technology and the reason we love what we do every day. We’re a group of spirited people who are never afraid to challenge the norm – becoming stronger, more energised, and that much better when we’re together. It’s our belief in fairness, autonomy and choice that means our people are empowered with the tools to learn, grow, and contribute to ours and our clients’ success. Interested in joining us? Read on or visit our website for more information. About you You’ll be joining the Team Serval in the Infrastructure Cluster as a Network Engineer. Reporting to an Engineering Manager, you’ll be a part of a fast-growing business that is challenging the market and doing things differently. You’ll be a playing a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the core networking of our infrastructure platform. Your excited to work with Infrastructure as Code, Networking, and Azure dev ops as you help empower our teams to rapidly deploy and manage their own infrastructure resources and take control of the software delivery lifecycle. You’ll have a proactive approach to collaboration, understanding that we’re stronger as a team than as individuals, contributing to a culture of self-service and continuous improvement. A major part of this role involves working closely with Technical Product Owners and Engineering Managers to shape the art of the possible as we build out our next generation internal platform. And you’ll be joining one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK, according to Deloitte Fast 50. You will be * Design, implement, and manage cloud network infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and security. * Configure and maintain network devices such as routers, switches, and firewalls. * Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure minimal downtime. * Collaborate with the cloud engineering team to integrate and manage Azure public cloud services. * Implement and manage VPNs, load balancers, and other network services in Azure. * Ensure network security by implementing best practices and staying up-to-date with the latest security trends. * Provide support for private cloud network infrastructure, including hardware and software maintenance. We will provide training on this if you do not have data centre experience. * Taking part in the exploration and adoption of new technologies and practices * Maintaining an eye for continuous improvement, taking part in retrospectives, planning and stand ups * Included on the on-call support rota What we are looking for * Hands on knowledge of the Clearbank platform technology stack: Terraform, Azure DevOps Yaml pipeline and templates. * Experience in configuring network services in Azure or any other public cloud provider. * Ensure network security by implementing best practices and staying up-to-date with the latest security trends. * Proven experience in a Platform environment working with a product first mindset * Proactive approach to problem, incident and risk management with excellent communication skills Desirable skills and experience, nice to have but not essential * Cisco CCNA is a massive bonus * Private cloud network experience * Ansible experience at scale * Knowledge of BGP and OSPF A little bit more about us!  ClearBank is Where You Can belong:  At ClearBank we think about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) a lot. Not because we think we should. But because we know we should – how else can we build a happy workforce and be successful as a business. We’re committed to making sure our teams reflect society. And we put energy and effort into making this a place where everyone feels at home, where they’re given the trust and encouragement to do their very best work. Here are some of the things we’re most proud of:  * 42% of our senior management roles are held by women  * Our enhanced family leave policies * Launching our partnership with Code First Girls  * Increasing awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace through our partnership with the Inclusive Group  Our hiring process and what you can expect: Application: a member of our talent acquisition team will review your application against the key requirements for the role and let you know within two weeks whether you’re moving forward to the next stage;  Screening: You’ll spend 30-45 minutes speaking to one of our recruiters learning more about the role and ClearBank, and we’ll get it know more about you, your experience and how your skills align with the role (this will be via phone or Teams video call). You can expect to hear back from us within seven days following this meeting (if things are taking longer than expected, we’ll let you know that too);  First Interview: You’ll spend one hour with a member of our hiring team focusing on your skills, competencies and your ways of working at the same time we’ll give you time to ask more questions about the role, the team and learn more about the ClearBank culture. This will be via Teams.   Second Interview: This will be a competency-based interview with one or more members of our team. Final Stage: You will have a final meeting with the Head of Department. This will be around 45-60 minutes.   Offer: Congratulations! Get ready to transform banking forever!    Our commitment to you as a candidate:  We will always try our best to get back to you within seven days of your interview whether you’ve been successful or not and provide you with feedback. Sometimes things take a little longer, so we may not have a decision to share but we will get it touch to let you know we need a little more time.   We’re unable to provide specific individual feedback at the application or screening stage but know that your application was reviewed and considered carefully.   We wish you the best of luck with your application and maybe we’ll be celebrating your new role at ClearBank soon!   Equal Opportunities ClearBank is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout every stage of the recruitment process. ClearBank recognises that diversity is vital to the long-term success of the business in the communities and markets in which it operates. ClearBank is also a firm believer that an inclusive culture fosters greater employee engagement and collaboration.  ClearBank strives for diversity and inclusion of all forms, including (but not limited to): gender, age, educational and professional background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief and sexual orientation.  As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable adjustments, to candidates during the recruitment process, including to individuals with disabilities. We want to create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate you. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with our Talent Acquisition team prior to your interview stage, if applicable.  The legal bit By submitting your CV to ClearBank Limited you are providing your consent for us to use the information you provide for recruitment purposes. For more information on how we manage your data go and check out our Candidate Privacy Notice on the ClearBank website to see how we process, manage and look after your data. You are also allowing us to communicate with you by email and telephone for recruitment purposes.