Senior SDN Network Engineer

• Production experience with Open vSwitch (OVS) and OVN.
• Solid knowledge of cloud networking concepts: VPC, NAT, VPN, BGP, VXLAN, load balancing and DNS.
• Deep understanding of the Linux networking stack, including namespaces, iptables, tc and kernel networking subsystems.
• Experience integrating SDN solutions with OpenStack Neutron.
• Programming skills in one or more of the following: C/C++, Go, Python, or Bash.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes networking and CNI plugins (for example, Calico).
• DPDK experience is an advantage.
• Good command of English.

Nice to have:

• Experience using AI tools in day-to-day technical workflows.

• Design, deploy and maintain the software-defined networking layer for cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, performance and security.
• Operate and troubleshoot production Open vSwitch (OVS) and OVN environments, including network datapath and control plane components.
• Integrate SDN solutions with OpenStack Neutron and other cloud orchestration components.
• Develop networking APIs and cloud network platform features to meet service requirements.
• Implement observability for network services: metrics, distributed tracing and structured logging.
• Automate network operations and operational workflows to reduce manual intervention and improve reliability.
• Lead root cause analysis for network incidents and implement corrective and preventive fixes.
• Contribute to open-source projects relevant to the stack, including Open vSwitch, OVN, OpenStack Neutron, and Linux kernel networking subsystems.