Network Engineer – AI Infrastructure & Data Center Operations

NERO AI Infrastructure Systems Private Limited | Job Description

Company - NERO AI Infrastructure Systems Private Limited

Location - Pune, Maharashtra

Department - Engineering & Infrastructure Operations

Reports To - Chief Technology Officer

Employment Type - Full-Time

Experience - 4–7 years

ABOUT NERO

NERO is an emerging AI infrastructure company that designs, integrates, deploys, and monitors high-performance compute for AI workloads, combining GPU servers, high-speed networking, enterprise storage, power, cooling, and our own monitoring software into one ecosystem.

Our portfolio includes:

- NERO Compute Rack: Integrated, GPU-ready infrastructure for AI training, inference, and HPC

- NERO Monitoring Software: Real-time visibility into GPU, server, network, storage, power, and cooling health

- Integration & Managed Services: Network architecture, deployment, commissioning, monitoring, and ongoing support

We serve customers across the UAE, GCC, and international markets.

THE ROLE

We need a hands-on Network Engineer to design, deploy, integrate, and operate the networking layer of NERO's AI compute infrastructure. This isn't corporate IT: you'll work in GPU environments where throughput, low latency, redundancy, and observability are critical, alongside our hardware, software, and operations teams.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIESNetwork Architecture & Design

- Design and maintain L2/L3 networks for GPU racks and data centers: VLANs, subnetting, routing, link aggregation, segmentation, and spine-leaf

- Configure BGP/OSPF, redundancy, and high availability; support capacity planning; prepare topology diagrams, IP schemes, and design documents

GPU & HPC Network Integration

- Configure high-speed switches, NICs, optics, and DAC/AOC/fiber across 10GbE–400GbE

- Support RoCEv2/RDMA, lossless Ethernet, and InfiniBand (with OEM specialists); tune throughput, latency, packet loss, and congestion for distributed AI training and storage traffic

Rack Integration & Commissioning





- Configure top-of-rack and management switches, server NICs, and separate production, storage, and out-of-band networks

- Set up BMC/IPMI/Redfish connectivity, cabling, labeling, and port mapping; run FAT, SAT, commissioning, and customer handover

Monitoring Software Integration

- With software engineers, enable device discovery and telemetry (SNMPv3, REST APIs, streaming telemetry) and ensure accurate interface, bandwidth, error, latency, health, uptime, and inventory data

- Test alerts, failure detection, and recovery workflows; resolve gaps between device behavior and dashboard data

Operations, Troubleshooting & Security

- Monitor network health and troubleshoot incidents (Wireshark, tcpdump, iperf3, vendor tools); run RCA, firmware upgrades, changes, and configuration backups; escalate to OEMs when needed

- Implement ACLs, firewall rules, VPNs, SSH, SNMPv3, role-based access, and hardening; support security audits

Testing & Validation

- Build lab environments and run performance, endurance, failover, and failure-recovery tests under sustained AI workloads; document test cases, findings, and fixes

Customer Deployment & Vendor Coordination

- Run site surveys, readiness assessments, and on-site/remote deployments and troubleshooting; train customers and prepare handover documents and SOPs

- Evaluate switches, NICs, and optics, support proof-of-concept testing, and manage OEM escalations (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel ecosystems)

REQUIRED SKILLS

Area

Expected Knowledge

Networking

TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, subnetting, VLANs, STP, LACP, BGP, OSPF, ACLs, VRFs

Data center

Top-of-rack switching, spine-leaf, redundancy, high availability,



10/25/100GbE and above

GPU/HPC

RDMA, RoCEv2, InfiniBand, AI workload traffic patterns

Monitoring

SNMPv3, syslog, NetFlow/sFlow, REST APIs, streaming telemetry

Server management

BMC, IPMI, Redfish, out-of-band networking

Linux

Network configuration, CLI troubleshooting, basic scripting

Security

VPN, firewalls, ACLs, secure management access

Documentation

Network diagrams, SOPs, FAT/SAT reports

QUALIFICATIONSEssential

- Degree or diploma in CS, IT, Electronics, Telecom, or a related field

- 4–7 years in enterprise or data center networking, systems integration, or infrastructure operations

- Hands-on switch and router configuration and troubleshooting, plus experience with Linux servers, hardware management interfaces, and monitoring tools

- Able to independently diagnose connectivity and performance issues; experienced in technical documentation and change management

Preferred

- Data center, cloud, HPC, or GPU cluster experience; exposure to RoCEv2, RDMA, InfiniBand, or NVIDIA Spectrum/ConnectX

- Arista, Cisco, NVIDIA, or Juniper equipment; Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, or LibreNMS

- Python, Ansible, Bash, or network automation; FAT/SAT and customer deployment experience

- Certifications such as CCNA/CCNP, JNCIA/JNCIS, Arista ACE, NVIDIA Networking, Network+, or Linux (valued, but hands-on experience matters more)

WORKING CONDITIONS

- Primarily office-based, with lab and customer-site work and occasional travel within the UAE and internationally

- Flexible schedule during critical deployments and incidents

- Competitive, experience-based compensation, with benefits per company policy and UAE regulations

WHY NERO?

Join early and build real AI infrastructure, from GPU systems and data center networks to integrated racks and monitoring software, with international technology partners.

Pay: ₹60,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Paid sick time
- Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Pune, Maharashtra

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