Our client is a leading European technology organization focused on cloud computing, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. With a strong commitment to digital sovereignty and data protection, the company develops and operates a proprietary cloud platform that serves both internal business units and external customers. Its cloud ecosystem enables secure, scalable, and GDPR-compliant digital services for enterprises across Europe.

We're looking for an SDN Network Engineer who:

• Understand advanced networking concepts and cloud networking architectures.

• Have hands-on experience with SDN technologies, especially Open vSwitch (OVS) and OVN.

• Be comfortable with programming and software development.

• Have participated in the development, integration, or operation of software-driven networking platforms.

• Be able to work on networking products rather than simply operate existing network infrastructure.

Key requirements:

• Production experience with OVS / OVN

• Strong cloud networking skills: VPC, NAT, VPN, BGP, VXLAN, LB, DNS

• Solid understanding of Linux networking (namespaces, iptables, tc, kernel)

• Programming in C/C++, Golang, Python, or Bash

• Familiarity with Kubernetes networking & CNI (e.g., Calico)

• Good command of English

Nice to have:

• OpenStack Neutron integration experience

• DPDK

• Contributions to open-source networking projects

• Experience using AI tools in day-to-day engineering work