Compute Lead (Technology, Copenhagen)

Job summary

The role involves leading the strategy for modernizing and transforming data center infrastructure, focusing on transitioning to flexible, automated, and vendor-neutral compute fabrics. The position emphasizes efficiency, observability, and self-service capabilities for server fleets.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of server platforms and architectures, including rack, blade, and hyper-converged systems.
• Proven experience in managing large fleets of commodity servers with a focus on standardization.
• Background in transitioning from proprietary appliances to disaggregated compute platforms.
• Familiarity with out-of-band management automation tools for provisioning and lifecycle operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the compute platform strategy, standardizing server configurations across data centers.
• Lead the transition to commodity server fleets based on open standards.
• Automate the hardware lifecycle management using data center management tools.
• Create and maintain automation for out-of-band management and provisioning.
• Deliver infrastructure as code for bare-metal provisioning and operations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure server configurations meet various use cases.
• Promote a DevOps culture and automation-first approach within the compute domain.

Skills

• Strong understanding of automation tools and practices.
• Experience with bare-metal provisioning and lifecycle management tools.
• Knowledge of hardware health monitoring and capacity planning.
• Ability to analyze total cost of ownership and optimize for energy efficiency.

Education

• Relevant technical degree or equivalent experience in a related field.

Tools

• Proficiency in automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Python.
• Familiarity with management tools like MAAS, Ironic, and OpenBMC.