Datacenter Deployment Engineer
About Nscale
Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.
At Nscale, our Deployment team plays a critical role in driving the delivery of our GPU infrastructure into our DCs.
We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future
About the Role
We’re looking for a Datacenter Deployment Engineer.
This role will be responsible for the execution of physical deployments, you will be engaged in the design and layout of large scale GPU infrastructure projects. This will range from ensuring BOMs are complete and compatible, through to laying out the physical hardware in racks, cabling, and everything inbetween.
What You'll be Doing
Layout of IT equipment inside the datacenters
Taking BOMs and ensuring all hardware fits into available space, applying best practice to ensure day two maintainability.
Ensuring Datacenter environment maximums are adhered to
Power
Cooling
Weight limits
Reviewing BOMs for interoperability
Ensuring optics/AOC/DAC are fit for purpose
Ensruing BOMs meet customer specifications
Ensuring BOMs meet Nscale project requirements
Structured cable designs
Defining and ensuring deployment standards
Cable pathing, length estimation and ordering
Working with Engineering teams for ensuring consistent deployments
Configure firewalls/routers for initial use
Work on initial switch base configurations
Onsite subject matter expert during deployments
About You (Skills / Qualifications Experience)
5+ years of professional experience deploying, fixing and integrating IT infrastructure in data centre environments
Experience owning rack layouts or equipment placement within live or new-build data centres
Proven ability to review Bills of Materials (BOMs) and ensure hardware fits within space, power, cooling, and weight constraints while maintaining day-two operability
An understanding of data centre environmental limits, including power density, cooling capacity, and structural loading
Some experience validating hardware interoperability, including optics, AOC/DAC selection, and compatibility with switching platforms
Ability to ensure deployments meet customer specifications and internal project requirements
Practical experience designing, reviewing, and deploying structured cabling, including cable pathing, length estimation, and ordering
Strong ownership of deployment standards, ensuring consistent, repeatable installations across sites
Experience working closely with engineering and operations teams to deliver aligned, high-quality deployments
Hands-on experience with initial network device configuration, including firewalls, routers, and base switch configurations
Comfortable acting as the on-site subject matter expert during data centre deployments, troubleshooting issues in real time
Strong attention to detail, documentation, and operational discipline
Nice to Have:
Experience deploying GPU, HPC, or high-density compute environments
Familiarity with AI-focused or high-performance data centre architectures
What we can Offer You
At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.
Highly competitive package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months. 🚀
Join the fastest-growing tech startup, your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting-edge AI. ✨
Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support.
Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.
Join our thriving remote-first team. Geography is no barrier to impact or connection. We build seamless virtual collaboration, empowering you, wherever you work.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.
The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role
For information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.
Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility.
At Nscale, our Deployment team plays a critical role in driving the delivery of our GPU infrastructure into our DCs.
We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you’ll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you’ll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future
About the Role
We’re looking for a Datacenter Deployment Engineer.
This role will be responsible for the execution of physical deployments, you will be engaged in the design and layout of large scale GPU infrastructure projects. This will range from ensuring BOMs are complete and compatible, through to laying out the physical hardware in racks, cabling, and everything inbetween.
What You'll be Doing
Layout of IT equipment inside the datacenters
Taking BOMs and ensuring all hardware fits into available space, applying best practice to ensure day two maintainability.
Ensuring Datacenter environment maximums are adhered to
Power
Cooling
Weight limits
Reviewing BOMs for interoperability
Ensuring optics/AOC/DAC are fit for purpose
Ensruing BOMs meet customer specifications
Ensuring BOMs meet Nscale project requirements
Structured cable designs
Defining and ensuring deployment standards
Cable pathing, length estimation and ordering
Working with Engineering teams for ensuring consistent deployments
Configure firewalls/routers for initial use
Work on initial switch base configurations
Onsite subject matter expert during deployments
About You (Skills / Qualifications Experience)
5+ years of professional experience deploying, fixing and integrating IT infrastructure in data centre environments
Experience owning rack layouts or equipment placement within live or new-build data centres
Proven ability to review Bills of Materials (BOMs) and ensure hardware fits within space, power, cooling, and weight constraints while maintaining day-two operability
An understanding of data centre environmental limits, including power density, cooling capacity, and structural loading
Some experience validating hardware interoperability, including optics, AOC/DAC selection, and compatibility with switching platforms
Ability to ensure deployments meet customer specifications and internal project requirements
Practical experience designing, reviewing, and deploying structured cabling, including cable pathing, length estimation, and ordering
Strong ownership of deployment standards, ensuring consistent, repeatable installations across sites
Experience working closely with engineering and operations teams to deliver aligned, high-quality deployments
Hands-on experience with initial network device configuration, including firewalls, routers, and base switch configurations
Comfortable acting as the on-site subject matter expert during data centre deployments, troubleshooting issues in real time
Strong attention to detail, documentation, and operational discipline
Nice to Have:
Experience deploying GPU, HPC, or high-density compute environments
Familiarity with AI-focused or high-performance data centre architectures
What we can Offer You
At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We're building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.
Highly competitive package (base + equity) with reviews every 12 months. 🚀
Join the fastest-growing tech startup, your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting-edge AI. ✨
Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support.
Human-First Flexibility: We treat you as humans first. 🫶🏽 Our flexible workplace trusts Nscalers to deliver, giving you the autonomy to shape your day around life's moments.
Join our thriving remote-first team. Geography is no barrier to impact or connection. We build seamless virtual collaboration, empowering you, wherever you work.
Equal Opportunities Statement
We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.
The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role
For information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.