Infrastructure Operations Deputy Manager (AI Infrastructure)

Location: Norway; based on-site at the data center. Occasional travel to other locations and participation in an on-call rotation are required.

Company

Nscale provides a cost-effective, high-performance GPU cloud infrastructure platform for AI startups and enterprise customers.

What you will do

• Take overall responsibility for devices, systems, and infrastructure across the AI data center.
• Ensure 24/7 operational reliability and performance for high-performance AI workloads.
• Manage power, cooling, environmental conditions, installations, configuration, and maintenance of HPC and GPU systems.
• Lead, mentor, train, and schedule engineers, technicians, and support staff, including on-call coverage.
• Act as the primary client point of contact for SLA and KPI reporting, while coordinating vendors, contractors, repairs, upgrades, and procurement.
• Monitor performance and resource utilization, troubleshoot technical issues, manage spare-parts inventory, and implement reliability, scalability, and cost improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience managing data centers, particularly in HPC and GPU environments.
• Proven experience leading and developing technical teams.
• Strong expertise in HPC, GPU deployment, hardware and software solutions, network architecture, and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of data-center power, cooling, and environmental systems.
• Excellent client-facing communication and reporting skills, plus experience with inventory and spare-parts management.

Nice to have

• Data center management certifications such as CDCP or CDCS.
• Hands-on experience with NVIDIA GPUs, CUDA, and AI frameworks.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud and HPC environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to shape operating standards for a next-generation AI cloud platform.
• Work on complex infrastructure challenges with significant ownership and operational impact.
• Focus on scaling high-performance and sustainable data-center operations.
• Continuous learning is encouraged to keep pace with evolving technologies and standards.
• Inclusive and equitable workplace with support for individual accessibility needs.