Deployment Lead

Senior Deployment Lead 

Location: Ireland / UK / Spain — remote/home-based, with extensive global travel to deployment sites 

Department: Infrastructure — Physical Data Centre Deployments (GPU) 

Reporting to: Chief Infrastructure Officer 

ABOUT NEXGEN CLOUD 

NexGen Cloud is the company behind Hyperstack, a full-stack AI cloud serving tens of thousands of customers from AI researchers to enterprises running the world's most compute-intensive workloads. We deliver on-demand and private GPU infrastructure to teams who treat performance as a requirement, not a feature. 

We're a tight-knit, fast-moving team working at the cutting edge of AI cloud infrastructure. We practice what we preach, equipping our people with AI at every level so we can solve harder problems, ship faster, and keep raising the bar for what enterprise GPU infrastructure looks like. 

THE ROLE: SENIOR DEPLOYMENT LEAD 

NexGen Cloud's GPU data centre build pipeline is expanding, and right now there is no single owner taking a site from delivered hardware through to a live, production-ready cluster. This role exists to give the deployment function a dedicated, senior owner before the pipeline outgrows the current ad hoc approach — you'll have direct ownership over deployment planning and scheduling, on-site build execution, contractor management, and commissioning and handover for every new GPU site NexGen brings online. 

This is a role for someone who wants to build a function from scratch rather than inherit someone else's playbook — hands-on, genuinely global, and with real decision-making authority as the most senior person on-site. 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING 

Rather than a long checklist, here's what success in this role looks like: 

• Own the end-to-end deployment plan, schedule, and risk register for each new GPU data centre build, from hardware delivery through to production handover 
• Lead on-site racking, cabling, and installation of GPU servers, networking, and power/cooling infrastructure, directing contractor crews where used 
• Run commissioning and acceptance testing on newly built GPU clusters, and define go-live acceptance criteria in coordination with Network Engineering and Data Centre Operations 
• Manage day-to-day performance of on-site electrical, mechanical, and cabling contractors against schedule, quality, and safety standards 
• Act as the on-the-ground point of contact for Network Engineering during cutover, and keep Sales and Customer Success informed on go-live timelines 
• Build the discipline that doesn't yet exist: a live risk register per deployment, and a standard playbook that improves with every build 
• Feed deployment status and risk updates to the Chief Infrastructure Officer on a regular, owned cadence 

ABOUT YOU 

We're more interested in how you think and work than in a perfect CV. You'll likely bring a combination of the following: 

Essential 

• Proven experience leading physical deployments of GPU clusters specifically (e.g. NVIDIA DGX/HGX platforms) — general-purpose data centre hardware deployment alone is not sufficient 
• Hands-on experience with high-density GPU rack power and cooling requirements, structured cabling, and server racking fundamentals 
• Experience with InfiniBand or high-speed Ethernet fabric installation and commissioning as part of a GPU cluster build 
• A track record managing on-site contractors or vendor delivery teams against schedule and quality standards 
• Comfortable working independently on-site with minimal day-to-day supervision, making sound calls under time pressure, and genuinely willing and able to travel globally at short notice for extended periods 

Nice to Have 

• Familiarity with data centre network cutover processes 
• Project management certification or equivalent experience running multi-workstream schedules 
• Experience working across multiple countries or regulatory environments for site logistics 

WHAT WE OFFER 

• Competitive salary and annual discretionary bonus scheme 
• Employee wellbeing benefits 
• 25 days of holiday, plus public holidays 
• Remote/home-based working, with the travel and flexibility this role requires 
• Real ownership and autonomy — the chance to build the deployment function and playbook from scratch 
• The opportunity to make a visible, meaningful impact as we scale 
• Clear career progression and growth opportunities in a fast-growing company 
• A collaborative, international culture built on trust, transparency, and ownership 
• The chance to help shape NexGen Cloud's team, culture, and future alongside ambitious, mission-driven colleagues 

MORE INFORMATION 

Head over to our NexGen Cloud careers page to view current openings and follow us on LinkedIn and X to learn more about our journey, newest releases, and exciting news in the neocloud space.