RENATER operates France's backbone network for research and education institutions, connecting over 1,300 sites through regional collection networks. The tech stack reflects a mature ops-heavy infrastructure: Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Rocky), VMware virtualization (vSAN, NSX-T, vRealize suite), Kubernetes/OpenShift for container orchestration, and a full monitoring layer (Prometheus, Grafana, Nagios, LibreNMS). Current hiring is concentrated in operations and support roles, with active work on a private cloud platform deployment—suggesting infrastructure modernization and a shift toward self-service cloud capabilities for the research community.
RENATER is a public-interest consortium (GIP) established in 1993 to unify telecommunications infrastructure across France's research and education sector. Membership spans major national research bodies including CNRS, INRIA, CEA, and France's Ministry of Higher Education. The network provides high-speed connectivity and collaborative services to over 1,300 connected sites, operating as the French node of GÉANT, the pan-European research network. RENATER's mission centers on anticipating technology and usage evolution to deliver performant, sovereignty-aligned communication and collaboration services to its research and education constituents.
Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS, Rocky), VMware (vSAN, NSX-T, vRealize), Kubernetes/OpenShift, Prometheus/Grafana/Nagios monitoring, MySQL/PostgreSQL, LDAP, PHP/Python/Perl scripting, and SMTP/IMAP for messaging via Zimbra.
Over 1,300 sites are connected via regional collection networks to the national RENATER backbone, serving France's research and education community.
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