HPC/AI Technical Solution Engineer

Viridien•Houston, TX

About The Position

As an HPC/AI Technical Solution Engineer, you will serve as a trusted advisor, you will play a critical role in supporting our sales organization and driving customer success. This hands-on, customer-facing position combines technical expertise with consultive approach to deliver optimized HPC solutions that meet client needs and demonstrate clear commercial value. You will engage directly with customers to understand their business challenges, showcase Viridien’s HPC&CS offerings, design and deploy tailored architectures, and develop proofs of concept ( PoCs ) to validate technical and financial benefits. You will also support customers in their journey to move to the cloud , ensuring smooth adoption and integration of HPC workloads into Viridien’s cloud environments. Collaboration with internal technical teams is essential to ensure seamless implementation and ongoing support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a scientific domain.
At least 5 3 years of experience in HPC and/or AI industry in an equivalent role.
Hand -on experience in: Design, setup, and deployment of Linux-based HPC and AI architecture on on-premises or / and cloud infrastructure.
A broad range of HPC and AI applications or frameworks (open-source and ISV), including industry-standard performance benchmarks.
HPC and AI technologies: Working knowledge of GPU a pplications.
TCP/IP fundamentals, RDMA, InfiniBand, cluster networking, and MPI job execution.
Distributed/parallel file systems and storage fundamentals.
Strong presentation and communication skills combined with business acumen.
Passion for communication, education, and customer engagement.
Customer-focused approach emphasizing active dialogue with partners, prospects, and customers.

Responsibilities

Support customers in transitioning HPC workloads to cloud platforms by understanding their requirements and designing optimized architecture solutions.
Assist Sales and Business Development Managers during technical meetings and pre-sales activities, including drafting detailed technical proposals.
Design and lead Proof-of-Concepts ( PoCs ) to validate solutions and demonstrate technical and commercial value.
Drive implementation efforts in collaboration with internal architects and subject matter experts to deliver robust solutions.
Conduct hands-on workshops showcasing the benefits and capabilities of Viridien’s Cloud Infrastructure.
Bridge technology and business objectives by aligning technical solutions with customer goals.
Serve as the primary technical contact for customers on all HPC-related topics.
Provide best-practice guidance for cluster usage, including compute , GPU, storage, and networking optimization.
Perform performance benchmarking and tuning to ensure optimal workload efficiency.
Deliver clear, compelling presentations to both internal stakeholders and external customers .
Act as the voice of the customer, providing actionable feedback to product and engineering teams to close technical gaps and influence roadmap development.