HPC/AI Technical Solution Engineer

CGG•Houston, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Viridien is seeking an HPC/AI Technical Solution Engineer to operate at the intersection of HPC performance, cloud transformation, AI/GPU infrastructure, and customer business outcomes. This role is crucial in designing and delivering innovative solutions, shaping offerings, and impacting customer success globally. It's a hands-on, customer-facing position that blends technical expertise with a consultative approach to provide optimized HPC solutions that meet client needs and demonstrate clear commercial value. The engineer will engage directly with customers to understand their business challenges, showcase HPC&CS offerings, design and deploy tailored architectures, and develop proofs of concept (PoCs) to validate technical and financial benefits. Responsibilities also include supporting customers in their cloud migration journey, ensuring smooth adoption and integration of HPC workloads into Viridien’s cloud environments. The role involves some travel for customer workshops, conferences, and sales support, and requires close collaboration with internal technical teams for seamless implementation and ongoing support. The position is based in the Houston office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or other computationally intensive scientific domain such as Geophysics or Physics.
5+ years of experience in HPC, AI/cloud infrastructure, solution engineering, technical consulting, in a comparable customer/stakeholder-facing technical engineering role.
Hands-on experience in: Design, setup, and deployment of Linux-based HPC and AI architecture on-premise and/or cloud infrastructure.
Hands-on experience with a broad range of HPC and AI applications or frameworks (open-source and ISV), including industry-standard performance benchmarks.
Working knowledge of GPU applications.
Working knowledge of TCP/IP fundamentals, RDMA, InfiniBand, cluster networking, and MPI job execution.
Working knowledge of distributed/parallel file systems and storage fundamentals.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ability to work directly with customers, partners, or internal stakeholders to gather requirements and guide solution adoption.

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.