Principal Cluster Reliability Architect

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc•Austin, TX

About The Position

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. AMD is seeking a Principal Cluster Reliability Architect to define and drive the reliability strategy for next-generation AI and HPC cluster platforms. This role serves as the technical authority for end-to-end cluster reliability, spanning compute, networking, storage, and control plane architectures. The successful candidate will influence architecture, deployment, validation, and operational readiness across AMD reference designs and large-scale customer deployments. The Principal Cluster Reliability Architect will establish reliability frameworks, drive cross-functional alignment, and ensure that reliability considerations are embedded throughout the cluster lifecycle from architecture through production operations.

Requirements

Highly experienced systems architect with deep expertise in distributed systems, large-scale infrastructure, and reliability engineering.
Strong understanding of AI/HPC environments.
Demonstrated success designing and operating production-scale platforms.
Excel at leading through influence, aligning diverse engineering teams around common objectives, and translating operational learnings into architectural improvements.
Combine technical depth with strategic thinking and are passionate about delivering resilient, scalable, and operationally efficient infrastructure platforms.
Large-scale cluster architecture across compute, networking, storage, and control plane systems.
Distributed systems architecture, reliability engineering, and failure modeling.
Linux infrastructure and systems software.
Production-scale cloud, AI, HPC, or platform infrastructure.
Kubernetes
Slurm
ROCm
GPU cluster architectures
AI training and inference infrastructure
RDMA networking technologies: InfiniBand, RoCE
High-performance cluster interconnects
Distributed storage architectures
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) methodologies
Observability platforms and telemetry systems
Incident management and root cause analysis
Automation and infrastructure-as-code practices
Chaos engineering and resilience testing
Development of reference architectures and platform standards
Cross-functional technical leadership
Executive-level communication and stakeholder management
Experience influencing technical direction across large organizations without direct authority.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

Define and implement a comprehensive cluster reliability architecture framework spanning the full infrastructure lifecycle.
Establish reliability requirements for AMD reference architectures and customer deployment models.
Drive architecture decisions that enhance fault tolerance, redundancy, failure isolation, and system recoverability.
Influence hardware, firmware, software, and operational design decisions to improve system resiliency.
Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and Platform Operations teams to define sustainable operational models.
Establish standards for: Observability and telemetry, Health monitoring frameworks, Job-aware failure detection and recovery mechanisms, Lifecycle management, including patching and upgrades.
Create closed-loop feedback mechanisms that convert operational insights into architectural improvements.
Define reliability KPIs, SLAs, SLOs, and deployment acceptance criteria.
Develop and execute reliability validation strategies at production scale.
Establish methodologies for: Failure injection testing, Chaos engineering, Recovery validation, Resiliency benchmarking.
Drive data-driven reliability improvements through empirical testing and analysis.
Ensure reliability consistency across: Architecture, Deployment, Cluster bring-up, Validation, Operations.
Identify and eliminate gaps in ownership, governance, handoff processes, and operational readiness.
Drive repeatable engineering practices that improve scalability and deployment quality.
Act as AMD's subject matter expert for cluster reliability architecture.
Lead alignment across Architecture, Deployment Engineering, Validation Engineering, Platform Operations, and Product organizations.
Mentor senior engineers and architects.
Represent reliability strategy in customer engagements and strategic programs.
Influence product and platform roadmaps to improve reliability outcomes across AMD cluster initiatives.