Senior Deployment Manager — Datacenter and Network Infrastructure

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

5d•$248,000 - $396,750

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Deployment Manager to coordinate datacenter and network deployment activities in partnership with Network Automation, Network Architecture, and Network Engineering teams. The role aligns deployment requirements, coordinates repeatable logical-build workflows, tracks dependencies, executes logical provisioning, and partners with on-site teams to remove physical blockers. It calls for deployment management experience and a practical understanding of datacenter and backbone network architectures, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), and logical datacenter build tools. The Deployment Manager serves as a primary coordination point among network customer and stakeholder teams and the Network Automation, Network Architecture, and Network Engineering teams. The role collaborates with Architecture and Engineering to understand approved designs, clarify requirements, and align on technical standards; coordinates provisioning workflows with Network Automation; and identifies tooling improvements. Responsibilities also include coordinating logical datacenter deployment tasks such as source-of-truth updates, configuration generation, orchestration, and automated validation, and improving deployment predictability and quality by tracking agreed process and tooling improvements. The position is part of NVIDIA’s work on infrastructure for AI and accelerated computing. The posting states a base salary range of USD 248,000–396,750, with eligibility for equity and benefits. Applications will be accepted at least until November 8, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, telecommunications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
9+ years of relevant overall experience in infrastructure deployment, network engineering, datacenter operations, or technical program management.
5+ years of engineering leadership managing teams or complex technical programs.
Strong networking expertise across backbone and datacenter edge layers, including MPLS, RSVP-TE, routing protocols, traffic engineering, and resilient network design.
Strong understanding of datacenter network architecture, including leaf-spine topologies, routing and switching, IP addressing, segmentation, redundancy, and management networks.
Working knowledge of ZTP mechanisms and dependencies, including DHCP, DNS, bootstrapping, image and configuration services, device onboarding, and provisioning failure recovery.
Practical experience with logical datacenter build tools and workflows for source-of-truth management, inventory modeling, configuration generation, orchestration, and automated validation.
Demonstrated ability to work with network automation, architecture, and engineering teams to translate technical requirements into coordinated deployment activities.
Ability to interpret architecture diagrams, deployment plans, provisioning logs, and validation results to identify dependencies and coordinate issue resolution.
Experience managing schedules, technical risks, change coordination, and readiness tracking across multiple teams and locations.
Familiarity with deployment pipelines, APIs, CMDBs, and asset inventory systems.
Clear technical communication and strong organizational skills, including the ability to facilitate decisions and communicate deployment status to technical and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting large-scale AI, GPU, HPC, or cloud datacenter deployments.
Familiarity with Ethernet fabrics, BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, or InfiniBand environments.
Familiarity with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible or Terraform, along with Python or API-based workflows.
A track record of improving deployment coordination, reducing delays, and helping teams resolve recurring provisioning and build issues.
Strong collaboration skills and the ability to influence across Network Automation, Network Architecture, Network Engineering, Operations, and Support.

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary coordination point between network customer and stakeholder teams and Network Automation, Network Architecture, and Network Engineering teams.
Collaborate with Network Architecture and Engineering to understand approved designs, clarify deployment requirements, and align on technical standards.
Coordinate provisioning workflows with Network Automation and communicate deployment requirements to Architecture, Engineering, and stakeholder teams.
Identify and drive deployment team feature requests for tooling improvements with the Network Automation team.
Coordinate logical datacenter deployment activities, including source-of-truth updates, configuration generation, orchestration, and automated validation.
Improve deployment predictability and quality by providing feedback to Network Automation, Architecture, and Engineering and tracking agreed process and tooling improvements.
Manage schedules, technical risks, change coordination, and readiness tracking across multiple teams and locations.
Coordinate issue resolution by interpreting architecture diagrams, deployment plans, provisioning logs, and validation results.