Technical Staff, Network Architect
About The Position
The Technical Staff, Network Architect joins the Engineering Technologist team within Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG), based in Round Rock, Texas, or Santa Clara, California. ISG develops infrastructure, solutions, and data-management products, while the Engineering Technologist team conducts technology investigations, assesses industry capabilities, develops technology and product strategies, generates intellectual property, and influences product architecture and definitions. This role contributes to next-generation large-scale AI infrastructure spanning accelerated compute, AI Fabric, and AI-optimized storage. The architect works with high-profile AI customers to optimize solutions for their applications and tune systems for performance. The position drives datacenter-level innovation in liquid cooling and power density, and develops network and fabric architectures suited to customer requirements, AI training and inference, and datacenter scale. The role also works with external partners and develops networking software, solutions, and architecture that integrate with AI frameworks and applications. Travel of 20%–30% is required.
Requirements
- Expert understanding of networking technologies, including switches, network-interface cards (NICs), Data Processing Units (DPUs), and AI Fabrics.
- Experience integrating AI frameworks, such as TensorFlow and PyTorch, and Kubernetes for machine-learning workloads.
- Experience with datacenter network design and optical distribution.
- Knowledge of networking protocol industry standards.
- Customer and partner project/program leadership experience.
- Ability to understand and assess customer requirements, develop technical solutions based on customers’ geographical areas, negotiate conflicting interests, and prioritize deliverables to achieve the best possible outcomes for stakeholders.
- Willingness and ability to travel 20%–30%.
Nice To Haves
- 15+ years of industry experience with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent skill.
- Relationships with key suppliers of networking products.
Responsibilities
- Drive network and fabric design based on customer requirements and infrastructure needs, including InfiniBand, Ethernet, Accelerated Fabric Link (AFL), and other scalable fabric topologies.
- Define network topologies optimized for AI training and inference.
- Lead development of end-to-end AI network architecture, including GPU-to-GPU and server-to-storage networking, in-rack cabling, and datacenter-level optical design.
- Optimize network topology and configuration to maximize AI cluster performance.
- Work closely with key external partners to create differentiated solutions.
- Develop networking software, solutions, and architecture that integrate with AI frameworks and applications.
- Engage with AI customers to optimize solutions for their applications and tune systems for maximum performance.
- Drive datacenter-level innovation involving liquid cooling technologies and power density.
- Assess customer requirements, develop technical solutions suited to customers’ geographical areas, negotiate conflicting interests, and prioritize deliverables for stakeholder outcomes.
- Travel 20%–30%.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
