Senior AI Infrastructure Architect - GPU Compute & Kubernetes

Open Innovation AI; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Innovation AI is seeking a Senior Systems Architect - Infrastructure to own end-to-end infrastructure designs for AI workloads across GPU compute, storage, and networking. You will lead pre-sales conversations, run design workshops, size resources, and deliver complete design packages (HLD/LLD/BoQ) for Delivery and Operations.

You will be the trusted technical advisor to customers, shaping architectures around OICM and air-gapped Kubernetes, with travel across the UAE for workshops and

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in infrastructure architecture, solutions architecture, or senior systems engineering.
• Strong track record designing enterprise and AI/HPC infrastructure across compute, storage, and networking.
• Solid working understanding of Linux and datacenter hardware across compute, storage, and networking.
• Deep, hands-on Kubernetes expertise with running cluster design decisions.
• Ability to balance technical design against commercial and delivery realities.

Responsibilities

• Own customer infrastructure solutions end-to-end through the design phase; lead technical discovery and design workshops.
• Produce the full design package: HLDs, LLDs, sizing models, BoQ, and LOA.
• Architect and size GPU compute, high-speed networking (up to 800GbE, RoCE) and enterprise storage into OICM-based solutions; add load balancing when needed.
• Act as trusted technical advisor, explaining trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders; manage scope, timing, and risk.
• Hold final technical sign-off on the solution design and BoQ; define reusable reference architectures and baseline BoQs.

Skills

Kubernetes

Linux

Datacenter hardware

Networking

HPC infrastructure

Solution architecture

Customer facing

Tools

F5 BIG-IP

OICM

Pure Storage

NetApp

VAST Data

DDN

Job description

Open Innovation AI is seeking a Senior Systems Architect - Infrastructure to own end-to-end infrastructure designs for AI workloads across GPU compute, storage, and networking. You will lead pre-sales conversations, run design workshops, size resources, and deliver complete design packages (HLD/LLD/BoQ) for Delivery and Operations.

You will be the trusted technical advisor to customers, shaping architectures around OICM and air-gapped Kubernetes, with travel across the UAE for workshops and