Cluster Solution Architect

Lenovo; Morrisville; On-site; CAD 198,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo is seeking a senior technical owner to lead AI and HPC GPU cluster RFP/RFQ responses in a pre-sales capacity from Morrisville, NC. You will design complete cluster solutions, including compute, networking, storage, power, and cooling, and deliver compelling demonstrations.

You will mentor junior engineers, work with internal teams to validate feasibility, and develop reusable templates and reference architectures to accelerate proposals.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in data center infrastructure, solution architecture, or pre-sales engineering.
• Familiarity with Python or scripting and IaC for validation/design.
• Familiarity with datacenter networking and high-speed interconnects.
• Strong knowledge of high-performance networking for AI clusters.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead ownership of customer RFP/RFQ responses for AI and HPC GPU clusters.
• Design AI cluster solutions based on NVIDIA and AMD hardware.
• Develop complete cluster solutions including compute, networking, storage, power and cooling.
• Deliver technical presentations, POCs, or demos to articulate Lenovo’s competitiveness.
• Mentor junior RFP participants and sales engineers.
• Coordinate with engineering, deployment, and supply chain teams to validate solutions.
• Create best practices, templates, reference architectures, and sizing guidelines.

Skills

Python scripting

Data center networking

High performance networking

GPU/AI infrastructure

Travel readiness

Education

BS in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering

MS in related field

PhD (preferred)

Tools

Linux

Slurm

Kubernetes

Docker

NVIDIA NICo / Mission Control

ROCm

Job description

* United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

Why Work at Lenovo

We are Lenovo. We do what we say. We own what we do. We WOW our customers.

Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

This transformation together with Lenovo’s world-changing innovation is building a more inclusive, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. To find out more visit www.lenovo.com , and read about the latest news via our StoryHub .

Description and Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead technical ownership of customer RFP, RFQ, and responses for AI and HPC GPU cluster opportunities. Design AI cluster solutions based on the latest NVIDIA and AMD GPU hardware platforms.
• Analyze customer requirements and develop complete cluster solutions including compute, networking, storage, power, cooling, rack/datacenter layout, and management software during the pre-sales and RFP process.
• Design and deliver compelling technical presentations, POC, or demos that clearly articulate Lenovo’s competitiveness in customer use cases.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior RFP participants and sales engineers on solutions, customer requirements, and common architecture tradeoffs.
• Work with internal engineering, deployment, hardware, networking, and supply chain teams to validate proposed solutions and ensure they are technically feasible.
• Develop best practices, reusable templates, reference architectures, sizing guidelines, and RFP response content to improve proposal quality and response speed.
• Stay current on AI infrastructure trends, including GPU roadmap changes, high-speed networking, liquid cooling, cluster management, and AI software ecosystems.

Required Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related engineering fields. Individuals with other backgrounds will also be considered if sufficient knowledge demonstrated in the topics listed below.
• 10+ years of experience in data center infrastructure, solution architecture, systems engineering, pre-sales engineering, or technical consulting.
• Familiarity with Python or other scripting language and automation tools, and infrastructure-as-code for solution validation or design support.
• Familiarity with datacenter networking, high-speed optical interconnections, transceiver and fiber form factors, and their respective interoperability models.
• Strong knowledge of high-performance networking for AI clusters, such as InfiniBand, RoCE, networking operating systems, and common Day 0/Day 1 networking protocols (ZTP, DHCP, LLDP, SNMP, etc.)
• Knowledge of liquid cooling, CDU, high-density rack design, PDU, busway, and modern AI data center power/cooling constraints.
• Experience with large scale AI training and inference workloads, including LLM infrastructure pipeline and capacity planning.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% for customer meetings, technical workshops, partner engagements, and industry events.
• Willingness to continuously learn new GPU, networking, and data center technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other related engineering fields
• 5+ years of experience preparing or contributing to RFP/RFQ responses, including technical compliance, solution documentation, BOM development, and customer-facing architecture content, ideally on NVIDIA HGX or DGX platforms.
• Working knowledge of cluster software and management environments such as Linux, Slurm, Kubernetes, Docker, NVIDIA Infrastructure Controller (NICo), NVIDIA Mission Control, ROCm, or related tools.
• Deep understanding of modern GPU server architectures, including NVIDIA and/or AMD accelerator-based systems.
• Familiarity with hyperscaler datacenter and operation environment. Proven experience in working with hyperscaler/NeoCloud/ other datacenter infrastructure or customers.
• Strong written communication skills for creating clear customer-facing technical responses.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations: * United States of America - North Carolina - Morrisville

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