Senior Solutions Architect, Higher Education and Research - Open Models and LLM at NVIDIA

NVIDIA; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA in Reading, UK, is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect for Higher Education and Research focusing on Open Models and LLMs. This full-time, on-site role partners with academia and research labs to drive adoption of NVIDIA AI technology.

You will work with researchers and developers to scale workloads, integrate NVIDIA frameworks, and deliver hands-on trainings while traveling up to 30% of time.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in a STEM discipline.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with the large language model lifecycle across multi-node systems.
• Strong collaboration and communication with academic partners.
• Analytical, self-motivated and organized in a heavily multi-tasked environment.
• Fluent in English and Python proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leading research labs and faculty to drive joint projects at scale.
• Identify and accelerate workloads by integrating NVIDIA frameworks into research projects.
• Advocate for accelerated computing and DL, deliver trainings, workshops, lectures, and demonstrations.
• Track emerging research trends and feedback to NVIDIA Engineering.
• Maintain deep expertise across GPUs, CPUs, networking, and software.

Skills

Strong collaboration

Communication

Python

English fluency

Education

Graduate degree in STEM

Tools

CUDA

CUDA-X libraries

NVIDIA AI Enterprise

NeMo Framework

TensorRT-LLM

Triton Inference Server

Job description

Senior Solutions Architect, Higher Education and Research - Open Models and LLM at NVIDIA in Reading, ENG, GB. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth. NVIDIA has been redefining computer graphics and accelerated computing for three decades. Today, we are tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. Doing what has never been done before takes vision, innovation, and exceptional talent. As an NVIDIAN, you will be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is encouraged to do their best work and make a lasting impact on the world. We are looking for a Solutions Architect in the Greater London area to work with academia and research partners. Solutions Architects are the primary technical contacts for our customers and engage deeply with researchers and application developers to drive the adoption of NVIDIA technology. We seek an individual who combines an intricate understanding of modern AI and HPC research workloads with expertise in accelerated computing and architecture.

What you will be doing:

• Partner directly with leading research labs, researchers, and university faculty as a trusted technical advisor: develop a keen understanding of their scientific goals and drive joint research projects at supercomputing scale.
• Identify and accelerate high‑impact workloads by integrating NVIDIA's frameworks, libraries, and core software stack into research projects, and help researchers amplify their impact through publications, conference presentations, and technical content.
• Advocate for accelerated computing and Deep Learning, and deliver hands‑on trainings, workshops, lectures, and demonstrations across NVIDIA's platforms, and mentor power users to become NVIDIA champions.
• Track emerging research trends and turn gaps between researcher needs and NVIDIA's o erings into prototypical solutions and direct feedback to NVIDIA Engineering.
• Maintain deep expertise in your domain while staying versatile across NVIDIA's full platform: GPUs, CPUs, networking, and software.

What we need to see:

• A graduate degree from a leading university in a STEM related discipline.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience running the large language model lifecycle across multi‑node systems: training, fine‑tuning, inference, serving, and/or agentic workflows.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with academic and research stakeholders, and to communicate complex ideas clearly to both expert and non‑expert audiences.
• Action oriented, analytical, self‑motivated, and a passionate learner, with excellent organization skills to work in a heavily multi‑tasked environment.
• Fluent in English, both oral and written, and comfortable working in Python.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• A PhD from a leading university in a STEM related discipline, with 3+ years of research on large language models or foundation models and their applications.
• A track record of thought leadership: high‑impact publications, talks at academic conferences and workshops, as well as good understanding of scientific policy engagement, grant processes, or national/European research program structures.
• Experience with NVIDIA's AI software stack, powered by CUDA and CUDA‑X libraries, e.g. NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NeMo Framework, Megatron Bridge, NIM, TensorRT‑LLM, Dynamo, NeMo Agent Toolkit, and Triton Inference Server, as well as the Nemotron open‑model methodology.

As a Solutions Architect, there is travel involved (30% of the working time), as often the best way to figure things out is a face‑to‑face meeting, but the job is not life on the road. We make heavy use of conferencing tools, and you are empowered to figure out how to get the job done and do what it takes to make our customers successful.