Senior Principal AI Networking Architect — Cork

Dell; Cork; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Cork, Ireland, seeks a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer to design, integrate, test, and validate AI networking solutions for next‑gen data centers. You will collaborate with Dell engineering, product management, and partners to deliver scalable reference architectures.

The role requires 8+ years of networking experience, deep knowledge of BGP/EVPN/VXLAN, and hands‑on work with Dell Enterprise SONiC or similar OS, plus Python/Ansible scripting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in networking engineering, solution architecture, or data center infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Layer 2/3 networking technologies including BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, ECMP, and leaf-spine architectures.
• Experience with network operating systems such as Dell Enterprise SONiC or NVIDIA Cumulus Linux.
• Hands-on network configuration, troubleshooting, performance testing, and Linux environments.
• Proficiency in Python and Ansible with strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate AI networking solutions using Dell PowerSwitch, SONiC, NVIDIA, AMD, and other technologies; create reference architectures.
• Design and validate high-performance Ethernet fabrics for AI workloads including RoCEv2 and RDMA.
• Lead solution integration, interoperability testing, performance benchmarking, and resiliency validation across GPU servers and storage platforms.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and partners to troubleshoot networking issues and evaluate new technologies.
• Develop architecture diagrams, validated designs, test plans, and performance reports; support customer demos and proofs-of-concept.

Skills

Networking engineering

Solution architecture

Data center infrastructure

Layer 2/3 networking

BGP EVPN VXLAN

Leaf-spine architectures

Dell Enterprise SONiC

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux

Python scripting

Ansible

Linux

Communication

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering

Networking certifications such as CCNP/CCIE

Tools

Dell Enterprise SONiC

NVIDIA Cumulus Linux

GPU networking concepts

Job description

Dell Technologies in Cork, Ireland, seeks a Senior Principal Systems Development Engineer to design, integrate, test, and validate AI networking solutions for next‑gen data centers. You will collaborate with Dell engineering, product management, and partners to deliver scalable reference architectures.

The role requires 8+ years of networking experience, deep knowledge of BGP/EVPN/VXLAN, and hands‑on work with Dell Enterprise SONiC or similar OS, plus Python/Ansible scripting.