Senior Solutions Architect, Infiniband and Networking Ethernet - NVIS

NVIDIA Corporation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Networking (ETH/IB) Solutions Architect to join its Infrastructure Specialist Team in Bengaluru. You will interact with customers, partners and internal teams to design and deploy large-scale AI/HPC networking solutions for data centers.

The role requires 5+ years of networking experience, expertise with Ethernet/InfiniBand, RDMA, and hands-on work with Cumulus Linux, SONiC, IOS, JunosOS or EOS. Strong Python, Ansible/Salt and CI/CD automation skills are essential.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD or equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related fields.
• 5+ years of professional experience in networking fundamentals, Ethernet or InfiniBand.
• Hands-on experience with network switch/router platforms like Cumulus Linux, SONiC, IOS, JunosOS, and EOS, etc.
• Solid working knowledge of Ethernet/InfiniBand/RDMA core principles.
• End-to-end IB/Eth cluster deployment, adapter configuration and firmware maintenance, and RDMA benchmarking tools.
• Diagnosing and troubleshooting IB/Eth network issues (link flaps, connection failures, latency jitter).
• RDMA network optimization: QP tuning, MTU configuration, congestion control.
• RDMA-enabled scenarios including distributed storage and HPC clusters.
• Automated network provisioning with Ansible, Salt, and Python.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for network operations.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills in English are essential.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibilities will include building AI/HPC infrastructure for new and existing customers.
• Support operational and reliability aspects of large-scale AI clusters, focusing on performance at scale, real-time monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services—from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Provide feedback to internal teams such as opening bugs, documenting workarounds, and suggesting improvements.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

RDMA/IB

CI/CD pipelines

Python

English proficiency

Education

BS/MS/PhD in CS/EE/Physics/Math

Tools

Cumulus Linux

SONiC

IOS

JunosOS

EOS

Ansible

Salt

Python

Job description

NVIDIA is looking for Senior Networking (ETH/IB) Solutions Architect to join its NVIDIA Infrastructure Specialist Team. Academic and commercial groups around the world are using NVIDIA products to revolutionize deep learning and data analytics, and to power data centers. Join the team building many of the largest and fastest AI/HPC systems in the world! We are looking for someone with the ability to work on a dynamic customer focused team that requires excellent interpersonal skills. This role will be interacting with customers, partners and internal teams, to analyze, define and implement large scale Networking projects. The scope of these efforts includes a combination of Networking, System Design and Automation and being the face to the customer!

What you’ll be doing:

• Primary responsibilities will include building AI/HPC infrastructure for new and existing customers.
• Support operational and reliability aspects of large-scale AI clusters, focusing on performance at scale, real-time monitoring, logging, and alerting.
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services—from inception and design through deployment, operation, and refinement.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Provide feedback to internal teams such as opening bugs, documenting workarounds, and suggesting improvements.

What we need to see:

• BS/MS/PhD or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related fields.
• At least 5+ years of professional experience in networking fundamentals, Ethernet or InfiniBand World.
• Hands-on experience with network switch/router platforms like Cumulus Linux, SONiC, IOS, JunosOS, and EOS, etc.
• Possess solid working knowledge ofEthernet/InfiniBand/RDMAcore principles.
• Be proficient in end-to-end IB/Eth cluster deployment, adapter configuration and firmware maintenance, and able to conduct professional performance benchmarking with mainstream RDMA testing tools.
• Capable of independently diagnosing and troubleshooting typical IB/Eth network anomalies, including link flapping, connection failure, as well as bandwidth and latency jitter issues.
• Master practical RDMA network optimization strategies such as QP tuning, MTU configuration and congestion control optimization.
• Hands-on working experience in RDMA-accelerated business scenarios, including distributed storage and high-performance computing clusters.
• Extensive experience delivering automated network provisioning solutions using tools like Ansible, Salt, and Python.
• Ability to develop CI/CD pipelines for network operations.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills in English are essential.

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

• Advanced Linux or Networking Certifications.
• Experience with High-performance computing architectures. Understanding of how job schedulers(Slurm, PBS) work.
• luster management technologies knowledge (bonus credit for BCM (Base Command Manager).)
• Experience with GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) focused hardware/software.