Senior Solutions Architect, Infiniband and Networking Ethernet - NVIS

NVIDIA; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role requires 5+ years in networking, hands-on experience with Ethernet/InfiniBand, RDMA concepts, and automation tools like Ansible, Salt, and Python.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD or equivalent in CS/EE/Physics/Math or related fields.
• 5+ years of professional networking experience.
• Hands-on with switch/router platforms: Cumulus Linux, SONiC, IOS, JunosOS, EOS.
• Solid knowledge of Ethernet/InfiniBand/RDMA core principles.
• End-to-end IB/Eth cluster deployment and RDMA benchmarking.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot IB/Eth network issues.
• RDMA optimization: QP tuning, MTU, congestion control.
• Automation with Ansible, Salt, Python.
• CI/CD pipelines for network operations.
• Strong English communication.

Responsibilities

• Build AI/HPC infrastructure for new and existing customers.
• Support operation and reliability of large-scale AI clusters with performance monitoring.
• Engage in the service lifecycle from design to deployment and refinement.
• Maintain service health: availability, latency, system health.
• Provide feedback to internal teams and document workarounds.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

RDMA concepts

IB/Ethernet deployment

Performance benchmarking

Troubleshooting IB/Eth

RDMA optimization

Automation with Ansible

Salt

Python scripting

CI/CD pipelines for network ops

English communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD or equivalent 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 of Ethernet/InfiniBand/RDMA core 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.