Senior Solutions Architect, Infiniband and Networking Ethernet - NVIS

NVIDIA; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA in Mumbai is seeking a senior networking engineer to build AI and HPC infrastructure for customers, and to operate large-scale AI clusters with real-time monitoring and reliability focus. You will engage across the full lifecycle of services, from design through deployment and refinement, ensuring health and performance metrics are met.

Candidates should have 5+ years in networking, hands-on RDMA/IB expertise, and experience with provisioning automation using Ansible, Salt, and Python;

Qualifications

• 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.

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 concepts

Performance benchmarking

CI/CD for network ops

English communication

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in CS/EE/Physics/Math

Tools

Cumulus Linux

SONiC

IOS

JunosOS

EOS

Ansible

Salt

Python

Job description

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.