Senior Solutions Architect, Infiniband and Networking Ethernet - NVIS

NVIDIA Corporation; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation in Mumbai, India seeks a Senior Networking (ETH/IB) Solutions Architect to design and deploy AI/HPC networking infra for large-scale data centers. You will work with customers, partners, and internal teams to analyze, define, and implement complex networking projects, focusing on performance, reliability, and automation.

The role requires 5+ years in networking, experience with RDMA, and proficiency in Ansible/Salt/Python for automated provisioning.

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.
• 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.
• Proficient in end-to-end IB/Eth cluster deployment, adapter configuration and firmware maintenance, and benchmarking with mainstream RDMA testing tools.
• Capable of diagnosing and troubleshooting IB/Eth/Network anomalies, including link flapping, connection failures, bandwidth and latency jitter.
• Master RDMA network optimization strategies such as QP tuning, MTU configuration and congestion control.
• Hands-on experience in RDMA-accelerated storage and HPC clusters.
• Experience delivering automated network provisioning using Ansible, Salt, and Python.
• Ability to develop CI/CD pipelines for network operations.
• Strong written, verbal, and listening skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Build AI/HPC infrastructure for new and existing customers.
• Support operational and reliability aspects of large-scale AI clusters, focusing on performance, 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 live by measuring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Provide feedback to internal teams by opening bugs, documenting workarounds, and suggesting improvements.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

RDMA concepts

Troubleshooting networks

Documentation

English communication

Education

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

Tools

Ansible

SaltStack

Python

CI/CD

Linux

Cumulus Linux

SONiC

IOS/JunosOS/EOS

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.