Senior Solutions Architect, Infiniband and Networking Ethernet - NVIS

NVIDIA Gruppe; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA Gruppe is seeking a Senior Networking Solutions Architect to join their Infrastructure Specialist Team in Pune District, India. The role involves building AI/HPC infrastructures for customers and improving the lifecycle of services.

Ideal candidates should have a minimum of 5+ years of networking experience, hands-on expertise with network switch/router platforms, and strong communication skills in English. Familiarity with cloud networks is a plus.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional experience in networking fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with network switch/router platforms.
• Extensive experience delivering automated network provisioning solutions.

Responsibilities

• Building AI/HPC infrastructure for new and existing customers.
• Support operational and reliability aspects of large-scale AI clusters.
• Engage in and improve the whole lifecycle of services.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring availability and health.
• Provide feedback to internal teams.

Skills

Networking fundamentals

Hands-on experience with network switch/router platforms

Knowledge of Ethernet/InfiniBand/RDMA core principles

Proficient in cluster deployment

Network optimization strategies

Experience with automated network provisioning solutions

CI/CD pipelines development

Strong English communication skills

Education

BS/MS/PhD or equivalent experience in related fields

Tools

Cumulus Linux

SONiC

Ansible

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:

• Familiarity with cloud networks (AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus.
• 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.