AI Infrastructure Solutions Architect – BNK for Kubernetes

F5 Networks, Inc; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 222,000 - 333,000; Full time

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Job summary

F5 Networks in Seattle is seeking a Solutions Architect for BNK to lead AI infrastructure architecture and enterprise Kubernetes strategy. You will partner with a Principal Account Executive to translate capabilities into business value for Neoclouds and AI infrastructure customers.

You will engage CTOs and Platform Engineering leaders, conduct PoCs, and develop reference architectures using high-performance networking and DPU offload with NVIDIA technologies.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Solutions Architecture or related customer-facing technical roles.
• Deep, hands-on expertise in Kubernetes, container orchestration, CNIs, and application delivery.
• Experience architecting massive-scale cloud infrastructure, particularly HPC or AI data centers.
• Advanced understanding of Layer 2-7 networking and hardware acceleration (SmartNICs, DPUs).
• Proven ability to engage elite technical stakeholders and drive technical wins.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture strategy for enterprise Kubernetes, networking, and AI workload ingress/egress initiatives.
• Co-Lead the Sales Team, qualify opportunities, map capabilities to executive business cases.
• Be the trusted technical advisor to CTOs and Platform Engineering leaders at Neoclouds and AI-native firms.
• Conduct deep-dive validation, architecture workshops, and PoCs in high-throughput environments.
• Architect AI stack solutions leveraging DOCA offload and CPU reuse to maximize GPU utilization.
• Develop reusable reference architectures and playbooks for DPU-resident services.
• Bridge field requirements directly to Product and Engineering teams.

Skills

Kubernetes

AI infrastructure

High-performance networking

Executive stakeholder engagement

Technical leadership

Tools

NVIDIA BlueField

NVIDIA DOCA

SmartNICs

Job description

F5 Networks in Seattle is seeking a Solutions Architect for BNK to lead AI infrastructure architecture and enterprise Kubernetes strategy. You will partner with a Principal Account Executive to translate capabilities into business value for Neoclouds and AI infrastructure customers.

You will engage CTOs and Platform Engineering leaders, conduct PoCs, and develop reference architectures using high-performance networking and DPU offload with NVIDIA technologies.