Data Center Networking Architect - AI, Cloud & HPC

NVIDIA; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking an Infrastructure Specialists Solutions Architect to lead the conception, design, and execution of data center networks within the Plan, Design & Implement framework. You will guide customers through Ethernet architecture, validate configurations in lab environments, and develop automation scripts to streamline operations.

Expect responsibility for scalable data center fabrics, BGP/VxLAN/EVPN design, and collaboration with marketing and engineering teams to shape product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, math or physics, plus 5+ years networking and data center architecture experience.
• 3+ years building network fabrics for scalable data center compute clusters (CLOS/spine-leaf).
• Strong proficiency in BGP, VXLAN, EVPN for design and troubleshooting (2+ years).
• Advanced network troubleshooting using packet sniffers and analysis tools (2+ years).
• Strong Linux administration background and hardware aptitude (2+ years).
• 1+ years direct customer-facing experience in requirements gathering and deployment.
• Proficiency with Ansible, Salt, Python scripting (1+ years).
• Willingness to travel up to 20% domestically and internationally and work non-standard hours as needed.
• Excellent English communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Ethernet and routing expertise during project delivery to design, architect, configure and test Ethernet networking solutions.
• Collaborate in multi-functional teams on server infrastructure builds, accelerated computing workloads and GPU-enabled AI apps.
• Develop DevOps automation scripts for network operations, architectures, and switch fabric configurations.
• Perform network configuration and validation tasks for data centers.
• Create Methods of Procedure and deployment documents.
• Validate network architectures and configurations in the lab.
• Create network automation scripts and tailor them to customer needs using AI tools.
• Interact with customers to gather required information for optimal designs and builds.
• Use software and AI tools to validate and monitor network performance.
• Prepare project handover documents for customers.

Skills

BGP

VxLAN

EVPN

Linux

Python

Ansible

Salt

Kubernetes

Docker

English communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, CS, mathematics or physics, with 5+ years networking experience

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Datadog

GNS3

EVE-NG

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking an Infrastructure Specialists Solutions Architect to lead the conception, design, and execution of data center networks within the Plan, Design & Implement framework. You will guide customers through Ethernet architecture, validate configurations in lab environments, and develop automation scripts to streamline operations.

Expect responsibility for scalable data center fabrics, BGP/VxLAN/EVPN design, and collaboration with marketing and engineering teams to shape product