Global HPC Hardware Procurement Lead for AI Infra

Armada; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Armada seeks an IT Hardware Procurement Manager to architect the global AI infrastructure supply chain, leading end-to-end sourcing for high-performance compute and sovereign AI platforms, while ensuring supply continuity in a volatile semiconductor market.

The role demands deep NVIDIA architecture fluency and aggressive commercial acumen to drive multi-vendor contracts, risk management, and multi-year procurement roadmaps across regions, including sovereign deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical STEM field.
• 5+ years of HPC or hyperscale datacenter procurement experience.
• Deep understanding of NVIDIA reference architectures and related hardware.
• Foundational knowledge of hardware-software stack (OS, drivers, firmware).
• Strong strategic communication bridging technical and financial needs.

Responsibilities

• Strategic sourcing and vendor ecosystem management for high-density servers and networking gear.
• Lead end-to-end contract lifecycles, including MPAs, SLAs, and complex negotiations.
• Monitor global semiconductor trends and manage inventory risk with just-in-time strategies.
• Align procurement roadmaps with systems engineering and architecture teams.
• Oversee integration provisioning of NVIDIA Grace CPUs, NVLink, InfiniBand, and ConnectX-8.
• Architect procurement workflows for sovereign AI compliance.

Skills

HPC expertise

NVIDIA fluency

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related STEM

Tools

NVIDIA Grace CPUs

NVLink

InfiniBand

ConnectX-8

Job description

Armada seeks an IT Hardware Procurement Manager to architect the global AI infrastructure supply chain, leading end-to-end sourcing for high-performance compute and sovereign AI platforms, while ensuring supply continuity in a volatile semiconductor market.

The role demands deep NVIDIA architecture fluency and aggressive commercial acumen to drive multi-vendor contracts, risk management, and multi-year procurement roadmaps across regions, including sovereign deployments.