HPC & Cloud Data Center Solutions Architect

NorthMark Compute & Cloud; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

100% employer-paid medical, dental and

16 weeks paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match 100% up to 6%

PPO options and HSAs/FSAs

Paid time off: 25 days + 12 holidays

Job summary

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) seeks an experienced Solutions Architect to drive design and delivery of scalable, resilient data center solutions. You'll bridge customer requirements, technology platforms, and infrastructure reference architectures to ensure white space design aligns with business demand and HPC workloads.

The ideal candidate will act as the glue between product, infrastructure, and operations teams, translating technical and business needs into integrated solutions that

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in solution architecture, systems architecture, or large-scale infrastructure design.
• Strong background in HPC, cloud, or large-scale enterprise data center environments.
• Expertise in integrating compute, storage, and networking into cohesive solutions.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience with hyperscale or GPU-accelerated environments, supporting AI/ML workloads, infrastructure monitoring, or simulation models.
• Strong communicator with leadership and project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Own solution-level design and alignment across compute, storage, networking, and facilities systems within new data center builds.
• Partner with product teams, HPC customers, and operations to translate workload requirements into scalable data center white space solutions.
• Define reference architectures that incorporate compute/GPU density, storage ratios, and network integration strategies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure architects, digital architects, and network architects to deliver holistic designs.
• Create solution roadmaps that segment delivery into implementable phases while meeting near-term demand.
• Support proof-of-concept efforts and performance baseline testing to validate solution viability.
• Ensure designs meet compliance, resiliency, and sustainability requirements.
• Act as the customer-facing technical partner for complex solution discussions.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

AI/ML workload experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

HPC cluster design

GPU-accelerated environments

Cloud infrastructure

Infrastructure monitoring

Job description

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) seeks an experienced Solutions Architect to drive design and delivery of scalable, resilient data center solutions. You'll bridge customer requirements, technology platforms, and infrastructure reference architectures to ensure white space design aligns with business demand and HPC workloads.

The ideal candidate will act as the glue between product, infrastructure, and operations teams, translating technical and business needs into integrated solutions that