Lead Architect, AI/HPC Cluster Reliability

AMD; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AMD is seeking a Principal Cluster Reliability Architect to define and drive the reliability strategy for next‑generation AI and HPC cluster platforms. You will influence architecture, deployment, validation, and operational readiness across AMD reference designs and customer deployments.

You will lead cross‑functional teams, mentor engineers, and shape reliability roadmaps to deliver resilient, scalable infrastructure in production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Extensive experience with large-scale cluster reliability architectures and platform design.
• Strong background in distributed systems, Linux infrastructure, and production-grade infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement a reliability architecture framework for cluster platforms across compute, networking, storage, and control plane.
• Drive reliability requirements and KPIs for AMD reference architectures and customer deployments.
• Lead cross-functional alignment and mentor engineers in reliability engineering and operations.

Skills

Large-scale cluster architecture

Distributed systems

Linux infrastructure

Production-scale cloud/HPC

SRE methodologies

Observability & telemetry

Chaos engineering

Leadership & influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Slurm

ROCm

InfiniBand

RoCE

GPU cluster architectures

Job description

AMD is seeking a Principal Cluster Reliability Architect to define and drive the reliability strategy for next‑generation AI and HPC cluster platforms. You will influence architecture, deployment, validation, and operational readiness across AMD reference designs and customer deployments.

You will lead cross‑functional teams, mentor engineers, and shape reliability roadmaps to deliver resilient, scalable infrastructure in production environments.