Network Architect (AI Infrastructure) - Technology Vendor

Hamilton Barnes; California; On-site; USD 240,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible PTO

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to bridge the technical and commercial sides of the business, engaging directly with enterprise customers on Cumulus Linux and open networking architectures.

You will lead technical discovery and design sessions, translating business objectives into resilient EVPN/VXLAN fabrics and BGP unnumbered designs, while representing the voice of the customer to influence product roadmaps.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in network engineering, solution architecture, or senior consulting roles with significant customer-facing experience.
• Deep hands-on Cumulus Linux expertise, including EVPN/VXLAN, BGP unnumbered, VRFs.
• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills in enterprise environments.
• Experience translating field feedback into product requirements and roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• You will serve as the trusted technical advisor to enterprise and AI customers on Cumulus-based and open networking architectures.
• You will lead deep technical discovery and design sessions translating objectives into EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, and BGP unnumbered designs.
• You will design and validate high-scale datacentre fabrics using Cumulus Linux on commodity hardware.
• You will present complex Cumulus and open networking strategies to technical teams and executives.
• You will be the voice of the customer, influencing product priorities with Product Management and Engineering.
• You will support proofs-of-concept, integration validation, and architecture reviews across Cumulus environments.
• You will work cross-functionally with Sales and Services to develop tailored proposals and articulate value of open networking.

Skills

Network engineering

Solution architecture

Customer facing

Executive communication

Tools

Cumulus Linux

NVIDIA NetQ

NVIDIA Air

Ansible

Terraform

NCLU/NVUE

Job description

Looking for a role with plenty of growth opportunities?

Join a fast-growing infrastructure software company backed by a top-tier venture firm, having delivered 800% ARR growth over the past 12 months. The organization has built the leading network automation platform for AI clouds, with 35+ live GPU cluster deployments globally, sitting at the centre of one of the biggest bottlenecks in the largest infrastructure buildout in history.

A newly created opportunity exists for a Senior Solutions Architect to bridge the technical and commercial sides of the business, engaging directly with enterprise customers at senior levels on Cumulus Linux and open networking architectures. The ideal candidate will lead technical discovery and design sessions, translating business objectives into resilient EVPN/VXLAN fabrics and BGP unnumbered designs, while also acting as the voice of the customer to influence product roadmap priorities. This role blends deep technical credibility with strong executive communication skills across both enterprise and AI infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities:

• You will be serving as the trusted technical advisor to enterprise and AI factory customers, engaging directly with network, infrastructure, DevOps, and business stakeholders on Cumulus-based and open networking architectures
• You will be leading deep technical discovery and design sessions that translate customer business objectives into resilient and scalable network architectures built on Cumulus Linux, including EVPN/VXLAN fabrics, BGP unnumbered designs, and multi-tenant deployments
• You will be designing and validating high-scale datacentre fabrics leveraging Cumulus Linux on commodity switching hardware, ensuring correctness, determinism, and operational repeatability
• You will be presenting complex Cumulus and open networking strategies clearly to both technical teams and executive audiences
• You will be acting as the voice of the customer internally, partnering with Product Management and Engineering to influence roadmap priorities based on real-world Cumulus deployment experience
• You will be supporting proofs-of-concept, integration validation, and architecture reviews across Cumulus-based environments to ensure solutions deliver cloud-provider-grade automation, abstraction, and hard multi-tenancy for AI infrastructure
• You will be working cross-functionally with Sales and Services teams to develop tailored proposals and articulate the value of open networking and Cumulus-based approaches in enterprise engagements

Skills / Must Have:

• 8+ years in network engineering, solution architecture, or senior consulting roles with significant customer-facing experience
• Deep hands-on Cumulus Linux expertise, including EVPN/VXLAN, BGP unnumbered, VRFs, and Linux-native networking constructs in production datacentre environments
• Strong understanding of open networking principles and commodity switching hardware running Cumulus Linux or similar NOS platforms
• Proven ability to align business goals with technical architecture built on open networking, not just execute technical tasks
• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills in enterprise or large public sector environments
• Experience partnering with Product Management to translate field feedback into product requirements

Desirable Skills:

• Experience with NVIDIA Air, NetQ, or other Cumulus ecosystem tooling
• Background integrating Cumulus-based fabrics across complex environments including InfiniBand, DPUs, and multi-cloud or on-premises deployments
• Exposure to network automation tooling including Ansible, Terraform, or NCLU/NVUE scripting in Cumulus environments
• Experience with AI infrastructure, GPU cloud networking, or multi-tenant deployments on open networking platforms
• Familiarity with other NOS platforms such as SONiC or FRR alongside Cumulus depth

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with stock options
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Santa Clara, CA preferred, with remote considered for exceptional candidates

Salary:

• $250,000 base salary