Senior Director of Networking and Generative AI Infrastructure

Dell Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 249,000 - 322,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies in Remote-Texas is seeking a Senior Director of Networking and Generative AI Infrastructure to define the enterprise strategy and deliver scalable, secure AI-ready networking for training, inference, data pipelines, and mission‑critical apps.

You will lead global teams, partner with Engineering and Executive Leadership, drive architecture decisions for GPU clusters, high‑speed fabrics, and AI data pipelines, and ensure availability, reliability, and measurable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive networking and infrastructure leadership experience.
• 8+ years managing large-scale enterprise networking organizations.
• Proven experience leading global teams and multimillion-dollar technology portfolios.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing large-scale AI infrastructure environments.
• Experience supporting cloud-based and hybrid AI platforms.
• Experience with Enterprise Networking Architecture, Data Center Networking, Cloud Networking, Azure, AWS, GCP, SD-WAN, Network Security, Automation and IaC, Observability and AIOps, AI Infrastructure Design, GPU Networking, InfiniBand and High-Speed Ethernet Fabrics, Kubernetes and Container Platforms, Edge Computing, Hybrid Cloud Architectures, Generative AI platforms, NVIDIA AI infrastructure ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering, Deploy, and Executive Leadership to accelerate AI adoption while ensuring operational stability.
• Drive Strategic Leadership - Develop and execute a multi-year networking strategy aligned with enterprise AI and digital transformation objectives.
• Generative AI Infrastructure Leadership - Lead the design and deployment of networking solutions for AI training and inference environments and lead architecture decisions around GPU clusters, high-speed fabrics, AI data pipelines, RDMA, InfiniBand, Ethernet fabrics, and ultra-low-latency networking.
• Network Planning and Implementation - Oversee enterprise networking architecture including: Data Center Networking - Ethernet and Infiniband; Cloud Networking; Network Security; Global Connectivity; L1 cabling infrastructure (P‑P documents).
• Operational Excellence - Own availability, reliability, performance, and capacity management across networking services. Establish KPIs, SLAs, and executive dashboards measuring business outcomes and platform performance.
• Vendor and Financial Management / Talent and Organization Leadership

Skills

Networking leadership

AI infrastructure

Cloud architectures

GPU networking

Automation & IaC

Kubernetes & containers

Strategic planning

Education

Advanced degree in CS/EE

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

InfiniBand

RDMA

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Director of Networking and Generative AI Infrastructure

Join us as a Senior Director of Networking and Generative AI Infrastructure on our Services team in Remote-Texas location to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact.

What you’ll achieve

The Senior Director of Networking and Generative AI Infrastructure is responsible for defining and executing the enterprise strategy for next-generation networking platforms that enable large-scale Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI (GenAI), High Performance Computing (HPC), cloud, and hybrid infrastructure solutions. This executive leader drives the design, deployment, and operational excellence of highly scalable, secure, and resilient networking environments supporting AI training, inference, data pipelines, and mission‑critical business applications. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in networking and infrastructure with a strong understanding of AI ecosystems, GPU networking, cloud architectures, automation, and digital transformation leadership.

You will:

• Partners closely with Engineering, Deploy, and Executive Leadership teams to accelerate AI adoption while ensuring operational stability, technical governance, and overall delivery quality of AI solutions.
• Drive Strategic Leadership - Develop and execute a multi‑year networking strategy aligned with enterprise AI and digital transformation objectives.
• Generative AI Infrastructure Leadership - Lead the design and deployment of networking solutions supporting AI training and inference environments and lead architecture decisions around GPU clusters, high‑speed fabrics, AI data pipelines, RDMA, InfiniBand, Ethernet fabrics, and ultra‑low‑latency networking.
• Network Planning and Implementation - Oversee enterprise networking architecture including:
  • Data Center Networking - Ethernet and Infiniband
  • Cloud Networking
  • Network Security
  • Global Connectivity
  • L1 cabling infrastructure (P‑P documents)
• Operational Excellence - Own availability, reliability, performance, and capacity management across networking services. Establish KPIs, SLAs, and executive dashboards measuring business outcomes and platform performance.
• Vendor and Financial Management / Talent and Organization Leadership

Take the first step towards your dream career

Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive networking and infrastructure leadership experience.
• 8+ years managing large‑scale enterprise or service provider networking organizations.
• Proven experience leading global teams and multimillion‑dollar technology portfolios.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing large‑scale AI infrastructure environments.
• Experience supporting cloud‑based and hybrid AI platforms.
• Experience with Enterprise Networking Architecture,Data Center Networking,Cloud Networking ,Azure, AWS, GCP), SD‑WAN, Network Security, Automation and Infrastructure as Code, Observability and AIOps, AI Infrastructure Design, GPU Networking, InfiniBand and High‑Speed Ethernet Fabrics Kubernetes and Container Platforms, Edge Computing, Hybrid Cloud Architectures, Generative AI platforms, NVIDIA AI infrastructure ecosystems, familiarity with large‑scale AI training environments

Desirable Requirements

• Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI, and AI security practices.
• Industry certifications such as: CCIE, JNCIE, AWS Advanced Networking, Azure Network Engineer Expert, NVIDIA AI Certifications, TOGAF

Compensation: Dell is committed to Fair and Equitable compensation practices. The Base Salary Range for this role is $249,000 - $322,000

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