Senior High-Performance Storage Architect - NVIS

NVIDIA; California (MO); On-site; USD 184,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Senior High-Performance Storage Architect in Santa Clara, CA, to lead deployment and validation of AI Factory storage infra. You’ll be the domain expert on planning calls, through implementation, and knowledge transfer to customers.

The role requires 8+ years in storage, deep Linux and networking expertise, and scripting in Bash/Python/Ansible. Travel up to 20% to customer sites is possible; equity and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in storage deployment, support, and validation.
• Strong knowledge of SDS, NFS, S3, NVMeof, Lustre, GPFS, and RDMA/InfiniBand.
• Experience with storage benchmarking tools and Linux performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Bash, Python, and Ansible scripting.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, manage, and validate high‑performance storage infrastructure for AI Factory Linux environments.
• Serve as domain expert during customer planning, implementation, and handover phases.
• Document work, transfer knowledge, and provide customer issue resolutions.
• Feed internal teams with bugs, workarounds, and improvement ideas.

Skills

Linux system administration

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Ansible

Interpersonal skills

Multi-tasking

Education

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

Tools

FIO

IO500

IOR

HPL

NCCL tests

MLPerf storage

Job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It's a unique legacy of innovation that's fueled by great technology- and amazing people. Today, we're tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what's never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the worlds best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you'll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior High-Performance Storage Architect to join our Infrastructure Specialists team in Santa Clara, CA. Here, you'll be at the forefront of innovation, contributing to the development of the largest and fastest AI Factories in the world. This role offers an outstanding opportunity to work with modern technologies and interact with academic, commercial, and government groups globally. You'll be part of a dynamic, customer-focused team that thrives on flawless execution and remarkable collaboration!

What You'll Be Doing

• Deploying, managing, and validating High-Performance Storage infrastructure within AI Factory Linux-based environments.
• Acting as the domain expert during customer planning calls through implementation phases.
• Crafting and handing over documentation and performing knowledge transfers to support customers.
• Providing feedback to internal teams by opening bugs, documenting workarounds, and suggesting improvements.

What We Need To See

• 8+ years of experience providing in-depth support, deployment, and validation services for hardware and software-based storage products.
• Solid understanding and experience with storage concepts and technologies, including SDS, NFS, S3, NVMeoF, Lustre, GPFS, and RMDA (RoCEv2/InfiniBand).
• Familiarity with storage benchmarking tools such as FIO, IO500, IOR, HPL, NCCL tests, and MLPerf storage.
• Proficiency in Linux system administration, performance reporting/optimization/logging, and network-routing/advanced networking (tuning and monitoring).
• A four-year degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Scripting proficiency in Bash, Python, Ansible, etc.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and the ability to deliver resolutions for customer issues as they arise.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multi-task with limited supervision.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites within the region up to 20% of the time.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Experience with parallel and distributed filesystem products (Ceph, Weka.io, Vast, DDN, etc.).
• Expertise in optimizing storage performance for AI training, checkpointing, inference, or large-scale data pipelines.
• Proven foundation in networking: Spectrum-X Ethernet, InfiniBand, NVLink Switch fab.

Widely considered to be one of the technology worlds most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 148,000 USD - 235,750 USD for Level 4, and 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 31, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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