Senior HPC Network Architect

northmark; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch stipend

Medical, dental, vision plan

Parental leave

Life insurance & disability

401(k) match

Time off & holidays

Job summary

NorthMark Strategies LLC seeks an HPC Network Engineer to lead the design, deployment and scaling of large multi-vendor data centers and high-performance compute networks. You will influence roadmaps and work with vendors to meet scale, performance and security needs.

This role requires deep technical leadership and expertise in Ethernet, InfiniBand, RoCE, BGP, OSPF, EVPN and VXLAN, plus Linux scripting for automation and hybrid/multi-cloud experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing scalable, large-scale Ethernet and InfiniBand networks to support HPC architectures.
• Define and deliver measurable strategies at scale to optimize performance of network equipment to achieve performance requirements as defined for high performance compute and storage systems.
• Experience supporting multi‑vendor environments as well as exploring new platforms to deliver best in class services.
• Experience delivering scalable solutions in a hybrid/multi-cloud ecosystem, integrating on‑prem, private and public cloud solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of network routing and switching technologies, such as BGP, OSPF, EVPN and VXLAN, and implementing best practices for them.
• Proficiency with Linux‑based environments and in scripting languages, such as Python, Bash or PowerShell for automation.
• In-depth knowledge of RoCE and InfiniBand protocols.
• Excellent ability to distil technically complex and complicated issues into clear and concise terms.

Responsibilities

• Designing, deploying and scaling large multi-vendor, multi-protocol data center and high-performance compute networks
• Creating a framework for optimizing performance and observability of HPC networks at scale
• Identifying emerging technology solutions and partnering with vendors and the technical community to influence improvements and meet the performance demands of next generation networks
• Optimizing for robust, high throughput and low latency network infrastructure frameworks at scale to reduce the impacts of scaling challenges, such as data gravity
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing scalable, large-scale Ethernet and InfiniBand networks to support HPC architectures
• Define and deliver measurable strategies at scale to optimize performance of network equipment to achieve performance requirements as defined for high performance compute and storage systems
• Experience supporting multi‑vendor environments as well as exploring new platforms to deliver best in class services
• Experience delivering scalable solutions in a hybrid/multi-cloud ecosystem, integrating on‑prem, private and public cloud solutions
• In-depth knowledge of network routing and switching technologies, such as BGP, OSPF, EVPN and VXLAN, and implementing best practices for them
• Proficiency with Linux‑based environments and in scripting languages, such as Python, Bash or PowerShell for automation
• In-depth knowledge of RoCE and InfiniBand protocols
• Excellent ability to distil technically complex and complicated issues into clear and concise terms

Tools

Ethernet networks

InfiniBand networks

BGP

OSPF

EVPN

VXLAN

RoCE

InfiniBand protocols

Linux

Python

Bash

PowerShell

Job description

NorthMark Strategies LLC seeks an HPC Network Engineer to lead the design, deployment and scaling of large multi-vendor data centers and high-performance compute networks. You will influence roadmaps and work with vendors to meet scale, performance and security needs.

This role requires deep technical leadership and expertise in Ethernet, InfiniBand, RoCE, BGP, OSPF, EVPN and VXLAN, plus Linux scripting for automation and hybrid/multi-cloud experience.