Senior Network Architect — AI Data Centers & InfiniBand

Jobtailor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior networking architect to lead the architecture, deployment, and optimization of high‑performance networking for AI factories, data centers, and enterprises. You will design, architect, and deploy data center networks with NVIDIA Spectrum switches and InfiniBand fabric architectures, delivering ultra‑low latency and high throughput.

Provide technical leadership during deployments, build diagrams and playbooks, and collaborate across hardware, software, and field

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on data center network engineering and design experience.
• Cisco CCNP/CCIE or equivalent advanced vendor certifications.
• Hands-on with NVIDIA Spectrum switches, InfiniBand, and high-speed Ethernet fabrics.
• Knowledge of RoCEv2, BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, EVPN and data center fabrics.
• Lab environments and customer Proof of Concept setups.
• Scripting/automation with Python and Ansible is a plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, deployment, and optimization of high-performance networking for AI factories and data centers.
• Design and deploy data center networks using NVIDIA Spectrum switches and InfiniBand fabrics.
• Provide technical leadership during deployments, escalations, and customer engagements.
• Develop network diagrams, deployment guides, configuration templates, and troubleshooting playbooks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot complex networking issues.
• Test, validate, and tune routing, switching, and fabric topologies.
• Travel to customer sites and partner locations as needed.

Skills

Network Architecture

Routing Protocols

Performance Tuning

Interoperability Testing

High-Speed Ethernet Fabrics

AI Factory Reference Architectures

RoCEv2

BGP

OSPF

VXLAN

EVPN

Scripting/Automation

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Customer-Facing Skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/EE/related

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Ansible

Python

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior networking architect to lead the architecture, deployment, and optimization of high‑performance networking for AI factories, data centers, and enterprises. You will design, architect, and deploy data center networks with NVIDIA Spectrum switches and InfiniBand fabric architectures, delivering ultra‑low latency and high throughput.

Provide technical leadership during deployments, build diagrams and playbooks, and collaborate across hardware, software, and field