Senior NVIDIA Networking Architect — Data Center & AI Fabric

Medium; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Caregiver leave

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant with a specialization in NVIDIA Networking across data center, AI, and high-performance networking environments.

The role requires deep hands-on knowledge of NVIDIA Ethernet and InfiniBand platforms, AI fabric design, data center architecture, and large-scale deployment and migration services to deliver resilient and scalable networking solutions aligned to business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of data center networking experience in enterprise, service provider, cloud, or HPC environments.
• Deep hands-on knowledge of NVIDIA Networking solutions, including Spectrum Ethernet and InfiniBand deployments.
• Experience designing networking for AI, GPU, HPC, or large-scale east-west traffic environments.
• Strong understanding of Layer 2/3 data center networking (EVPN, VXLAN, BGP, MLAG, spine-leaf).
• Familiarity with telemetry, observability, and operational tooling for performance monitoring.
• Experience with Cumulus Linux, network automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert for NVIDIA Networking technologies, including Ethernet and InfiniBand-based data center and AI fabric solutions.
• Participate in design and deployment of complex solutions, create written deliverables, and conduct client workshops.
• Communicate architecture strategy and operational considerations to client senior management.
• Provide technical leadership for data center modernization and high-performance network design initiatives.
• Perform assessments, migrations, implementation services, validation testing, and readiness activities.
• Troubleshoot complex networking issues and optimize performance, resiliency, and scalability.
• Ensure knowledge transfer to relevant client teams for smooth operation of deployed solutions.

Skills

NVIDIA Networking

Data center networking

AI infrastructure networking

Network automation

Cumulus Linux

SONiC ecosystems

Multivendor interoperability

Tools

Cumulus Linux

SONiC

Job description

AHEAD is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant with a specialization in NVIDIA Networking across data center, AI, and high-performance networking environments.

The role requires deep hands-on knowledge of NVIDIA Ethernet and InfiniBand platforms, AI fabric design, data center architecture, and large-scale deployment and migration services to deliver resilient and scalable networking solutions aligned to business outcomes.