Senior Solutions Architect - Enterprise AI

Details

We are looking for a Senior Network Solutions Architect to support the Enterprise Products team. This role focuses on designing scalable datacenter implementations for enterprise-grade AI systems, combining deep expertise in networking, compute hardware, storage, and cloud-native software. You will develop and validate reference cluster designs, create detailed specifications for platforms and datacenter architectures, and build on-prem, cloud-ready solutions that interoperate across cloud service providers (CSPs) to enable hybrid enterprise AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the creation of scalable datacenter solutions for enterprise AI/ML systems
• Craft detailed requirements for infrastructure patterns and datacenter-wide architectures
• Create and validate cluster designs, optimizing them for enterprise facilities
• Collaborate closely with experts in compute, software, and storage to drive innovation
• Lead multi-disciplinary projects and address high-level technical challenges
• Engineer on-premises cloud-native solutions that integrate with diverse cloud providers
• Serve as a pivotal domain expert for compute and hardware architecture
• Apply multidisciplinary understanding of Ethernet, InfiniBand, data center LAN, WAN, WiFi, and software-defined networks
• Conduct Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analysis to optimize datacenter efficiency and cost-effectiveness

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of hardware or infrastructure architecture experience
• Proven proficiency in cluster design for on-prem cloud-native platforms
• Strong architectural design skills in advanced networking with emphasis on scalability, portability, security, and resilience
• Experience evaluating diverse networks and researching their behavior under varied workloads
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native architecture concepts and practices (high availability, scalability, resilience, performance, security) in the compute domain
• Mastery of networking patterns at chassis, rack, cluster, and data center levels for reference architectures
• Technical leadership experience in cluster design, including networking setup, network management solutions, and network-specific security and remote access approaches
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
• System-level thinking and demonstrated impact of network design on overall cluster reference quality

Ways to stand out

• Relevant vendor networking certifications (Cisco, Arista Cloud Engineer (ACE), Juniper)
• Broader infrastructure expertise beyond networking: compute, storage, platform sizing, and infrastructure cost reduction
• Strong TCO analysis skills focused on datacenter architectures

Benefits

• Competitive base salary (see ranges below by level)
• Eligibility for equity and benefits

Salary

• Level 4 base salary range: 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD
• Level 5 base salary range: 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD

Other details

• Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
• Employment type: Full time
• Application window: Applications accepted at least until September 21, 2025

Equal opportunity

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.