Senior Solutions Architect, Ethernet Networking

Posted 12 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Santa Clara, CA, USA
In-Office or Remote
184K-357K Annually
Senior level
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The Role
Design, validate, and implement Ethernet data center network architectures for NVIDIA customers. Provide routing and switching expertise (BGP, VXLAN, EVPN), create deployment documentation and automation scripts, validate configs in lab, interact with customers, and recommend improvements to product and engineering teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

As a key member of the NVIDIA Networking Solution Architecture team, your role involves orchestrating the conception, development, and execution of ground-breaking data center networks for NVIDIA customers under the Plan, Design, & Implement (PDI) framework. You will play an important role in advancing comprehensive technology solutions for our strategic clientele in web2.0, cloud, HPC AI, and enterprise datacenter domains. Additionally, you will be tasked with identifying areas for improvement in business technology, providing valuable insights, and furnishing recommendations to both marketing and engineering teams to improve our overall product strategy.

What you'll be doing:

  • Providing Ethernet and routing expertise to customers during project delivery to design, architect and test Ethernet networking AI solutions

  • Work on multi-functional teams to provide Ethernet network expertise to server infrastructure builds, accelerated computing workloads and GPU enabled AI applications

  • Crafting and evaluating DevOps automation scripts for network operations, crafting network architectures, and developing switch fabric configurations.

  • Implementing tasks related to network configuration and validation for data centers.

  • Create Methods of Procedure and deployment documents

  • Validate network architectures and configs in the lab

  • Interact with customers to obtain required information to design and build an optimal solution

  • Use software tools to validate and monitor network performance

What we need to see:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics or equivalent experience with 8+ years of proficiency in networking fundamentals, Switching, Routing, TCP/IP, and data center architecture.

  • Strong Routing hands-on experience including BGP, VxLAN and EVPN (8+ years)

  • Strong Linux administration expertise (5+ years)

  • Engages with clients for network requirement analysis, designs next-gen data center network architectures, and validates functionality through simulations. (6+ years)

  • Background in datacenter engineering, CLOS networking architecture, or cloud applications is advantageous (4+ years)

  • Requires understanding of system-level issues, Linux OS, kernel drivers, PCIe devices, and computer hardware architecture.

  • Proactive individual with the ability to work independently, prioritizing tasks to optimize technology and enhance customer experience.

  • Experience with AI tools to improve work quality and meet project deadlines

  • Strong interpersonal skills, strong abilities with technical presentations, providing internal and customers training. 

  • Ability to travel domestic up to 10% of the time

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

  • Combination of strong interpersonal skills and technical proficiency

  • Demonstrate excellent teamwork and accountability for results.

  • Understand networking fundamentals, including "life of a packet" as it traverses through a data center

  • Familiarity with networking digital simulations, experience with NVIDIA Air, GNS3, EVE-NG

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers! We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking individuals in the world working for us. If you're creative and autonomous, we want to hear from you!

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 184,000 USD - 287,500 USD for Level 4, and 224,000 USD - 356,500 USD for Level 5.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 4, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy. 

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) 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.

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent experience with 8+ years in networking fundamentals, switching, routing, TCP/IP, and data center architecture
  • 8+ years hands-on routing experience including BGP, VxLAN and EVPN
  • 5+ years Linux administration expertise
  • 6+ years engaging with clients for network requirement analysis, design of data center network architectures, and validation through simulation/testing
  • Experience crafting DevOps automation scripts for network operations and developing switch fabric configurations
  • Experience implementing network configuration and validation for data centers, including lab validation of architectures and configs
  • Ability to create Methods of Procedure (MOPs) and deployment documents
  • Understanding of system-level issues, Linux OS, kernel drivers, PCIe devices, and computer hardware architecture
  • Background in datacenter engineering, CLOS networking architecture, or cloud applications (advantageous)
  • Experience with AI tools to improve work quality and meet project deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills, technical presentation ability, and experience providing internal and customer training
  • Familiarity with networking digital simulations and tools such as NVIDIA Air, GNS3, EVE-NG
  • Ability to travel domestically up to 10% of the time

NVIDIA Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about NVIDIA and has not been reviewed or approved by NVIDIA.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity awards and a discounted ESPP are highlighted as core parts of total compensation, enabling employees to share in the company’s success. Stock-based compensation and the two-year lookback ESPP are consistently described as especially valuable.
  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is portrayed as robust, with comprehensive medical, dental, and vision options alongside mental health support and on-site care resources. Employer HSA contributions and wellness perks reinforce the depth of the offering.
  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are depicted as strong, featuring a meaningful 401(k) match with Roth options and support for Mega Backdoor Roth contributions. These elements position long-term savings as a notable advantage of the total rewards package.

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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
21,960 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

NVIDIA’s invention of the GPU in 1999 sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined modern computer graphics, and revolutionized parallel computing. More recently, GPU deep learning ignited modern AI — the next era of computing — with the GPU acting as the brain of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can perceive and understand the world. Today, NVIDIA is increasingly known as “the AI computing company.”

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