NVIDIA’s Federal business unit is seeking a senior solution architect who is passionate about shaping an entire market and serving the US Federal Government during a period of digital transformation. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical networking background in accelerated computing technology and artificial intelligence and leverage those skills to help government programs within the US Public Sector market. They will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and federal customers to accelerate NVIDIA technology in the build to deployment of large-scale advanced networking infrastructure. A successful candidate will demonstrate skill in transcending boundaries, working effectively with product teams, account managers, field organization, and customers to drive success.
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
What you’ll be doing:
Working with NVIDIA Partners and OEMs in Public Sector on large data center networking system deployments. Guide customer discussions on network design, compute/storage, and support bring up of server/network/cluster deployments. You will need to visit customer data center during bring up phase.
Become the primary technical driver for customers during the design, development, construction, integration, and production of networking infrastructure and applications throughout the entire customer lifecycle.
Work as the customer's trusted advisor conducting regular technical customer meetings for product roadmap, cluster issue debugging, feature discussions and introduction to new technology solutions.
Partner with other SAs, Account Managers, Engineering, Product, and business leaders to align on strategies, assess technical needs, and secure business opportunities for NVIDIA.
Analyze and debug compute/network configuration and performance issues to deliver performant clusters.
Prepare and deliver technical content to customers including presentations, workshops, reference architectures, tutorials, publications.
Educate C-Suite-level decision-makers about the benefits of AI and enhanced computing performance.
Handle communication with customers and NVIDIA Management.
Provide constructive feedback to engineering and product regarding product requirements, customer experience, documentation, and tools.
Ability to travel ~20%.
What we need to see:
The position requires competence in resolving complex multidisciplinary problems. They will often be responsible for leading the resolution of technical issues across multiple engineering teams and coordinating the solutions to the customer.
BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
6+ years supporting Solution Engineering (or similar Sales Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Solution Architecture) including experience working directly with partners and customers.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work directly with customers.
Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in High-Performance Computing, or Networking
Critical thinking capability, as well as concisely communicate vision (both written and verbal) and engage in cross-functional collaboration.
Ways to stand out from the crowd:
Familiarity with NVIDIA GPUs, NVIDIA Networking technologies (e.g. NICs, RoCE, InfiniBand), and systems technology such as NCCL, DCGM, UFM, Mission Control, and Base Command Manager. Experience building and/or integration artificial intelligence solutions.
Experience with bring up and deployment of large HPC clusters, including deploying and optimizing high-speed networks (InfiniBand/Ethernet), with a clear understanding of how network architecture impacts GPU cluster performance.
Experience working with enterprise developers and strong customer-facing skills.
Active Security Clearance is highly desirable.
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 people in the world working for us. If you're creative, independent, and focused on serving the mission of the U.S. Federal Government, 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.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse 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
- BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 6+ years supporting Solution Engineering, Sales Engineering, or similar roles
- Strong interpersonal skills and customer-facing abilities
- Subject Matter Expertise in High-Performance Computing or Networking
- Critical thinking and effective communication skills
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