Enterprise Architect for AI Cloud Infrastructure (REF5837X)

NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom are jointly developing the world's first industrial AI cloud for European manufacturers. This AI factory in Germany will host 10,000 GPUs across NVIDIA DGX B200 systems and RTX Pro Servers. We are seeking an Enterprise Architect for Network Infrastructure at Industrial AI Cloud to design, build, automate network platform for automation and operation related network components such as Switches, Firewalls, Routers, Border Gateways as part of core environment of the Industrial AI Cloud. In this role you will design, provision and manage above mentioned stack, implement and fine-tune monitoring, and deploy additional components if necessary. This is a customer facing role/ tailor made solutions and implementations for the customer including consultancy.

Responsibilities

Coordinate network lifecycle activities (installs, upgrades, changes, firmware updates) and manage network interconnections and related documentation; Provision and maintain InfiniBand switches according to ITIL Standards; Develop and maintain automation scripts to orchestrate overall scope; Maintain network-based environments, apply patches, and manage firmware upgrades at scale; Follow and improve incident, problem, and change management workflows; document runbooks and standard operating procedures; Adhere to ZERO Outage guidelines; Work closely with Platform Engineers and AI solution teams to ensure smooth deployments and operations; Manage a unified network fabric utilizing both InfiniBand and Ethernet / RoCE technologies; Build and develop concepts, processes and methods for automation, optimization, and standardization; Provide advice or information regarding technical aspects of products to employees or customers; Mentor and train co-workers; Act as key technical lead and coordinate activities across related technologies/outside own team

Requirements

Hands-on experience in network installation, maintenance, and operations; Knowledge of InfiniBand architecture, RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE), and low-latency, high-throughput networking for AI/HPC workloads; Knowledge of Data Center Routing & Border Gateway Protocols, including Cisco or Juniper routers (e.g., CR-8608, PTX10004) and BGP/OSPF routing, ASNs, IP Transit, peering, and failover connectivity; Solid Linux skills; Skilled in continuous monitoring, incident detection, and root-cause analysis for large-scale data center networks; Experience with Firewall & Security; Hands-on experience in Configuration & Lifecycle Management, including switch provisioning, firmware/OS upgrades, patch management, and configuration backups; 5+ years of experience in the design and delivery of systems based on IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS; Experience with scripting in Python/Bash; Use of automation tools effectively (Ansible, SaltStack, Terraform, Helm) for deployments; Proficiency in automation using Git (GitHub, GitLab) and CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI/CD; Understanding of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) principles; Use of monitoring and visualization tools such as Grafana and Prometheus; English at B2 level

Nice to have

German language skills