Supermicro

Director, Solutions Architect

Supermicro

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: San JoseCaliforniaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $242,585 - $270,419 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Develop Network solutions in collaboration with external solution providers, VAR, and Supermicro internal teams.
  • Design low-latency, high-throughput AI network fabrics (scale-out, scale up, converged) to support GPU traffic patterns for training and distributed inferencing.
  • Architect RAIL, Clos-based multiplane leaf-spine topologies using 100G/400G/800G infrastructure across various networking platforms.
  • Design multitenant BGP, EVPN, VXLAN, and routing designs for both scale out, internal cluster traffic and external ingress/egress paths to the internet and cloud.
  • Define and drive networking strategy aligned with business growth, automation goals, and AI infrastructure scalability.
  • Develop infrastructure-as-code workflows using Ansible, Terraform, and Python to automate provisioning, configuration, and monitoring.
  • Implement telemetry pipelines and traffic analytics for proactive visibility, capacity planning, and SLA adherence.
  • Develop high-level and low-level network solution design documentation, playbooks, and operational standards to support scalable deployments and troubleshooting.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies from NVIDIA, AMD, hyperscalers, and connectivity providers to influence roadmap decisions.
  • Work closely with platform, hardware, facilities, and security teams to deliver integrated network solutions and infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.

Requirements

  • 15–20 years in network engineering or architecture roles, including large-scale data center or AI infrastructure environments
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Strong business acumen: able to balance performance, cost, and scalability in architecture decisions.
  • Customer-Focused Mindset: Experience working closely with customers to design solutions that meet their unique needs and resolving complex technical challenges.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Open Networking switching platforms & SONiC.
  • Proven track record designing data center fabrics using BGP, OSPF, EVPN-VXLAN, and overlay networks
  • Expertise with InfiniBand, RoCEv2, and RDMA-based networking in GPU environments
  • Proficient in network automation using Ansible, Terraform, Python, and Git-based workflows
  • Ability to define business-aligned network strategy roadmaps for scalable AI infrastructure
  • Experience leading HLD/LLD design efforts and technical documentation
  • Strong understanding of telemetry, observability, and proactive network health management.
Benefits
  • Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance
  • Participation in bonus and equity award programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
network engineeringnetwork architectureAI infrastructureBGPEVPNVXLANAnsibleTerraformPythonInfiniBand
Soft Skills
business acumencustomer-focused mindsetproblem-solvingleadershipcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering