Customer Delivery Architect

• Act as the technical authority for SONiC deployments on Cisco Silicon One platforms in large-scale production environments
• Provide architectural guidance and operational support for hyperscale data center fabrics supporting AI/ML workloads
• Troubleshoot issues across SONiC containers, Linux networking, routing protocols, and ASIC forwarding behavior
• Debug and analyze hardware/software interactions using Silicon One SDK tools and ASIC telemetry
• Support production and pre-production SONiC validation environments on Cisco platforms
• Collaborate with Cisco silicon architects, SONiC developers, and software engineering teams to resolve defects and improve platform capabilities
• Optimize AI/ML cluster network fabrics using RoCE and other high-performance transport mechanisms
• Guide adoption of Dev Ops operating models, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation
• Implement observability, telemetry, and automated validation frameworks
• Advise customer network engineering and infrastructure teams
• Collaborate with Cisco engineering, operations, service delivery, consulting, and architecture teams
• Partner with customer network platform, infrastructure, and AI cluster networking teams

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in networking, distributed systems, or hyperscale infrastructure
• Deep knowledge of data center networking architectures and large-scale routing environments
• Strong troubleshooting skills across software, hardware, and network protocols
• Experience in large production environments with minimal supervision
• Deep hands‑on experience with SONiC architecture and operations
• Understanding of SAI, Redis DB model, containerized services, and control‑plane architecture
• Strong knowledge of Linux networking stack and kernel internals
• Experience debugging network behavior with Linux tools and system‑level diagnostics
• Familiarity with Docker or Kubernetes service orchestration
• Experience with merchant silicon or programmable ASIC platforms
• Exposure to Cisco Silicon One or similar programmable switching silicon
• Ability to analyze packet forwarding pipelines and hardware counters
• Experience supporting AI cluster networking or HPC fabrics
• Knowledge of RoCE networking, congestion management, and performance optimization
• Strong Python and Linux tooling automation experience
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure validation
• Familiarity with open-source development workflows and Git‑based collaboration
• Strong working knowledge of BGP, ISIS, MPLS, Segment Routing, VXLAN/EVPN, IPv6, and data center leaf‑spine fabrics
• Preferred: hyperscale cloud or web‑scale infrastructure experience
• Preferred: hands‑on Cisco Silicon One systems experience
• Preferred: contributions to SONiC or other open networking projects
• Preferred: CCIE or equivalent experience
• Preferred: network telemetry, streaming analytics, and observability platform integration experience

Demonstrates extensive expertise in SONiC architecture and operations, with a strong focus on data center networking, troubleshooting, and optimization for AI/ML workloads. Proficient in implementing CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and observability frameworks in large-scale production environments.

• SONiC Architecture and Operations
• Data Center Networking
• AI/ML Cluster Networking
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Linux Networking Stack

• Networking
• Distributed Systems
• Routing Protocols
• Python Automation
• Linux Tools
• BGP
• MPLS
• VXLAN/EVPN
• RoCE Networking
• Debugging Network Behavior

• Troubleshooting Skills
• Collaboration
• Advisory Skills

• CCIE

• Hyperscale Infrastructure
• AI/ML Workloads
• Open Networking
• Streaming Analytics
• Data Center Fabrics

• Cisco Silicon One
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Redis DB
• Silicon One SDK
• Telemetry Tools
• Observability Platforms