Technical Staff, Network Architect

Technical Staff
- Network Architect

From applied research to advanced engineering, the Engineering Technologist team has the expertise to shape ground‑breaking products, material and processes. It’s a fascinating field of work. We’re involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies and generating intellectual property. We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partner opportunities. Our insights influence product architecture and definitions.

And we work with colleagues across the business to ensure our products always lead the way.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Technical Staff
- Network Architect on our Engineering Technologist Team in Round Rock, Texas or Santa Clara, California.

Participate in the development of next‑generation large‑scale AI Infrastructure to include accelerated compute, AI Fabric and AI optimized storage. Engage with high profile AI customers to optimize solutions for their applications and tune systems for maximum performance. Drive innovation at datacenter level with liquid cooling technologies and power density.

• Drive network and fabric design based on customer requirements and required infrastructure; address Infini Band, Ethernet, Accelerated Fabric Link (AFL) and other Fabric topologies that scale based on datacenter requirements.
• Define network topologies that are optimized for training and inferencing.
• Lead the development of end‑to‑end AI network architecture including Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)-GPU, server‑storage, in‑rack cabling and optical design at the datacenter level.
• Optimize the network topology and configuration to maximize performance of AI clusters.
• Work closely with key external partners to create differentiated solutions.
• Develop networking software, solutions and architecture to integrate with AI frameworks and applications.

• Expert understanding of key networking technologies to include switches, network‑interface cards (NIC), Data Processing Units (DPU) and AI Fabrics.
• Experience in AI framework integration (e.g., Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Kubernetes for ML workloads).
• Experience with data center network design and optical distribution.
• Knowledge of networking protocol industry standards.
• Customer and partner project/program leadership experience; ability to understand and assess customer requirements, develop technical solutions based on customers geographical area, negotiate conflicting interests and prioritize deliverables to achieve the best possible outcome for all stakeholders; ability to travel 20%-30%.

• 15+ years industry experience with bachelor’s degree or equivalent skill.
• Possess relationships with key suppliers of networking products.

Dell is committed to Fair and Equitable compensation practices. The Base Salary Range for this role is $230,000 - $292,000.

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