Your Task

NVIDIA and Deutsche Telekom are jointly developing the world's first industrial AI cloud for European manufacturers. We are seeking an Enterprise Architect for Network Infrastructure at Industrial AI Cloud to design, build, and 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. This is a customer facing role involving tailor made solutions and implementations for the customer including consultancy. This role requires 24/7/365 support and the position is EU-based due to sovereignty requirements. The project will be deployed in a 3rd-party datacenter at Polarise, Tucherpark, Munich.

In this role you will design, provision and manage network infrastructure stack, implement and fine-tune monitoring, and deploy additional components if necessary. You'll be working and coordinating between multiple teams (such as Infrastructure, Platform) to deliver and continuously improve infrastructure services following ITIL processes. The Enterprise Architect considers and defines design to enable automated configuration management, release management, build, test and deployment activities.

Responsibilities

Coordinate Operations: Coordinate and support network lifecycle activities (installs, upgrades, changes, firmware updates) together with Data Center, IaaS & PaaS layer and manage network interconnections and related documentation
Switch & Firewall Management: Provision and maintain InfiniBand switches according to ITIL Standards
Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts to orchestrate overall scope. Fine tuning, configuration changes through whole project lifetime
OS & Firmware Management: Maintain network-based environments, apply patches, and manage firmware upgrades at scale
Monitoring & Observability: Implement and fine-tune monitoring systems
ITIL Processes: Follow and improve incident, problem, and change management workflows; document runbooks and standard operating procedures. Adhere to ZERO Outage guidelines
Cross-Team Collaboration: Work closely with Platform Engineers and AI solution teams to ensure smooth deployments and operations
Manage High-Speed Fabric: Manage a unified network fabric utilizing both InfiniBand and Ethernet / RoCE technologies
Management Network: Manage a separate 1 Gbps Ethernet and serial console for out-of-band (OOB) network management
PE/CE Datacenter Connectivity: Design, develop, test, implement and support CE routers, firewalls and ICT components and applications to deliver quality standard product portfolio on AI Factory Cloud platform
Build and develop concepts, processes and methods for automation, optimization, and standardization to satisfy efficiency and automation requirements
Provide advice or information at request or at own initiative to all relevant employees or customers regarding technical aspects of products
Provide project deliverables to fulfil the project scope
Consult and implement new innovative technologies to satisfy innovation strategy
Provide overall solutions and principles in planning, developing, and implementing new products to satisfy business requirements
Design, develop, and implement architecture of services based on AI Factory Cloud platform requirements
Mentor and train co-workers to spread knowledge level and develop their skills
Act as key technical lead and solve and coordinate activities across related technologies/outside own team
Provide consulting services to project teams on areas of expertise
Research and development in assigned technology, determine business requirements, propose changes and develop implementation plans
Perform initial provisioning of network infrastructure
Provide daily operations including 24/7 operations with On Calls
Handle configuration, upgrades, patch management (including critical patch management), and incident handling
Perform fine tuning and configuration changes through whole project lifetime
Handle hardware case management