Director - Solutions Engineering - AI Lab

SHI International

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Piscataway-Ridge, NJ Posted 43 days ago $200,000–$300,000 / year
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TL;DR

As the Director of SHI’s Advanced Growth Technologies (AGT) AI Lab and Data Center Facility (DCF), you will lead a senior technical team responsible for driving end-to-end AI innovation across infrastructure, platform engineering, and solution development. Your daily responsibilities include overseeing the design, deployment, and optimization of AI lab infrastructure, guiding full-stack solution engineering efforts, and collaborating with internal teams, customers, and partners to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. You will also mentor engineers, develop technical standards, and engage in industry forums to stay ahead of technology trends. The ideal candidate possesses expert-level knowledge in AI infrastructure, Kubernetes orchestration, NVIDIA technologies, and modern AI tooling, along with extensive experience leading high-performance teams in fast-evolving tech domains.

Skills

Kubernetes NVIDIA AI frameworks RAG pipelines CI/CD Python PostgreSQL AWS Azure GCP Docker Terraform Prometheus GitLab Scalability Security Networking Storage Observability Licensing Change Management Technical Documentation Architecture Standards

What you'll do

  • Own and drive the design, deployment, and optimization of AI lab infrastructure.
  • Lead full-stack solution engineering integrating compute, networking, storage, Kubernetes, and secure orchestration for scalable AI workloads.
  • Guide teams in developing, training, fine-tuning, and scaling AI models across major frameworks.
  • Establish technical documentation, architectural standards, and best practices for the AI lab.
  • Mentor engineers, researchers, and developers to foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Lead customer engagements, including demos, workshops, events, showcasing AI lab capabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Expert-level knowledge in AI infrastructure and full-stack engineering.
  • Proven experience architecting and delivering end-to-end AI solutions.
  • Strong hands-on expertise in AI frameworks and platforms, including NVIDIA technologies.
  • Demonstrated leadership in building and scaling high-performing technical teams.
  • Extensive experience leading AI labs or advanced technology platforms.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and organizational skills.
  • Willingness to work flexible schedules and travel up to 25% for engagements.

Market check

Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $221k
This role $250k
$170k most similar roles pay here $314k

This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $195,785–$246,687 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $221k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About SHI International

SHI International is a global IT solutions provider and Value-Added Reseller (VAR) that helps corporate, enterprise, and public sector customers manage, procure, and secure hardware, software, and cloud services.

SHI International currently has 26 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $120,000–$230,000 across 25 roles with salary data.

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