Senior Solutions Architect, Data Center Buildouts

Nvidia

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Work type
Remote
Location
CAGADCDurham, NCNJMA
Salary
$184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
27 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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This role $236k
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This role pays more than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $161,250–$235,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $236k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

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About Nvidia

Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior Solutions Architect, Data Center Buildouts

Senior Solutions Architect, Data Center Buildouts – NPN serves as a forward-deployed technical liaison between the Partner Network, internal teams, and enterprise customers to accelerate AI factory adoption. You will act as a trusted advisor to support partners in planning, developing, and deploying large-scale infrastructure based on reference designs. Daily responsibilities include reviewing installation plans for cabling, hardware compatibility, and BOM compliance; conducting pre-deployment audits; and creating partner-facing playbooks and runbooks. You will provide technical enablement through workshops and mentorship while providing feedback to internal engineering teams. The role requires expertise in data center systems including power distribution, liquid cooling, rack/server chassis, and cabling. Candidates must possess a strong grasp of the infrastructure stack and experience with high-density AI/HPC data centers to solve complex deployment challenges for large-scale AI factory builds.

What does a Solutions Architect earn in California?

Median $235750 from 41 postings across 9 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Support customers and partners in planning and deploying large-scale AI factories based on NVIDIA reference designs.
  • Review installation plans including cabling assignments, hardware compatibility, and BOM reviews to ensure compliance with architecture.
  • Conduct pre-deployment audits to identify risks, performance bottlenecks, and areas for infrastructure improvement.
  • Develop partner-facing playbooks, deployment guides, and technical documentation for AI factory implementations.
  • Provide hands-on mentorship and conduct workshops to build partner expertise in deploying NVIDIA systems.
  • Serve as a technical liaison by relaying field insights and deployment challenges to internal engineering teams.
  • Create and implement quality assurance processes to ensure deployments meet specific performance benchmarks.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • Advanced degree, relevant certifications, or comparable experience (preferred).
  • At least 8 years of experience in infrastructure delivery, preferably in high-density AI/HPC data centers.
  • Proven technical expertise in power distribution, liquid cooling, rack/server chassis, and cabling.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both on-the-ground implementation teams and executive levels.
  • Proficiency in planning and scheduling tasks to meet objectives within designated time frames.
  • Ability to travel 25% of the time.
  • Experience in hyperscale data center rollout, safety/security protocols, and channel sales knowledge (preferred).

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