Principal Architect - AI Infrastructure / HPC / Data Centre
12-month contract (extend or go perm) Principal Architect role in Sydney CBD with a market-leading system integrator delivering multi-billion-dollar AI data centre upgrade programs. The hire acts as Design Authority, governing AI/HPC infrastructure architecture across NVIDIA compute, networking and storage — a governance and customer-facing role, not hands-on engineering.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sydney NSW
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Principal / Lead Architect-level experience in AI, HPC, infrastructure or data centre environments
- Very strong experience in AI Infrastructure, HPC Architecture, Data Centre and AI Compute or AI Networking
- Strong understanding of the interaction between Compute, Network and Storage
- Experience acting as a Design Authority or leading architecture governance
- Experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary technology programs
- Depth in at least one domain: NVIDIA SuperPOD / BasePOD / DGX / HGX / MGX / NVL72
- Depth in at least one domain: InfiniBand / Spectrum-X / Ethernet / RDMA
- Depth in at least one domain: VAST / WEKA / DDN / Pure storage
- Knowledge of NVIDIA Cloud Provider and Cisco AI Factory
- Experience with private and public cloud environments
- Knowledge of Kubernetes / OpenShift
- Knowledge of Ansible / Python / Terraform
- Strong customer-facing consulting and stakeholder management skills
- Commercial awareness across BoM, SOW, TCO and infrastructure delivery
- Experience leading and mentoring senior technical teams
Nice to have
- Experience in Consulting, Professional Services or System Integrator
Full description
Salary: Sydney CBD, 12M-Contract-Extend or Go Perm
ACT NOW: Opportunity to join a market leading System Integrator delivering Multi-Billion-Dollar AI Data Centre Upgrade Programs. Work with the New and Emerging technology such as NVIDIA in an Org organisation at the forefront of delivering AI Data Centre Upgrade Programs, Delivering GPUs at scale.
We have (12-Month Contract - Extend) Principal Architect - AI Infrastructure roleavailable in Sydney.
You will provide technical authority and architecture governance across large-scale enterprise AI infrastructure programs.
You will require very strong experience in AI Infrastructure, HPC Architecture, Data Centre and AI Coompute or AI Networking.
This is a senior Design Authorityrole covering the complete HPC,Compute–Network–Storagearchitecture. You will ensure these domains operate as one integrated, scalable and commercially viable AI infrastructure platform.
This is not a hands-on engineering role. You will lead through architecture, governance, technical decision-making and senior customer engagement, supported by specialist Domain Architects and engineering teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and govern AI infrastructure reference architectures / Gold Standards.
- Provide technical authority across Compute, Network and Storage.
- Lead Architecture Review Boards and approve architectural deviations.
- Review HLDs, LLDs, BoMs, SOWs and technical delivery plans.
- Act as Design Authority for major AI infrastructure engagements.
- Lead and mentor Domain Architects and technical delivery teams.
- Govern technical risks, dependencies, acceptance criteria and delivery quality.
- Work directly with senior customer stakeholders and technical Design Authorities.
- Support pre-sales, solution development, proposals and commercial discussions.
Technical Environment:
Strong knowledge across AI/HPC infrastructure, with depth in at least one domain and credible breadth across the others:
- NVIDIA SuperPOD / BasePOD / DGX / HGX / MGX / NVL72
- InfiniBand / Spectrum-X / Ethernet / RDMA
- VAST / WEKA / DDN / Pure
- NVIDIA Cloud Provider and Cisco AI Factory
- Private and public cloud environments
- Kubernetes / OpenShift
- Ansible / Python / Terraform
Experience Required:
- Principal / Lead Architect-level experience in .