Sr. Solution Architect
Principal solution architect at Supermicro's San Jose HQ who leads virtual teams of product, design, and systems engineers plus FAEs to build AI/HPC data-center solutions for global enterprise and cloud customers — spanning pre-sales consulting, RFP/RFQ solution design, and technical marketing. Core focus: AI/HPC servers and storage, data-center networking, and power/cooling.
- Compensation
- $210K–$250K / yr
- Location
- Not listed
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent
- 12+ years demonstrated experience as a Solution Architect, Data Center Expert, or IT consultant
- Extensive working experience with architecture design and integration of large-scale AI infrastructures
- Advanced knowledge of HPC, AI and Cloud related server and storage platforms
- Advanced knowledge of data center networking from design to deployment
- Hands-on experience with latest switch, cable, transceiver and other networking components
- Good knowledge of data center power and cooling design and deployment
- Good knowledge of software applications, data center management system, cluster middleware, etc.
- Ability to effectively illustrate concepts in words and diagrams, present architectural designs and answer customer questions
- Track record of design wins and successful deployments in previous positions
Nice to have
- CCNA, CCIE or Nvidia Certifications
Full description
Job Req ID: 29137
About Supermicro:
Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.
Job Summary:
Supermicro is looking for Sr. Solution Architect to grow and expand the business opportunities of in-house storage solutions from a technical perspective. Your goal is to engage, develop, and expand our customer portfolio in the storage system solutions. In this role, you will be representing Supermicro in major trade shows and conferences to network and meet with clients, and further developing the opportunity pipelines. You will also participate in products and solutions design, ensure new products incorporated the expectations and requirements from customers to increase business opportunity.
This role will be based on our headquarters located in the San Jose, CA.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Includes the following essential duties and responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned):
- Lead sales, FAE, and product team to design and engineer Storage solution proposals to influence and win enterprise customer
- Lead engineering, service and technical support organizations to resolve all customer issues ensuring operational excellence in post-sales system and technology deployments
- Design and define next-generation storage server system architecture and work with product managers to manage product development cycles and customer delivery
- Partner closely with sales and marketing teams to ensure product roadmap is competitive in the market
- Work closely with internal engineering team to ensure clients' expectations and requirements are incorporated in the new platform
- Ensure customer overall satisfaction, collaborate with internal engineering teams to resolve clients' issues or concerns in a timely manner
- Write technical white papers related to prototypes as well as final resulting products
- Work w/ marketing to publish products and white paper on tech magazines, etc. and promote the final storage system
- Must review SMCI stg system and create 3 new storage systems per quarter based on available market trends
Qualifications:
- Bachelor or Master's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering or equivalent experiences, MBA is highly preferable