Manager, HPC Solutions Architecture

Manager, HPC Solutions Architecture

Location: Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Type: Direct Hire

• Competitive base salary + performance bonus
• 100% company-paid benefits

Overview

We are seeking a Manager, HPC Solutions Architecture to lead a team of domain-specialist architects responsible for designing and delivering high-performance computing (HPC) solutions across compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, security, and systems integration.

This role is highly customer-facing and spans the full solution lifecycle—from early engagement and requirements discovery through architecture design, proof-of-concepts, deployment, and ongoing optimization. The position serves as a strategic bridge between customers, internal engineering, and product teams, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with both technical and business objectives.

The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of technical depth, leadership experience, and customer engagement skills, with the ability to drive architectural excellence across complex, multi-domain HPC environments.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Solutions Architects across compute, storage, Kubernetes, networking, and security
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Provide guidance on complex architectural challenges and cross-domain integration

Customer Engagement & Strategy

• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with customers, aligning solutions to business and technical goals
• Guide customers through the full lifecycle from discovery and design to deployment and optimization
• Lead technical workshops, deep-dives, and architecture discussions

Solution Architecture & Design

• Oversee the design of scalable, resilient, and secure HPC architectures tailored to workload requirements
• Conduct technical design reviews and workload assessments to improve efficiency, performance, and cost-effectiveness
• Recommend architecture decisions across compute, storage, networking, data pipelines, and security

Delivery & Execution

• Guide proof-of-concept initiatives to validate performance and accelerate customer adoption
• Ensure consistent delivery through reusable reference architectures, patterns, and best practices
• Oversee documentation standards and architectural consistency across projects

Product & Engineering Collaboration

• Act as a strategic partner to product and engineering teams, translating field insights into platform enhancements
• Contribute to the development of reference architectures and reusable design frameworks
• Influence platform roadmap through customer-driven insights

Innovation & Emerging Technologies

• Stay current with emerging technologies including GPUs, accelerators, interconnects, distributed storage, and orchestration frameworks
• Encourage prototyping and innovation for new HPC and AI/ML workloads
• Translate new technologies into production-ready solutions

Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in HPC, Solutions Architecture, or large-scale distributed systems design
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing architects or engineering teams
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across compute, storage, networking, Kubernetes, and security
• Strong expertise designing integrated, end-to-end architectures across multiple infrastructure domains
• Hands-on experience with HPC technologies including GPU acceleration (NVIDIA ecosystem), workload schedulers (Slurm, Kubernetes), and distributed storage (VAST, Lustre, GPFS, object storage)
• Experience designing secure, compliant architectures including identity, encryption, and regulatory considerations
• Strong customer-facing experience with the ability to translate technical requirements into scalable solutions
• Ability to communicate complex architectures to both technical and executive stakeholders

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Experience supporting AI/ML, scientific computing, simulation, or data-intensive workloads
• Familiarity with data platforms such as Kafka, Spark, or similar within HPC workflows
• Experience with automation and DevOps practices including CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)
• Knowledge of emerging compute technologies such as GPUs, InfiniBand/RDMA, and containerized HPC environments

Preferred Experience

• Background in leading customer workshops, technical design reviews, or industry presentations
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid HPC architectures
• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Relevant certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect, CCNP, RHCE, CKA, or CKS