1414264 - NVIDIA Technical Systems Engineer

Who We Are

Today's ambitious business environment is more than that - it's a period of disruption between the pandemic, global business change and internal process complexity. For us to focus on simplicity and the best customer experience, we need great talent and the right abilities to be successful. This is now a mantra for our Cisco leadership team and for us.

Cisco's Information Technology team is changing the way we run Cisco's operations by improving the power of technology, the best of business processes and outstanding data insights. Together, we will Reinvent the Cisco experience. Show the world how to Reinvent applications and demonstrate the future of the Internet to Showcase the power of Cisco: our people, products, processes, systems, and data. Please join us and make this journey together!

What You Will Do

Cisco IT is building, developing, and expanding our artificial intelligence platform, which will empower the business to fundamentally change the world. You will be a critical member of the Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services (CIPS) organization building and managing the internal AI platform at Cisco. You will provide leadership in the design and implementation of GPU compute cluster that runs demanding deep learning, high performance computing, and computationally intensive workloads. You will be responsible for AI hardware analysis, design, procurement, and support. You will be an expert in identifying architectural changes and/or completely innovative approaches for our artificial intelligence platform.

• Technical hand-on role in building and supporting NVIDIA based artificial intelligence platforms.
• Plan, build and install/upgrade new systems that support NVIDIA DGX hardware and software.
• Automate configuration management, software updates, and maintenance and monitoring of GPU system availability using modern DevOps tools (Ansible, Gitlab, etc.)
• Lead the advancement of artificial intelligence platforms and practices.
• Administer Linux systems, ranging from powerful GPU enabled servers to general-purpose compute systems.
• Collaborate closely with internal Cisco Business Units, application teams and cross-functional technical domains.
• Create written technical designs, documents, and presentations.
• Stay up to date with AI industry advancements and cutting-edge technologies.
• Accelerate the delivery of AI capabilities across our portfolio.
• Design new tools to monitor alerts that will help discover failures or issues before our customers.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.

Who You'll Work With

When you work with us, you will work as part of a hardware and software engineering team that designs and develops Hybrid-Cloud compute platforms and capabilities that are crucial to keeping Cisco's critical business applications and processes available.

Who You Are

You are an experienced technical leader in artificial intelligence, machine learning, data analytics, software engineering, and managing complex integrated systems. An excellent collaborator who can partner, lead, teach, and communicate advanced technical concepts. A talented and passionate engineer comfortable working in high-pressure, large scale enterprise environments.

Our Minimum Requirements include:

• You have a BA, BS, or MS in CS, EE, CE or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of previous experience deploying and administrating HPC clusters.
• Familiar with GPU resource scheduling managers (Slurm (preferred), RunAI, etc.).
• Proficient in Hybrid Cloud, Virtualization, and Container technologies.
• Deep understanding of operating systems, computer networks, and high-performance applications
• Familiar with project tracking tools (e.g. Jira), Git (any Version Control systems), and CI/CD systems (e.g. GitLab, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Proficient in general purpose programming languages (Python, GoLang, C/C++) and development platforms and technologies (GIT, JIRA, Jenkins, etc.).
• Experience with Agile and DevOps operating models.
• Hard-working dedication to provide quality in support for your customers.
• Established record of leading technical initiatives and delivering results.

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!

Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We're the Internet's optimists. Our technology makes sure the data traveling at light speed across connections does so securely, yet it's not what we make but what we make happen which marks us out. We're helping those who work in the health service to connect with patients and each other; schools, colleges, and universities to teach in even the most challenging of times. We're helping businesses of all shapes and sizes to connect with their employees and customers in new ways, providing people with access to the digital skills they need and connecting the most remote parts of the world - whether through 5G, or otherwise.

We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognize our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

We know that powering an inclusive future starts with us. Because without diversity and a dedication to equality, there is no moving forward. Our 30 Inclusive Communities, that bring people together around commonalities or passions, are leading the way. Together we're committed to learning, listening, caring for our communities, whilst supporting the most vulnerable with a collective effort to make this world a better place either with technology, or through our actions.

So, you have colorful hair? Don't care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That's cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us! #WeAreCisco

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

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