Job Description
Title: Principal Cloud Architect – HPC/GPU & AI Platform Solutions
Job Type: Full-time
About the Role
As a Principal Cloud Architect, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing next generation accelerated computing and AI solutions on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). You will engage directly with startup to strategic customers, helping them architect and deploy complex HPC and GPU clusters, AI platforms, and intelligent agentic solutions across POC and production environments. You will play a pivotal role in pre-sales technical consulting, solution engineering, and AI transformation strategy.
This is a highly visible and influential role, combining deep technical skills with a consultative approach to support from emerging AI Startups to Fortune 500 customers, develop scalable AI architectures, and contribute to Oracle’s strategic vision for cloud and AI adoption.
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and deploy large-scale GPU/HPC infrastructure on OCI using tools like Terraform, Ansible, Slurm and Kubernetes.
- Build automated solutions for cluster provisioning, software deployment, and infrastructure as code.
- Collaborate with Oracle’s largest enterprise customers to define and tailor solutions that meet high-performance compute and AI requirements.
- Support LLM-based solutions, agentic AI systems, and robotic AI platforms from design through deployment.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor, guiding customers on best practices, cloud migration strategies, and deployment patterns.
- Conduct customer training, workshops, and technical deep dives to enable successful cloud adoption.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, support, and engineering to close technical gaps and influence product roadmaps.
- Develop and share technical assets including competitive differentiators, code samples, demos, blogs, and white papers.
- Identify and work with key AI Partners to support customer requirements from design to deployments.
Required Technical Skills
- Hands-on expertise with GPU and HPC architecture in cloud and on-prem environments.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation: Python, Bash, PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible.
- Experience with cluster managers (SLURM, PBS, Bright), Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
- Knowledge of RDMA, Infiniband, MPI, and distributed file systems.
- Core Cloud Native experience
- Familiarity with AI/ML platforms, large language models (LLMs), and inference serving stacks.
Business & Leadership Skills
- 5+ years in pre-sales, technical consulting, or customer-facing solution architecture.
- Strong communication and presentation skills for both technical and executive audiences.
- Passion for working with top-tier customers and partners to deliver innovative cloud solutions.
- Ability to translate complex technical capabilities into business-aligned strategies.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated thought leadership through publications, speaking engagements, or community contributions.
- Experience working with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) or similar cloud platforms.
- Language: Mandarin
Career Level - IC4