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This client-facing, billable role provides high-quality deliverables and ensures solutions are implemented as designed to the client’s satisfaction and approval. The engineer translates workload, topology, performance, and operational requirements into reliable network configurations for GPU clusters and adjacent data-center infrastructure.\nWhat You Will Do\nManage time and expense to meet or exceed expectations defined in the Statement of Work, proactively escalating potential scope, schedule, or budget issues as soon as they are known.\n\nImplement and validate high-performance AI network fabrics using InfiniBand, Ethernet, RoCE, or related technologies.\n\nConfigure and troubleshoot lossless networking, congestion management, quality of service, routing, telemetry, cabling, optics, and fabric-management components.\n\nSupport GPU-to-GPU, node-to-node, storage, management, and client network connectivity required for distributed training and inference environments.\n\nExecute installation, configuration, burn-in, performance validation, troubleshooting, documentation, and knowledge transfer in customer environments.\n\nProvide technical input for SOWs, ROMs, LOEs, implementation plans, and solution validation when requested.\n\nCreate and maintain accurate project documentation, as-built configurations, test plans, work logs, and client handoff materials.\n\nWhat We Expect of You\nBachelor's degree and 3 year’s experience delivering complex network or data-center infrastructure solutions, including planning, implementation, integration, and support OR 7 year’s delivering complex network or data-center infrastructure solutions, including planning, implementation, integration, and support.\n\nHands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting enterprise data-center networks.\n\nWorking knowledge of Ethernet switching, routing, VLANs, LAG/MLAG, BGP, cabling, optics, telemetry, and network validation.\n\nUnderstanding of lossless fabric concepts, including priority flow control, explicit congestion notification, congestion management, buffering, and quality of service.\n\nExperience with InfiniBand, RoCE, RDMA, GPUDirect RDMA, or comparable high-performance networking technologies.\n\nAbility to interpret network designs, port maps, bills of materials, cable matrices, and implementation plans.\n\nAbility to build and execute test plans aligned to assigned project deliverables and the Statement of Work.\n\nStrong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with leadership stakeholders and clients.\n\nProven ability to create accurate as-built documentation and transfer technical knowledge to clients.\n\nDemonstrated attention to detail, analytical problem solving, and the ability to balance competing priorities while meeting deadlines.\n\nAbility and willingness to work beyond regularly scheduled shifts, select weekends, or overtime as necessary to meet operational needs.\n\nAbility and willingness to travel as needed to CDW locations or client sites.\n\n· Valid U.S. driver's license.\nExperience with NVIDIA Spectrum-X, Spectrum Ethernet, Quantum InfiniBand, Cumulus Linux, SONiC, or comparable data-center networking platforms, is a plus.\n\nExperience with NVIDIA UFM, NetQ, telemetry, automation, benchmarking, or fabric-management tooling, is a plus.\n\nFamiliarity with rail-optimized topologies, distributed training communication patterns, and AI storage-network requirements, is a plus.\n\nPreferred NVIDIA certifications aligned to the role include NVIDIA-Certified Professional AI Networking (NCP-AIN) and NVIDIA-Certified Professional AI Infrastructure (NCP-AII), is a plus.\n\nPay range: $77,250 - $108,265 depending on experience and skill set\nAnnual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan\nBenefits overview: \nSalary ranges may be subject to geographic differentials\nCDW is committed to being an AI-fluent organization\nWe’re looking for people who bring curiosity, a learner’s mindset, and a willingness to engage with ever-evolving technology and tools. We value adopting AI as a partner, openness to experimentation, and a shared interest in learning together on AI. Our goal is to create a culture where AI enhances—not replaces—human creativity and decision-making. You don’t need to be an expert today; what matters is your readiness to explore, adapt, and grow with us as we integrate AI responsibly and effectively into our work.Additionally, CDW is committed to fostering an equitable, transparent, and respectful hiring process for all applicants. During our application process, our goal is to understand your experience, strengths, skills, and qualifications. As an AI forward company, we see AI not just as a tool, but as a catalyst for new ways of thinking, creating, and communicating. We encourage candidates to embrace an AI mindset, one that’s curious, adaptive, and ready to explore what’s possible. We welcome thoughtful use of AI to expand your perspective and elevate how you share your story, while ensuring your application remains rooted in your own background, judgment, and voice.\nAbout UsCDW is a Fortune 500 technology solutions provider that helps businesses, government, education, and healthcare organizations achieve what’s possible through technology. What makes CDW different isn’t just what we do—it’s how we do it. At CDW we act as one—building trust, speaking candidly, and working together to achieve more. We play to win—focusing on what matters most and delivering for our customers. And we think forward—staying curious, moving fast, and continuously learning. We believe meaningful work happens when people feel supported, heard, and empowered to contribute. That’s why we think of ourselves as coworkers, not just employees—working together to solve complex challenges and deliver real impact for our customers and communities.\nAs a full‑stack, full‑lifecycle technology partner, CDW brings deep expertise, strong relationships, and broad industry knowledge to help turn ideas into outcomes. When you join CDW, you become part of a collaborative environment where your work matters, your growth is supported, and your contributions help shape what’s next.\nTogether, we deliver the full promise of what technology can do. Together, we Make Amazing Happen.\nCDW is an equal opportunity employer. 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