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Dell provides a complete end-to-end suite of products, services, and support for modern IT environments, including AI factories, accelerated computing platforms, HPC environments, data center networks, campus networks, and cloud-integrated architectures.\nThe Global Professional Services Network team provides assessment, architecture, design, implementation, and consulting services for Dell's networking and AI infrastructure solutions. This Network Planning Engineer will develop and maintain deep expertise in AI-ready network architectures, including high-speed Ethernet fabrics, GPU interconnect technologies, data center networking, campus networking, security, and network automation.\nWhat you’ll achieve:\nThe primary purpose of this role is to work directly with customers to assess, design, plan, migrate, integrate, and optimize networking infrastructures that support AI workloads, accelerated computing platforms, and modern enterprise environments. The engineer will act as a trusted technical advisor for customers building or expanding AI capabilities, ensuring that networking architectures deliver the performance, scalability, resiliency, and operational simplicity required for next-generation AI and data-intensive workloads.\nJoin us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Principal Engineer, Solutions Architecture - Networking on our Solutions Architecture team.\n You will:\nAI Infrastructure Planning & Consulting\nLead customer engagements focused on AI-ready infrastructure planning and network architecture.\nDesign scalable AI networking solutions supporting GPU clusters, AI factories, machine learning platforms, and large-scale training/inference environments.\nDevelop network architectures supporting high-performance east-west traffic patterns common in AI and HPC environments.\nAdvise customers on network designs for accelerated computing environments utilizing Dell and NVIDIA technologies.\nIdentify infrastructure bottlenecks and recommend improvements to maximize GPU utilization and AI workload performance.\nServe as the networking lead during AI infrastructure assessments, workshops, proofs-of-concept, and production deployments.\nPre-Sales Support - as needed\nSupport Solution Architects and account teams as the technical Services SME for networking and AI infrastructure opportunities.\nParticipate in customer discovery sessions, architecture workshops, and executive technical briefings.\nContribute to services statements of work, project scope definitions, implementation strategies, and risk assessments.\nProvide technical guidance regarding AI networking best practices\nImplementation Planning, Migration, and Deployment\nAnalyze customer environments and gather technical requirements.\nUnderstand, design, propose, and communicate architecture requirements to all stakeholders.\nProvide remote design, configuration, validation, and on-site deployment support.\nDevelop deployment workbooks, migration plans, validation procedures, and implementation documentation.\nEnsure delivery resources fully understand customer-specific implementation and migration requirements.\nAct as the first line of technical escalation for assigned customer engagements.\nLead major network deployments, AI fabric implementations, and migration projects.\nDesign and validate high-speed Ethernet fabrics supporting GPU-accelerated workloads.\nCreate network validation plans, performance testing procedures, and scalability assessments.\nTravel as required to conduct workshops, assessments, architecture reviews, and deployment activities.\nOperational Responsibilities\nExecute engagements according to established delivery methodologies and project governance processes.\nServe as a technical leader on complex enterprise and AI infrastructure projects.\nCoordinate activities across architecture, implementation, and support teams.\nAssume project leadership responsibilities as needed, maintaining accountability for successful customer outcomes.\nSupport operational handoff activities to customer and Dell support organizations.\nTeamwork and Knowledge Management\nCollaborate closely with Dell engineering, product management, support teams, and strategic technology partners.\nProvide mentorship and technical leadership to team members.\nDevelop reusable best practices, deployment methodologies, reference architectures, and technical collateral.\nMaintain expert-level knowledge of Dell networking, AI infrastructure, and ecosystem technologies.\nParticipate in internal enablement initiatives and knowledge-sharing programs.\nTake the first step towards your dream career\nEvery Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:\nEssential Requirements\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field preferred. Equivalent experience will be considered.\nWork Experience Minimum of 7 years of experience in enterprise networking, consulting services, professional services, or infrastructure deployment.\nExperience designing and implementing large-scale data center networks.\nExperience supporting AI, HPC, GPU, or accelerated computing environments strongly preferred.\nExperience leading customer-facing architecture, planning, and consulting engagements.\nExperience with network automation, observability, and infrastructure-as-code methodologies preferred.\nExcellent written, verbal, presentation, consulting, and executive communication skills as well as ability to lead customer workshops and architecture discussions and strong documentation and technical writing capabilities\nAI Networking Skills & Knowledge\nRequired\nAI infrastructure architecture and planning.\nGPU cluster networking concepts.\nHigh-performance Ethernet fabrics.\nAI factory and accelerated computing infrastructure design.\nNetwork performance optimization for AI workloads.\nScalable data center architecture design.\nPreferred\nNVIDIA Spectrum networking platforms.\nNVIDIA AI Factory architectures.\nRDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE).\nGPUDirect technologies.\nHPC networking architectures.\nLarge-scale AI training cluster deployments.\nNetwork observability for AI environments.\nWork Schedule\nDependable attendance is required. Must be flexible with planned and emergency travel requirements, including occasional after-hours and weekend activities. Must possess a valid passport or be able to obtain one within 60 days of hire.\nTravel\nUp to 50%\nCompensation\nDell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The Toral Compensation range for this position is:\nTexas, Illinois, Georgia, Nevada, Virginia: USD USD 142,800 - USD 184,800\nWashington: Total Compensation Range: USD USD 157,000 - USD 203,300\nBenefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies\nYour life. Your health. Supported by your benefits. 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