HPC/AI Technical Solution Engineer

About the role

Viridien is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. As an HPC/AI Technical Solution Engineer, you will operate in the zone where HPC performance, cloud transformation, AI/GPU infrastructure, and customer business outcomes meet. You will play a key role in designing and delivering innovative solutions, shaping our offerings, and impacting the success of our customers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Support customers in transitioning HPC workloads to cloud platforms by understanding their requirements and designing optimized architecture solutions.
• Assist Sales and Business Development Managers during technical meetings and pre-sales activities, including drafting detailed technical proposals.
• Design and lead Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) to validate solutions and demonstrate technical and commercial value.
• Drive implementation efforts in collaboration with internal architects and subject matter experts to deliver robust solutions.
• Conduct hands-on workshops showcasing the benefits and capabilities of Viridien’s Cloud Infrastructure.
• Bridge technology and business objectives by aligning technical solutions with customer goals.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers on all HPC-related topics.
• Provide best-practice guidance for cluster usage, including compute, GPU, storage, and networking optimization.
• Perform performance benchmarking and tuning to ensure optimal workload efficiency.
• Deliver clear, compelling presentations to both internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Act as the voice of the customer, providing actionable feedback to product and engineering teams to close technical gaps and influence roadmap development.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or other computationally intensive scientific domain such as Geophysics or Physics is required. You should have 5+ years of experience in HPC, AI/cloud infrastructure, solution engineering, technical consulting, in a comparable customer/stakeholder-facing technical engineering role.

Skills

• Hands-on experience in: Design, setup, and deployment of Linux-based HPC and AI architecture on-premise and/or cloud infrastructure.
• A broad range of HPC and AI applications or frameworks (open-source and ISV), including industry-standard performance benchmarks.
• Working knowledge of: GPU applications, TCP/IP fundamentals, RDMA, InfiniBand, cluster networking, and MPI job execution.
• Distributed/parallel file systems and storage fundamentals.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical concepts and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work directly with customers, partners, or internal stakeholders to gather requirements and guide solution adoption.

About the Team

The Portfolio & Solution Engineering Group is part of Viridien HPC and Cloud Solutions (HPC&CS). We bridge business objectives and technological innovation to deliver cutting-edge HPC and Cloud solutions. We define and evolve Viridien’s solution portfolio, architect scalable and reliable systems, and support sales through technical expertise, reference architectures, and proof-of-concepts.