CDW
CDW
CDW provides technology products and services for enterprises, government organizations, healthcare providers, and educational institutions. Its work spans IT infrastructure, managed services, cybersecurity, cloud computing, digital workspaces, and broader enterprise solutions. By working with leading technology brands, CDW helps organizations design and manage technology environments that support productivity, security, and digital transformation across a range of industries.

CDW AI Networking Consulting Engineer

Implement and validate InfiniBand, Ethernet, and RoCE fabrics for CDW clients. Support GPU clusters and distributed AI infrastructure.

Description

  • Manage time and expenses against Statement of Work expectations, escalating scope, schedule, or budget concerns.
  • Deploy and validate high-performance AI fabrics using InfiniBand, Ethernet, RoCE, or related technologies.
  • Configure and troubleshoot lossless networking, congestion control, quality of service, routing, telemetry, cabling, optics, and fabric management.
  • Maintain GPU, node, storage, management, and client network connectivity for distributed training and inference environments.
  • Carry out installation, configuration, burn-in, performance testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and knowledge transfer at client sites.
  • Contribute technical details to Statements of Work, rough-order estimates, level-of-effort estimates, implementation plans, and solution validation.
  • Prepare and maintain project records, as-built configurations, test plans, work logs, and client handoff materials.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 3 years of experience delivering complex network or data-center infrastructure solutions—including planning, implementation, integration, and support—or 7 years of experience delivering such solutions.
  • Practical experience deploying and troubleshooting enterprise data-center networks.
  • Working knowledge of Ethernet switching and routing, VLANs, LAG/MLAG, BGP, cabling, optics, telemetry, and network validation.
  • Understanding of lossless fabric concepts such as priority flow control, explicit congestion notification, congestion management, buffering, and quality of service.
  • Experience with InfiniBand, RoCE, RDMA, GPUDirect RDMA, or similar high-performance networking technologies.
  • Ability to interpret network designs, port maps, bills of materials, cable matrices, and implementation plans.
  • Ability to develop and carry out test plans tied to project deliverables and the Statement of Work.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including effective interaction with client and leadership stakeholders.
  • Ability to produce accurate as-built documentation and transfer technical knowledge to clients.
  • Careful, analytical problem solving and the ability to manage competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
  • Willingness and ability to work beyond scheduled shifts, on select weekends, or overtime when needed.
  • Willingness and ability to travel to CDW offices or client sites as needed.
  • Valid U.S. driver’s license.
  • Experience with NVIDIA Spectrum-X, Spectrum Ethernet, Quantum InfiniBand, Cumulus Linux, SONiC, or comparable data-center networking platforms is a plus.
  • Experience with NVIDIA UFM, NetQ, telemetry, automation, benchmarking, or fabric management tools is a plus.
  • Familiarity with rail-optimized topologies, distributed training communication patterns, and AI storage network requirements is a plus.
  • NVIDIA-Certified Professional AI Networking (NCP-AIN) or NVIDIA-Certified Professional AI Infrastructure (NCP-AII) certification is preferred.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus target of 10%, subject to plan terms and conditions.
  • CDW provides an overview of its benefits.
  • Salary ranges may vary by geographic differential.
  • Travel support as needed for trips to CDW offices or client sites.

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