Senior Network Engineer AI Cloud Infrastructure (Contract to Hire) (Santa Clara)

CMK Resources is partnering with a fast-scaling AI cloud platform on a high-impact, confidential search. This team is solving cutting-edge infrastructure challenges to support massive-scale AI and HPC workloads. They are urgently seeking an experienced Staff / Sr. Staff+ Network Engineer to lead architecture and design of next-generation networking systems.

This is a contract-to-hire role (6 months) with the potential to convert to full-time. Youll work closely with a highly technical engineering team and help shape the backbone of our client's AI cloud platform.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement network infrastructure supporting large-scale AI / HPC compute clusters
• Own the design and integration of Arista and Nvidia networking solutions (Infiniband, Spectrum X)
• Build and support low-latency data center networking using RoCE and RDMA technologies
• Design scalable routing protocols (BGP, OSPF / IS-IS, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS)
• Provide expert guidance on backbone, edge, and peering infrastructure
• Collaborate cross-functionally with compute, storage, and software teams
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to global on-call support

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