Senior Director - Network Engineering
Core
Lead the design, build, and operation of Lambda's global Cloud & AI networks, ensuring security, performance, availability, and cost efficiency for AI workloads.
Role type
Senior Director, Network Engineering
Builds
Global GPU fabrics, data center fabrics, backbone, and internet edge networks for AI cloud infrastructure
Domain
AI Cloud Infrastructure / High-Performance Networking
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale network architecture, BGP/EVPN/VXLAN, Clos spine-leaf fabrics, SDN, traffic engineering, zero-trust security, network automation, cloud platforms (AWS/OCI), team leadership, budget management
Preferred skills
GPU cloud/HPC/AI/ML infrastructure experience, data center build-out (fabric deployment, optics, commissioning), peering/transit strategy, hardware vendor negotiation
Technologies
Arista, Juniper, Cisco, NVIDIA Spectrum-X, SONiC, Terraform, Ansible, gNMI, OpenConfig
Responsibilities
Own global network architecture and roadmaps; manage network readiness for AI data center builds; oversee 24/7 network operations and incident response; drive automation-first engineering culture; lead multi-disciplinary teams; manage OpEx/CapEx budgets; partner with security and product teams
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC with management of managers