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# Director of Solution Architecture - AI Infrastructure and Cloud

- **Company:** IREN LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, InfiniBand, AI Infrastructure, Large Language Models, Kubernetes, Information Technology, TensorRT
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0b405e722022025d

## About the Role

+ Experience: 15+ years of technical architecture/engineering experience in cloud infrastructure, high-density AI/HPC, or neocloud environments.
 + People Leadership: 5+ years of experience leading, hiring, and managing high-performing Solution Architecture or Technical Account Management teams.
 + Cloud & AI Breadth: Strong technical fluency across GPU acceleration (NVIDIA DGX/Blackwell), container orchestration (Kubernetes), high-speed interconnects (InfiniBand/RoCE), and cloud cost models.
 * Preferred Qualifications:
 + Proven track record of supporting multi-million dollar enterprise AI cloud commitments (e.g., Microsoft, tier-1 AI labs).
 + Deep understanding of distributed LLM training frameworks (Megatron-LM, DeepSpeed, Ray) and inference engines (vLLM, TensorRT-LLM).
 + Master's degree or equivalent practical experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field.

## Description

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute. We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way - responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.
As the Director of Solution Architecture, you will serve as the executive technical leader bridging Commercial, Product Management, and Field Operations. You will recruit, mentor, and lead a high-caliber team of Principal Solutions Architects, establishing global reference architecture, customer onboarding frameworks, and technical field enablement. You will act as an executive sponsor for tier-1 enterprise accounts, ensuring customer success across bare-metal compute, platform orchestration, and FinOps., * Team Leadership & Scale: Build, mentor, and scale a world-class team of AI Solution Architects and HPC specialists across key North American hubs.

 * Field Execution & Strategy: Establish repeatable architecture frameworks, customer PoC blueprints, and technical discovery loops to accelerate enterprise deal cycles.
 * Executive Customer Sponsorship: Act as the primary executive technical advisor for tier-1 enterprise clients, leading architecture design reviews for multi-thousand GPU deployments.
 * Commercial & Product Alignment: Partner closely with Commercial leadership on high-stakes proposals, while synthesizing field telemetry and customer requirements into direct feedback for Product Management.
 * Technical Thought Leadership: Represent IREN at major industry events, authoring whitepapers and reference designs on high-density GPU deployment, liquid cooling, and green AI infrastructure.


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