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Senior Staff Network Architect Crusoe

Onsite · San Jose, California
Posted August 12, 2026
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Overview

Crusoe seeks a Senior Staff Network Architect to define and evolve network architecture across its infrastructure stack from bare-metal data center switching fabrics to SDN control planes and cloud-layer overlays. This high-impact role reports to the Director of Networking and drives the design of network solutions for a 1.2 GW hyperscale campus. The position focuses on scaling modern networking paradigms and mentoring senior engineers.

What You'll Do9

  • 1Design and implement network architecture for AI data centers including spine-leaf fabrics and RDMA interconnects
  • 2Develop intent-based networking frameworks that generate validated device configurations
  • 3Establish a GitOps-driven automation pipeline using infrastructure-as-code tools
  • 4Maintain a network source of truth for IPAM DCIM and CMDB data
  • 5Build day-zero automation using Ansible Nornir or Terraform
  • 6Implement streaming telemetry architecture for real-time observability
  • 7Contribute to architectural standards and lead design reviews
  • 8Mentor mid-level and senior network engineers
  • 9Partner with software teams to deploy and manage network designs

Requirements11

  • 15+ years building ETL pipelines with Spark and Airflow
  • 23-5 seasons leading cross-functional network initiatives
  • 38+ years progressive network engineering experience
  • 41000+ switch design or operation at multi-site environments
  • 5Strong routing knowledge including BGP EVPN VXLAN OSPF ECMP
  • 6SDN & programmability proficiency with Calico Cilium Flannel
  • 7RDMA & HPC networking familiarity with RoCEv2 InfiniBand
  • 8Kubernetes networking experience with CNI options
  • 9Software engineering fundamentals including Git and CI/CD
  • 10Industry background at hyperscaler or AI cloud provider
  • 11Hands-on experience with SONiC OS or P4 programmable data planes

Salary Insight

Salary not disclosed in listing

Location

Typeonsite
LocationSan Jose, California

Required Skills

BGPEVPN/VXLANOSPFECMPBFDSDNNETCONF
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