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Technical Services Director, Global Data Center & Lab Infrastructure

Graphcore · Austin, Texas, United States · On-site

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About Graphcore

Graphcore has built a new type of processor for machine intelligence to accelerate machine learning and AI applications for a world of intelligent machines. Backed by Air Street.

About the role

As Technical Services Director, you will lead the teams that operate and evolve Graphcore's engineering labs, high-performance computing (HPC) platforms, and data center environments globally. You will be accountable for reliable, secure, cost-effective infrastructure that supports demanding engineering, AI, silicon-development, and validation workloads.

What they're looking for

  • Experience designing, deploying, or operating large-scale HPC clusters or supercomputing platforms
  • Knowledge of GPU-accelerated computing, AI infrastructure, and NVIDIA reference architectures
  • Experience with cluster schedulers, high-performance storage, high-speed networking, and infrastructure automation technologies
  • Experience developing a global lab strategy or managing lab and data center operations across multiple countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, or India
  • Experience operating colocation facilities and managing third-party data center providers
  • Knowledge of data center power distribution, cooling systems, environmental monitoring, and capacity engineering
More about this role

Graphcore is a global leader in artificial intelligence computing systems. We design advanced semiconductors and data center hardware that deliver the specialized processing power needed to advance AI while improving the efficiency required for broad adoption.

As part of SoftBank Group, Graphcore belongs to a family of companies developing some of the world's most transformative technologies. Our AI Engineering Campus in Austin plays an important role in building the future of AI computing.

As Technical Services Director, you will lead the teams that operate and evolve Graphcore's engineering labs, high-performance computing (HPC) platforms, and data center environments globally. You will be accountable for reliable, secure, cost-effective infrastructure that supports demanding engineering, AI, silicon-development, and validation workloads.

This role combines people leadership, infrastructure strategy, operational excellence, capacity and financial planning, procurement, and program delivery. You will partner with Engineering, Information Technology, Security, Finance, Facilities, Supply Chain, customers, and external suppliers. The position is based onsite in Austin and requires...

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