Jabil
Sr.PrincipalSystemArchitect-SONiC
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“Sr. Principal System Architect - SONiC at Jabil. Skills: SONiC architecture, Switch platform design, System architecture, Datacenter networking. Demonstrate expertise in SONiC. Demonstrate expertise in switch platform architecture”
What You'll Achieve.
Matches or exceeds customer expectations; Define meaningful milestones
Industry & Context.
Research unfamiliar technologies; Explore unfamiliar technologies; Assess feasibility; Assess integration risks; Assess schedule impacts; Deep dive into new areas; Deep dive into open-ended areas
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering, 7+ years’ experience in switch design and engineering
Nice to Have
Fluent in reading block diagrams, Familiarity with system design, Fluency in server management
What You'll Do.
Demonstrate expertise in SONiC
Demonstrate expertise in switch platform architecture
Assess technical requirements
Define competencies needed during quoting
Develop system architectures
Monitor technical direction through product development
Mentor others in the organization
Build team design capability
Advise customers on technology tradeoffs
Advise product planning on technology tradeoffs
Advise business development on technology tradeoffs
Define end-to-end system architecture
Establish technical direction for customer projects
Establish technical direction for cloud compute offerings
Align to product requirements documents
Perform architectural tradeoffs on cost
Perform architectural tradeoffs on complexity
Perform architectural tradeoffs on schedule
Plan SONiC core features
Plan SONiC platform features
Perform SONiC gap analysis
Perform SAI gap analysis
Plan inter-generation leverage strategy
Plan cross ASIC leverage strategy
Plan open-source leverage strategy
Collaborate with system architects
Collaborate with electrical leads
Collaborate with thermal leads
Collaborate with BMC leads
Collaborate with BIOS leads
Collaborate with FPGA leads
Collaborate with validation leads
Collaborate with RAS leads
Collaborate with OS leads
Communicate technical direction to development teams
Create architecture specs
Create interface contracts
Create handoff documentation
Stay current on vendor technologies
Stay current on SAI/SDK roadmaps
Stay current on optics ecosystems
Stay current on industry initiatives
Architect for latest industry trends
Deep dive into new areas
Deep dive into open-ended areas
Utilize networking experience
Utilize platform engineering experience
Utilize systems engineering experience
Contribute to architecture methods improvement
Contribute to architecture templates improvement
Contribute to architecture processes improvement
Train engineers on SONiC architecture
Train engineers on platform integration
Mentor engineers on SONiC architecture
Mentor engineers on platform integration
Coach engineers on SONiC architecture
Coach engineers on platform integration
Research unfamiliar technologies
Explore unfamiliar technologies
Assess feasibility of technologies
Assess integration risks of technologies
Assess schedule impacts of technologies
Translate product requirements into technical specifications
Translate customer requirements into technical specifications
Translate product requirements into phase delivery plans
Translate customer requirements into phase delivery plans
Perform porting platforms
Add features to sonic-buildimage
Experience with Broadcom switch ASICs
Experience with Marvell switch ASICs
Knowledge about datacenter L2 switching
Knowledge about datacenter L3 switching
Knowledge about routing
Knowledge about overlays
Knowledge about link bring-up concepts
Understand CPU architectures
Understand GPU architectures
Understand firmware stack operation
Understand firmware interaction with core system components
Proficiency in Python
Proficiency in agile delivery
Experience working with industry standards
Familiarity with Secure Boot
Familiarity with SPDM
Familiarity with Platform Root of Trust
Familiarity with NIST SP 800-193 standards
Manage server provisioning
Manage server deployment
Manage server service
Expertise with kernel
Expertise with device drivers
Expertise with user space platform integrations
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with customers; Collaborate with sales; Collaborate with product planning; Collaborate with system architects; Collaborate with leads in domains; Communicate technical direction; Work effectively as part of a team; Influence stakeholders; Share architecture best practices; Break down customer requirements
Communication Scope
Customer facing discussion; Written specs; Reviews
Process & Methodology
Agile delivery, Phase delivery plans, Define meaningful milestones
Full Job Description
At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe. SONiC Software System Architects at Jabil collaborate with customers, sales and product planning to establish the technical direction for Jabil design teams in the switch gear market. **As a SONiC System Architect, you will be expected to** * Demonstrate expertise in SONiC and switch platform architecture that matches or exceeds customer expectations. * Assess technical requirements and define competencies needed during quoting. * Develop system architectures and monitor technical direction through product development. * Mentor others in the organization to build team design capability **IN YOUR ROLE YOU WILL** * Advise customers, product planning, and business development on technology tradeoffs for switch platforms. * Defining end-to-end system architecture for datacenter switch platforms running SONiC from hardware abstraction, control plane, management and tooling. * Establish technical direction for customer originated projects and Jabil's own cloud compute product offerings. Technical direction includes: * Alignment to product requirements documents * Architectural tradeoffs on cost, complexity, and schedule * SONiC core, platform, SAI feature planning and gap analysis * Inter-generation, cross ASIC, and open-source leverage strategy and risk planning. * Collaborate with system architects and leads in electrical, thermal, BMC, BIOS, FPGA, validation, RAS, and OS domains. * Communicate technical direction to Jabil developmen
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