Advisory AI Architect (FDE Unit)
Within the Forward Deployment Engineering (FDE) Unit, the Advisory AI Architect
is a hands-on technical leader who designs and builds AI and GenAI solutions
with customers. You will own key parts of the AI software stack, drive rapid
proof-of-value sprints, and help move AI workloads toward stable production on
Dell infrastructure, balancing speed, reliability, security, and responsible AI
practices. You focus on fit-for-purpose architectures and enablement so
customers can operate and extend their AI solutions after FDE Units disengage.
Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as
an Advisory AI Architect on our Forward Deployment Engineering (FDE) Team in
Remote - Austin, Texas (Central / West).
What You’ll Achieve
Design scalable AI architectures for customer use cases in line with
enterprise and security standards
Lead implementation of AI software components such as model serving,
orchestration, retrieval, and integrations
Run time-bound proofs of value to demonstrate business outcomes quickly and
clearly
Help migrate AI workloads between cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments
on Dell infrastructure
Enable customer engineers and platform teams to support and extend solutions
after handover
You Will:
Design, configure, and implement AI solution stacks, including model serving,
orchestration, retrieval pipelines, vector stores, and related components
Select practical tools and patterns to avoid tooling sprawl and deliver
working prototypes and PoVs tied to clear success measures
Lead PoV sprints (typically a few weeks): refine scope, build and iterate on
solutions, and present outcomes and recommendations to stakeholders
Plan and execute cloud-to-on-prem and hybrid migration patterns for AI
workloads onto Dell infrastructure, optimizing performance, reliability, and
security
Take shared responsibility for production readiness and early production
stability, including monitoring, performance optimization, and issue triage
Work closely with AI Data Specialists to define and consume AI-ready data
pipelines that support performance and reliability
Collaborate with AI Strategists and Enterprise Architects to align technical
scope with business outcomes and target-state architectures
Provide documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer to customer teams,
and contribute to Dell AI Factory reference architectures and playbooks
Mentor other technical team members on AI architecture patterns, Dell AI
infrastructure capabilities, and responsible AI practices
Take the first step towards your dream career
Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s
what we are looking for with this role:
Essential Requirements
Typically, 6+ years in enterprise architecture, AI/ML platforms, or systems
engineering, delivering production workloads in large enterprises
Hands-on experience designing and implementing AI solution components such as
model serving, orchestration, retrieval pipelines, vector stores, and
integrations
Strong foundation in modern software engineering practices (e.g., CI/CD,
automated testing, observability, DevOps/SRE, infrastructure-as-code)
Experience delivering and operating production AI or other large-scale
distributed systems in enterprise environments
Demonstrated ownership of production systems, including stabilization and
performance tuning in high-visibility contexts
Ability to explain complex technical trade-offs and architectures in clear
language for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to travel to customer sites and Dell locations as needed, in line
with business requirements and applicable laws and Dell policies
Desirable Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a
related field.
Experience deploying AI solutions across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid
environments.
Familiarity with AI security, privacy, and governance and modern cloud / data
/ ML tooling (e.g., major public clouds, Kubernetes).
Hands-on experience with GenAI or RAG-style solutions and leading small
technical teams in customer-facing projects.
Compensation
Dell is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The Total Target
Compensation range for this position is $249,050 - 322,300, which includes base
salary and commissions.
Benefits and Perks of working at Dell Technologies
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Who we are
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our team members at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for an
opportunity to grow your career with some of the best minds and most advanced
tech in the industry, we’re looking for you.
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that works for everyone because Progress Takes All of Us.
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