Sr. Manager Sys/Test Validation Eng.

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AMD is seeking a Sr. Manager AI Systems Validation Architect to provide company‑level technical leadership in defining how AMD validates AI platforms as production‑ready, deployable data center solutions at hyperscale .   This highly technical and people leadership role is responsible for validation architecture across: Server-level systems Rack-level deployment environments Cluster-scale AI infrastructures operating in real-world data centers   You will define validation approaches not just in lab environments, but in conditions that mirror hyperscale deployment realities —including: Large-scale rack bring-up Cluster provisioning and fleet validation Data center integration and operations readiness   This role shapes validation strategy at the architectural level, ensuring alignment across CPU, GPU, networking, system architecture, firmware, and distributed software domains. You will lead a small team of senior architects , while personally operating as a hands-on technical authority—driving system-level validation, influencing cross-functional teams, and guiding AMD AI platforms from design validation to production deployment readiness in data centers at scale .

Management and mentoring of a small team of highly technical validation engineers and architects   Validation Architecture (Lab → Data Center Reality) Architect validation strategies for: Server-level AI platforms (CPU, GPU, memory, IO, firmware, system software) Rack-level systems (power delivery, thermals, networking fabric, failure domains, multi-node integration) Cluster-scale deployments (distributed systems behavior, orchestration, scheduling, resiliency, failover) Define validation strategies that reflect hyperscale deployment environments , including: Rack bring-up, provisioning, and fleet rollout Cluster qualification under real-world workloads Data center networking integration (fabric, storage, control planes) Failure injection, fault isolation, and recovery validation   Data Center Deployment & Operational Validation Drive validation methodologies for full-stack deployment readiness , including: Hardware → firmware → OS → orchestration stack bring-up Cluster provisioning and configuration management workflows Integration with orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Slurm, internal schedulers) Partner with platform, SRE, and infrastructure teams to validate: Cluster reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) Scale-out behavior under load and failure conditions Real-world operational scenarios (node failure, rack isolation, network partition, degraded performance)   Debug Leadership (System + Fleet + Production) Lead and guide complex debug across: Silicon interactions (CPU/GPU) Firmware and system software Networking and distributed systems Data center deployment environments and clusters Support drive root cause analysis for issues seen in: Lab environments Pre-production clusters Data center deployments / fleet-scale validation environments Help provide requirements and even participate on development of frameworks for: Fleet-level telemetry correlation Failure reproduction at scale Cross-layer debug (HW + SW + distributed system behavior)   SRE /