Solutions Architect
Core
Design, govern, and modernize enterprise-scale storage solutions to align with business-critical objectives.
Role type
Senior Storage Infrastructure Architect
Builds
Global storage infrastructure (SAN, NAS, Object, SDDC) supporting databases, virtualization, containers, HPC, and AI/ML workloads.
Domain
Enterprise Storage Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise storage architecture, multi-site DR design, capacity planning, storage modernization, automation/orchestration, data lifecycle management, vendor technology evaluation, performance benchmarking, TCO analysis, SLA definition, technical leadership, mentorship.
Preferred skills
Petabyte-scale production experience, HPC/AI/ML storage architectures, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible), container storage (CSI), scripting/automation, executive communication, strategic business acumen.
Technologies
Hitachi, NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, S3-compatible platforms, FC, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, RDMA, VMware, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Bash, CI/CD.
Responsibilities
Define enterprise storage strategy and roadmap; lead evaluation of emerging storage technologies; architect globally distributed solutions with DR and HA; establish capacity planning and TCO models; design complex solutions for diverse workloads; lead architecture reviews and set best practices; partner with app and security teams; present proposals to senior leadership; mentor storage teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities