IT Group Director Infrastructure

At Cadence we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

The Role:

Lead the global mission-critical infrastructure that powers Cadences EDA tools development enables customers to design and verify the worlds most advanced semiconductors faster and more reliably. This strategic leadership role combines deep Enterprise IT expertise with strong knowledge of the semiconductor design lifecyclefrom concept through verification and signoff.

HighPerformance EDA Infrastructure

• Architect scale and operate largescale Linux/Unix compute environments optimized for highconcurrency simulation regression and verification workloads.

• Deliver lowlatency highthroughput storage solutions tuned to the unique I/O demands of analog digital and mixedsignal EDA tools.

• Oversee global data centers and execute a hybrid cloud strategy that enables seamless capacity bursting during peak design verification and emulation cycles.

• Lead and develop global Linux/Unix engineering teams responsible for platform stability performance optimization and availability across Cadences full EDA tool suite.

• Define and execute WAN and campus LAN strategies VPNs and Zero Trust security models to safeguard sensitive semiconductor IP.

• Own backup recovery and disasterresilience capabilities to ensure business continuity for missioncritical environments.

• Maintain compliance with global cybersecurity data sovereignty and riskmanagement standards.

EDA Ecosystem & Strategic Partnership

• Partner closely with EDA R&D leaders to align infrastructure roadmaps with nextgeneration analog digital mixedsignal verification and emulation technologies.

• Support specialized datacenter environments for hardware emulation platforms including highdensity compute advanced networking and lowlatency interconnects.

• Lead the delivery and ongoing operation of Cadence Cloud infrastructure from owned data centers and colocation facilities.

• Monitor industry and technology trends across HPC cloud networking and storage to keep Cadences infrastructure ahead of customer and market demands.

• Communicate infrastructure strategy risks and business impact effectively to senior technical leaders and executives.

Qualifications

• 15 years of leadership experience in IT infrastructure within semiconductor EDA HPC or largescale R&D environments.

• Expertlevel knowledge of Linux/Unix systems highperformance networking and enterpriseclass storage architectures.

• Deep understanding of semiconductor design flows including RTLtoGDSII verification and emulation.

• Proven ability to lead global teams and manage complex missioncritical platforms at scale.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical strategy into clear business value for executive audiences.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related field; advanced degree preferred

The annual salary range for California is $185500 to $344500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus equity and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications skill level competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays 401(k) plan with employer match employee stock purchase plan a variety of medical dental and vision plan options and more.

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