Sr Lead Enterprise Architecture

GlobalFoundries

Job Location:

Richardson, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 57800 - 97000

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Senior Lead Enterprise Architecture to lead the design deployment and operation of large-scale NAS and high-performance computing (HPC) storage environments supporting semiconductor design and engineering workloads. This role is responsible for architecting resilient secure and high-performing storage platforms at global scale partnering closely with engineering infrastructure security and vendor teams to ensure availability performance and long-term scalability.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise NAS platforms HPC storage architectures data migration disaster recovery and storage security within complex semiconductor or R&D environments.

About GlobalFoundries
GlobalFoundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design development and fabrication services to some of the worlds most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents GlobalFoundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information visit .

Job Summary
GlobalFoundries is seeking a Senior Lead Enterprise Architecture to lead the design deployment and operation of large-scale Network Attached Storage (NAS) and high-performance computing (HPC) storage environments supporting semiconductor design and engineering workloads. This role is responsible for architecting resilient secure and high-performing storage platforms at global scale partnering closely with engineering infrastructure security and vendor teams to ensure availability performance and long-term scalability.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise NAS platforms HPC storage architectures data migration disaster recovery and storage security within complex semiconductor or R&D environments.

Essential Responsibilities
Design architect and support large-scale NAS and NFS-based storage environments supporting HPC and semiconductor design workloads
Lead global storage platforms spanning multiple data centers supporting thousands of engineers and mission-critical design systems
Own capacity planning performance optimization availability and lifecycle management for enterprise storage infrastructure
Architect and lead large-scale storage migrations and technology refresh initiatives with zero or minimal downtime
Define and implement data protection replication and disaster recovery strategies for critical engineering data
Lead storage security initiatives including ransomware protection protocol auditing and perimeter hardening
Partner with network security compute and application teams to ensure end-to-end performance and reliability
Serve as technical lead for major vendor relationships including architecture reviews upgrades and roadmap planning
Develop storage standards operational best practices and automation strategies to improve efficiency and reduce risk
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and regional support teams
Support incident response root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives across global environments

Other Responsibilities
Evaluate emerging storage technologies and recommend solutions aligned with GlobalFoundries long-term strategy
Support chargeback reporting and data lifecycle management initiatives
Contribute to documentation architecture diagrams and operational runbooks
Participate in on-call and escalation support for critical infrastructure services as needed

Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or equivalent practical experience
10 years of progressive experience in enterprise storage architecture and operations
Extensive hands-on experience with large-scale NAS platforms such as Isilon PowerScale NetApp or equivalent
Strong expertise in NFS SMB Linux and UNIX-based environments
Proven experience supporting HPC or semiconductor design workloads at scale
Demonstrated success leading large data migrations platform refreshes and global infrastructure initiatives
Strong understanding of storage security replication backup alternatives and disaster recovery strategies
Ability to lead complex cross-functional projects in a global enterprise environment
Excellent troubleshooting analytical and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting semiconductor EDA or R&D environments
Familiarity with HPC schedulers data-intensive workloads and performance tuning
Experience with ransomware detection NFS auditing and storage security tooling
Scripting or automation experience (Shell Perl or similar)
Experience operating in highly regulated or high-availability environments
Prior experience serving as a technical lead or architect within a large enterprise organization

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Expected Salary Range

$57800.00 - $97000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications experience and location.

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An offer with GlobalFoundries is conditioned upon the successful completion of pre-employment conditions as applicable and subject to applicable laws and regulations.

GlobalFoundries is fully committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and believes that cultural diversity within the company enhances its business potential. GlobalFoundries goal of excellence in business necessitates the attraction and retention of highly qualified people. Artificial barriers and stereotypic biases detract from this objective and may be illegally discriminatory.

All policies and processes which pertain to employees including recruitment selection training utilization promotion compensation benefits extracurricular programs and termination are created and implemented without regard to age ethnicity ancestry color marital status medical condition mental or physical disability national origin race religion political and/or third-party affiliation sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression veteran status or any other characteristic or category specified by local state or federal law

Required Experience:

Senior IC