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Texas Instruments (TI) is seeking a Storage Infrastructure Architect to define and lead our global storage strategy.
Storage Infrastructure Architects are seasoned technology leaders who design, govern, and modernize enterprise-scale storage solutions. They establish architectural standards, drive innovation, and ensure multi-petabyte storage environments align with business-critical objectives.
In this role, you will architect scalable storage solutions, mentor technical teams, and deliver infrastructure that meets TI's strategic goals with uncompromising performance, reliability, and security
In this role you will:
Architecture & Strategy
- Define and own the enterprise storage architecture strategy, roadmap, and standards across SAN, NAS, Object Storage, and Software-Defined Storage platforms
- Lead the evaluation, selection, and adoption of emerging storage technologies
- Architect multi-site, globally distributed storage solutions with disaster recovery, business continuity, and high availability requirements
- Establish storage capacity planning models, performance benchmarking, and TCO analysis methodologies
- Drive storage infrastructure modernization initiatives and technology refresh cycles
Technical Leadership
- Design complex storage solutions for enterprise-scale deployments supporting diverse workloads including databases, virtualization, containerization, HPC, AI/ML, and big data analytics
- Lead architecture reviews, provide technical guidance, and make design decisions for critical storage projects
- Establish best practices, design patterns, and reference architectures for storage infrastructure
- Define SLAs, performance metrics, and operational KPIs for storage services
- Evaluate and architect storage automation, orchestration, and self-service capabilities using Infrastructure-as-Code principles
Technology Expertise
- Architect solutions leveraging:
- Enterprise SAN/NAS platforms (Hitachi, NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage)
- Object Storage systems (S3-compatible platforms including HCP, ECS, NetApp GRID)
- Software-Defined Storage and hyper-converged infrastructure
- Storage networking (FC, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, RDMA)
- Data protection technologies (snapshots, replication, backup/recovery)
- Storage virtualization and tiering strategies
- Architect data lifecycle management, retention policies, and compliance frameworks
Collaboration & Governance
- Partner with application teams, database administrators, virtualization team and infrastructure teams to understand requirements and design optimal solutions
- Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure storage solutions meet regulatory and data governance requirements
- Work with vendors on technology roadmaps, proof-of-concepts, and strategic partnerships
- Present architecture proposals and business cases to senior leadership and steering committees
- Mentor storage administrators and SREs, providing technical training and knowledge transfer
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Research emerging technologies including NVMe and AI-driven storage management
- Drive automation initiatives to reduce operational overhead and improve service delivery
- Establish performance optimization strategies and cost optimization frameworks
- Lead proof-of-concept initiatives and pilot programs for new storage technologies
QualificationsMinimum Requirements:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related degree
Experience: 5+ years of experience in storage infrastructure with at least 3 years in architecture/design roles
Proven track record of designing and implementing enterprise-scale storage solutions in large, complex environments
Preferred Qualifications:
- Deep expertise across multiple storage platforms and technologies
- Experience designing storage solutions supporting petabytes in production environments
- Proven success leading large-scale storage transformation and modernization programs
- Background in high-performance computing (HPC) storage or AI/ML data platform architectures
- Proficient in data protection strategies and storage management/monitoring tools
- Designs scalable, high-availability storage solutions including multi-site DR architectures with optimized RPO/RTO
- Experienced in capacity planning, storage tiering, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Ansible)
-Solid understanding of virtualization, containerization (VMware, Kubernetes, OpenShift), and container storage (CSI drivers)
- Working knowledge of database storage needs, Linux/Windows OS, and scripting/automation (Bash, APIs, CI/CD)
- Communicates complex technical concepts clearly to executive audiences and cross-functional stakeholders
- Skilled at translating business needs into technical architecture and mentoring technical teams
- Strategic, innovative thinker with strong business acumen and a data-driven approach to problem-solving
- Certifications
- Storage vendors(Hitachi Vantara, NetApp NCIE, Dell EMC, Pure Storage)
- Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in storage infrastructure with at least 3 years in architecture/design roles
- Proven track record designing and implementing enterprise-scale storage solutions in large, complex environments
- Experience with enterprise SAN/NAS platforms (Hitachi, NetApp, Dell EMC, Pure Storage)
- Experience with object storage systems (S3-compatible platforms, HCP, ECS, NetApp GRID)
- Experience with software-defined storage and hyper-converged infrastructure
- Knowledge of storage networking (FC, iSCSI, NVMe-oF, RDMA)
- Experience with data protection technologies (snapshots, replication, backup/recovery)
- Experience designing storage for databases, virtualization, containers, HPC, AI/ML workloads
- Experience with capacity planning, performance benchmarking, and TCO analysis
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code and automation (Terraform, Ansible)
- Experience with virtualization and container platforms (VMware, Kubernetes, OpenShift) and CSI drivers
- Working knowledge of database storage requirements, Linux/Windows OS, and scripting/automation (Bash, APIs, CI/CD)
- Certifications from storage vendors or cloud providers (Hitachi Vantara, NetApp NCIE, Dell EMC, Pure Storage, AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to executives and mentor technical teams
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage is depicted as broadly comprehensive, with preventive care and access to HSA/FSA features cited as value-adds. Company-seeded HSA contributions are repeatedly characterized as an important offset to the plan design for those enrolled.
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