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Senior Systems Architect

Western Digital · San Jose, CA · On-site

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About Western Digital

WD is building the infrastructure behind the AI-driven data economy. As AI scales, so does data. Every interaction, every model, every system generates data that must be stored, managed, and made accessible over time. That’s where we come in. Backed by Sequoia.

About the role

This role requires broad hands-on expertise across enterprise virtualization, Windows and Linux, server infrastructure, automation, containers, and compute integration with storage and networking. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable developing architecture strategy, evaluating new technologies, creating automation, and troubleshooting complex production issues. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 12+ years of progressive enterprise infrastructure engineering, architecture, or closely related experience, including substantial hands-on responsibility for production environments
  • Demonstrated experience designing and supporting large-scale, business-critical enterprise infrastructure
  • Deep experience with one or more enterprise virtualization platforms such as Hyper-V, VMware, Nutanix AHV, KVM, or comparable technologies, with the ability to rapidly learn additional platforms
  • Strong enterprise experience with Windows Server and Linux
  • Experience with container technologies and orchestration platforms such as Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, or comparable platforms
  • Significant experience with enterprise server platforms such as HPE, Dell, or comparable technologies
More about this role

The Senior Systems Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for the architecture, engineering, standardization, and evolution of enterprise compute and infrastructure platforms.

This role requires broad hands-on expertise across enterprise virtualization, Windows and Linux, server infrastructure, automation, containers, and compute integration with storage and networking. The successful candidate will be equally comfortable developing architecture strategy, evaluating new technologies, creating automation, and troubleshooting complex production issues.

A primary objective of the role is transforming infrastructure operations from manual administration into standardized, automated, policy-driven platform services. The architect will establish technical standards, lead modernization efforts, reduce operational complexity, and improve reliability, scalability, security, and cost efficiency.

The role works closely with Data Center Operations, Storage Architecture, Network Engineering, Security, Cloud Engineering, Application teams, Manufacturing, and technology vendors.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Architecture & Engineering

  • Serve as a senior technical authority for...

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