Principal Infrastructure Architect

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THE ROLE:

AMD is looking for a Principal Infrastructure Architect to help shape the next generation of infrastructure supporting our AMD Instinct environment, global labs, and data centers. This is a highly visible PMTS-level individual contributor opportunity focused on one of AMD’s key infrastructure modernization efforts as we evolve from traditionally managed lab environments toward scalable, automated, cloud-like  this role, you will partner closely with our primary architect and infrastructure leaders to define the architecture and, equally importantly, drive that vision into implementation.

You will help establish how infrastructure services are designed, deployed, and scaled across AMD environments, working across networking, virtualization, storage, observability, automation, and Infrastructure as a Service.

You will have the opportunity to influence long-term infrastructure strategy, evaluate technologies and tools, develop implementation roadmaps, and partner with teams responsible for deploying the architecture across our sites. This is an opportunity to bring experience from hyperscaler, near-hyperscaler, neocloud, or similarly large-scale infrastructure environments and apply it to a significant transformation within AMD.THE PERSON:

The ideal candidate combines deep infrastructure architecture knowledge with the ability to turn architectural vision into execution. You can operate at a strategic level while maintaining enough technical depth to guide teams through implementation and make informed technology decisions.

You are an effective cross-functional partner who can evaluate competing technologies, build alignment across technical teams, and influence without relying on direct authority. You are equally comfortable communicating with engineering teams and presenting architecture, recommendations, and realistic roadmaps to senior leadership. Strong planning, communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills will be important to success in this role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Partner with infrastructure leaders and architects to define and evolve the target-state architecture for AMD’s global lab and data center infrastructure.

Help transform traditionally managed lab and data center environments into scalable, highly automated, cloud-like infrastructure.

Translate architecture into actionable implementation roadmaps and drive execution across infrastructure teams and sites.

Evaluate infrastructure technologies, tools, and services and provide architectural direction around technology selection.

Provide architectural leadership across networking, hypervisors/virtualized compute, storage, observability, automation, bare-metal infrastructure, and Infrastructure as a Service.

Partner with managers and technical teams to establish priorities and guide implementation of architectural standards and designs.

Build alignment across the business and with senior leadership around infrastructure architecture, automation, security, customer-support needs, and long-term direction.

Help influence infrastructure technology and purchasing decisions needed to deliver the target architecture.

During initial onboarding, develop a strong understanding of…