Director, Enterprise Architect

Company Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today's needs and tomorrow's next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we're living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and drive enterprise architectural direction in partnership with cloud, network, security, data/AI, SaaS/PaaS, and business-domain architects, ensuring coherent end-to-end outcomes across the enterprise.
• Establish secure hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, aligning on-prem, cloud platforms, networks (SD-WAN), and Zero Trust access models to enable scalable, resilient, and compliant operations.
• Coordinate cross-domain architecture standards and reference designs covering application platforms, integration, data, AI, and security to accelerate delivery while minimizing fragmentation and technical debt.
• Lead architectural governance via ARB, facilitating design reviews, resolving cross-domain trade-offs, managing exceptions, and ensuring alignment to enterprise risk, security, and compliance objectives.
• Translate business strategy into executable architecture roadmaps, working with business and technology leaders to prioritize investments, guide modernization, and measure architectural value and risk reduction.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• BS/MS Computer Science/Electrical Engineering
• 15 years experience with large global organizations
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science/Electrical Engineering, should have leadership experiences, and driving cross-functional technical discussions

SKILLS:

• Security, Networking, Cloud, Infrastructure, SD-WAN, Agile Methodology, Cloud Migration, AWS, GCP, Azure, Infrastructure-As-Code, Data and AI

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the "Know Your Rights:
Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jo to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the Final date to receive applications will be 07/08/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position…