Principal Architect – Infrastructure Engineering & DevOps

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This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. Data Direct Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." – IDC

“The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments” - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management  cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.



Job Description

As a Principal Architect – Infrastructure Engineering & Dev Ops, you’ll lead the design and evolution of our hybrid infrastructure and developer platforms — combining cloud automation, high-performance bare-metal systems, and Dev Ops engineering into a unified foundation.

This role is deeply cross-functional: you’ll work closely with Dev, Dev Ops, and QA to architect systems that scale, unblock releases, and support rapid, reliable software delivery. You’ll pair high-level architectural direction with hands-on execution, providing infrastructure leadership during delivery cycles and production events.

Key Responsibilities Infrastructure & Platform Architecture

• Lead the technical strategy and architecture of our hybrid infrastructure systems (cloud + bare metal)
• Design internal tools and automation that improve scalability, reliability, and cost-effectiveness
• Define and promote infrastructure-as-code practices, platform APIs, and shared tooling patterns
• Drive system design decisions that support multi-tenant workloads, observability, and auditability

• Partner with Dev, Dev Ops, and QA to resolve infrastructure or deployment blockers during release windows
• Guide and mentor Dev Ops engineers on modern automation techniques and platform standards
• Participate in architectural reviews, readiness checkpoints, and root-cause analyses across engineering

• Design and evolve robust software build & release pipelines to support hybrid environments, including GPU-based bare-metal systems
• Improve test orchestration, staging workflows, and artifact delivery in alignment with platform goals
• Integrate automation with infrastructure-level controls for access, audit, and security compliance

• 12+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, or Dev Ops engineering roles
• Strong programming ability (e.g., Python, Go) for automation and tooling
• Hands-on experience with hybrid infrastructure (cloud + bare metal), including provisioning and orchestration
• Deep understanding of infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Helm, Kubernetes manifests)
• Track record of cross-functional collaboration with Dev,…