Senior Lead, Enterprise Architect

## Senior Lead, Enterprise Architect Apply locations:
Richardson time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR-2602552
** About Global Foundries:
** Global Foundries is a leading full-service semiconductor foundry providing a unique combination of design, development, and fabrication services to some of the world’s most inspired technology companies. With a global manufacturing footprint spanning three continents, Global Foundries makes possible the technologies and systems that transform industries and give customers the power to shape their markets. For more information, visit
** Summary of Role:
** Global Foundries is seeking a
** Senior Lead, Enterprise Architecture
** to lead the design, deployment, and operation of large-scale Network Attached Storage (NAS) and high-performance computing (HPC) storage environments supporting semiconductor design and engineering workloads. This role is responsible for architecting resilient, secure, and high-performing storage platforms at global scale, partnering closely with engineering, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams to ensure availability, performance, and long-term scalability.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise NAS platforms, HPC storage architectures, data migration, disaster recovery, and storage security within complex semiconductor or R&D environments.
** Essential Responsibilities*
* • Design, architect, and support large-scale NAS and NFS-based storage environments supporting HPC and semiconductor design workloads  
• Lead global storage platforms spanning multiple data centers, supporting thousands of engineers and mission-critical design systems  
• Own capacity planning, performance optimization, availability, and lifecycle management for enterprise storage infrastructure  
• Architect and lead large-scale storage migrations and technology refresh initiatives with zero or minimal downtime  
• Define and implement data protection, replication, and disaster recovery strategies for critical engineering data  
• Lead storage security initiatives including ransomware protection, protocol auditing, and perimeter hardening  
• Partner with network, security, compute, and application teams to ensure end-to-end performance and reliability  
• Serve as technical lead for major vendor relationships, including architecture reviews, upgrades, and roadmap planning  
• Develop storage standards, operational best practices, and automation strategies to improve efficiency and reduce risk  
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to junior engineers and regional support teams  
• Support incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives across global environments
** Other Responsibilities*
* • Evaluate emerging storage technologies and recommend solutions aligned with Global Foundries’ long-term strategy  
• Support chargeback, reporting, and data lifecycle management initiatives  
• Contribute to documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks  
• Participate in on-call and escalation support for critical infrastructure services as needed
** Required Qualifications*
* • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience  
• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise storage architecture and operations  
• Extensive hands-on experience with large-scale NAS platforms such as Isilon, Power Scale, Net App, or equivalent  
• Strong expertise in NFS, SMB, Linux, and UNIX-based environments  
• Proven experience supporting HPC or semiconductor design workloads at scale  
• Demonstrated success leading large data migrations, platform refreshes, and global infrastructure initiatives  
• Strong understanding of storage security, replication, backup alternatives, and disaster recovery strategies  
• Ability to lead complex cross-functional projects in a global enterprise environment  
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills
** Preferred Qualifications*
* • Experience supporting semiconductor EDA or R&D environments  
• Familiarity with HPC schedulers, data-intensive workloads, and performance tuning  
• Experience…