BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, application/platform architecture, and/or technology strategy in large global organizations
Proven leadership in driving cross-functional architecture initiatives
Strong ability to translate between business strategy and technical execution
Responsibilities
Define enterprise architecture strategy to align business capabilities and technology
Partner with business leaders to map business capabilities to technologies
Lead modernization efforts of legacy systems and application portfolios
Establish hybrid and multi-cloud architecture for agility and scalability
Drive architecture standards across applications, integration, and security
Translate business strategy into architecture roadmaps with measurable outcomes
Lead enterprise architectural governance for design decisions and compliance
Benefits
Comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off and medical insurance
Participation in Short-Term and Long-Term Incentive plans
Tuition reimbursement and other professional development opportunities
Employee stock purchase plan and 401(k) savings plan
A range of voluntary benefit options including legal plans and pet insurance
Full Job Description
Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Define enterprise architecture strategy across business and technology domains, aligning business capabilities, application landscape, data/AI platforms, and cloud infrastructure into a cohesive, outcome-driven architecture.
Partner with business leaders and domain architects to map business capabilities and value streams to enabling technologies, ensuring technology investments directly support business growth, efficiency, and innovation goals.
Lead application and platform architecture evolution, driving modernization of legacy systems, rationalization of the application portfolio, and adoption of scalable, API-first and event-driven integration patterns.
Establish balanced hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, aligning cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), SaaS/PaaS solutions, and on-prem environments to enable agility, resilience, and cost-effective scale.
Drive cross-domain architecture standards and reference models spanning applications, integration, data/AI, security, and infrastructure-ensuring consistency while enabling flexibility for business innovation.
Translate business strategy into executable architecture roadmaps, prioritizing initiatives across business capability gaps, application modernization, and platform investments with clear ROI and measurable outcomes.
Lead enterprise architectural governance (ARB/STARC) to guide design decisions, resolve trade-offs across business and technology domains, manage exceptions, and ensure alignment to risk, security, and compliance requirements.
Champion data and AI as core enterprise capabilities, enabling semantic layer adoption, intelligent automation, and agentic workflows as part of the broader architecture strategy.
Drive value realization and technical debt reduction, continuously measuring architecture effectiveness, business impact, and simplification of the technology estate.
Qualifications
BS/MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, application/platform architecture, and/or technology strategy in large global organizations
Proven leadership in driving cross-functional architecture initiatives spanning business, applications, data, and cloud
Strong ability to translate between business strategy and technical execution
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Business & Architecture
Business capability modeling and value stream mapping
Enterprise architecture frameworks and governance
Application portfolio rationalization and modernization
Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid architectures
SaaS/PaaS ecosystems and platform engineering
Data & AI architecture (data platforms, ML/GenAI enablement)
Security and Zero Trust architecture (working knowledge)
Execution
Agile and product-based delivery models
Architecture governance (ARB/STARC or equivalent)
Technology investment planning and roadmap development
Compensation & Benefits Details
An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York. This range may be modified in the future.
You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance. Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Sandisk's Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
