Summary of Role:
GlobalFoundries 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 GlobalFoundries' 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, PowerScale, NetApp, 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 with ransomware detection, NFS auditing, and storage security tooling
• Scripting or automation experience (Shell, Perl, or similar)
• Experience operating in highly regulated or high-availability environments
• Prior experience serving as a technical lead or architect within a large enterprise organization

Expected Salary Range
$124,000.00 - $208,000.00

The exact Salary will be determined based on qualifications, experience and location.