Principal Architect - Enterprise Private Cloud Infrastructure & AI Workloads

Aptiv PLC; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wind River in Ottawa, ON, is seeking a Principal Architect to lead the architecture of enterprise private cloud platforms. You will own the architectural vision for Kubernetes-based offerings, OpenStack, and automation frameworks, guiding AI/ML workload orchestration and multi-cloud integration.

You will mentor teams, collaborate with product management and security, and define reference designs and roadmaps for secure, scalable, and compliant deployments across hybrid environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software architecture and product development.
• At least 5 years in cloud infrastructure for enterprise markets.
• Deep knowledge of security, compliance, scalability, performance, HA, and DR.
• Proven Kubernetes, OpenStack, and automation (Ansible, Terraform, Argo CD).
• Experience with observability/analytics platforms (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elastic/OpenSearch).
• AI/ML workload orchestration in cloud, including GPU scheduling and data pipelines.
• Cloud-native standards (CNCF, CSI, CNI) and multi-cloud/hybrid architectures.
• Excellent communication and leadership with stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Own architectural vision for enterprise private cloud offerings across Kubernetes, OpenStack, and analytics.
• Drive end-to-end architecture and integration for AI/ML workloads.
• Collaborate with PM, engineering, and customer architects to align capabilities with needs.
• Define architecture patterns, reference designs, and roadmaps for hybrid deployments.
• Evaluate emerging OSS technologies with architectural trade-offs.
• Provide technical leadership in POC/Pilot programs for AI and HPC workloads.
• Partner with security to embed security-by-design principles.
• Mentor development teams and foster high-performance culture.

Skills

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Ansible

Terraform

Argo CD

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Elastic Stack

OpenSearch

AI/ML orchestration

GPU scheduling

CNCF standards

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Ansible

Terraform

Argo CD

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Elastic Stack

OpenSearch

Job description

ABOUT WIND RIVER

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy.

The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones, including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software-defined world.

About the Opportunity

Wind River is a leader in delivering mission-critical, distributed cloud infrastructure that powers some of the world’s most demanding environments. We are expanding our footprint into the enterprise private cloud market, enabling our customers to run both standard compute and AI‑intensive workloads on secure, scalable, and highly automated infrastructure.

Our Wind River Private Cloud portfolio includes the Kubernetes Container Platform, OpenStack, Analytics, and Automation solutions—engineered for high performance, reliability, and enterprise-grade security.

We are seeking a Principal Architect to lead the definition, evolution, and technical strategy for our enterprise-focused platforms. This is a senior technical leadership role with broad architectural responsibility across multiple product lines.

What You’ll Do

As the Principal Architect, you will:

• Own the architectural vision for Wind River’s enterprise private cloud offerings, ensuring they meet the performance, scalability, security, and compliance requirements of enterprise customers.
• Drive end-to-end architectural design across the Kubernetes Container Platform, OpenStack, Analytics, and Automation frameworks, with integration pathways for AI/ML workloads.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering teams, and customer architects to align platform capabilities with enterprise needs and market trends.
• Define and document architecture patterns, reference designs, and technology roadmaps for enterprise deployments, including hybrid cloud and edge integration.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging open-source technologies, frameworks, and standards, balancing functional, architectural, and operational trade-offs.
• Provide technical leadership in proof-of-concept and pilot programs for AI and high-performance workloads, ensuring optimal use of GPUs, FPGAs, and other accelerators.
• Partner with the security architecture team to embed security-by-design principles across all components.
• Act as a mentor and technical authority for development teams, fostering a high-performance engineering culture.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture and product development, with at least 5 years in cloud infrastructure solutions for enterprise markets.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise infrastructure requirements: security, compliance, scalability, performance optimization, high availability, and disaster recovery.
• Proven expertise in Kubernetes, OpenStack, and enterprise-grade automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Argo CD).
• Experience with observability and analytics platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elastic Stack, OpenSearch).
• Solid understanding of AI/ML workload orchestration in cloud environments, including GPU scheduling, data pipeline management, and inference serving.
• Familiarity with cloud-native standards (CNCF projects, CSI, CNI) and multi-cloud/hybrid cloud architectures.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, government) with complex compliance needs.
• Contributions to open-source projects in Kubernetes, OpenStack, or related ecosystems.
• Understanding of edge computing architectures and distributed systems at scale.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and security automation.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to define the next generation of enterprise private cloud solutions.
• Work with cutting-edge technologies in cloud-native, AI, and automation domains.
• A collaborative environment with some of the best engineering talent in the industry.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and professional development opportunities.

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