Lead Cloud Architect, Scalable SaaS Storage

NetApp; Virginia (IL); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 372,000; Full time

Job summary

NetApp is seeking a Principal Engineer for its Cloud Storage organization. You will lead the most challenging projects across AWS, Azure, and GCP, shaping system architecture, decomposing complex problems, and driving best practices for scalable cloud-native services.

The role emphasizes end-to-end architecture, performance and cost trade-offs, and cross‑functional collaboration with engineering, product, and leadership to deliver world-class SaaS applications.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software development.
• 7+ years hands-on with fault-tolerant, highly scalable cloud architectures, including service-oriented and cloud-native services on at least one hyperscaler.
• Ability to provide end-to-end architecture on major initiatives.
• Design distributed systems and cloud-native products and scale them to production.
• Proactive and self-driven, with strong technical judgment and influential skills.
• Strong experience across engineering, product, and leadership.
• Excellent communication with customers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute the organization's most challenging projects in cloud storage.
• Architect and decompose complex problems into simple solutions across multiple hyperscalers.
• Design distributed cloud-native products and scale them to production.
• Provide technical direction and lead implementation reviews.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and leadership to drive initiatives.

Skills

End-to-end architecture

Distributed systems design

Cloud-native architectures

Node.js

Python

Java

Go

Rust

TypeScript

React

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Master's degree in engineering or software development

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS/Azure/GCP familiarity

Job description

NetApp is seeking a Principal Engineer for its Cloud Storage organization. You will lead the most challenging projects across AWS, Azure, and GCP, shaping system architecture, decomposing complex problems, and driving best practices for scalable cloud-native services.

The role emphasizes end-to-end architecture, performance and cost trade-offs, and cross‑functional collaboration with engineering, product, and leadership to deliver world-class SaaS applications.