Principal Infra Architect: Cloud-Scale Leader

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Architect in Austin, TX to shape the next generation of AMD's global lab and data center infrastructure, driving scalable, automated, cloud-like services across networks, storage, and virtualization.

You will partner with senior leaders to define architecture, set implementation roadmaps, and translate strategy into concrete delivery across multiple sites, with a focus on hyperscaler-scale environments and security.

Qualifications

• Experience architecting infrastructure in large-scale cloud environments.
• Ability to translate architecture into actionable roadmaps.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and leadership without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve target-state architecture for AMD’s global lab and data center infrastructure.
• Transform lab/data center environments into scalable, automated, cloud-like infrastructure.
• Translate architecture into actionable roadmaps and drive execution across infrastructure teams and sites.
• Evaluate infrastructure technologies, tools, and services and provide architectural direction around technology selection.
• Provide architectural leadership across networking, hypervisors/virtualized compute, storage, observability, automation, bare-metal infrastructure, and Infrastructure as a Service.
• Partner with managers and technical teams to establish priorities and guide implementation of architectural standards and designs.
• Build alignment across the business and with senior leadership around infrastructure architecture, automation, security, customer-support needs, and long-term direction.
• Help influence infrastructure technology and purchasing decisions needed to deliver the target architecture.
• During initial onboarding, develop a strong understanding of AMD’s architecture goals, current infrastructure environment, data center landscape, and active deployments.
• Begin driving architectural plans into delivery teams and identifying sites and environments for implementation.
• Establish a longer-term roadmap for scaling and implementing the architecture across AMD’s infrastructure environment.

Skills

Hyperscaler cloud infra

Large-scale hosting

Cloud infrastructure architecture

Networking knowledge

Hypervisors

Observability/telemetry

Automation in infra

APIs for infrastructure

Roadmaps and cross-team leadership

Executive communication

GPU/AI data center experience

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is seeking a Principal Infrastructure Architect in Austin, TX to shape the next generation of AMD's global lab and data center infrastructure, driving scalable, automated, cloud-like services across networks, storage, and virtualization.

You will partner with senior leaders to define architecture, set implementation roadmaps, and translate strategy into concrete delivery across multiple sites, with a focus on hyperscaler-scale environments and security.