Solutions Architect - DevOps & Platform Engineering

Sandisk; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk seeks an experienced Solutions Architect to lead DevOps, platform engineering, and enterprise software delivery modernization across on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.

You will define architectural standards, drive DevSecOps, and create reusable platform solutions to improve developer productivity, security, and reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 10+ years in DevOps, platform engineering, or cloud architecture.
• Proven experience defining architecture roadmaps, standards, governance models, and modernization strategies.
• Hands-on with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, source control, and automation workflows.
• Experience with IaC (Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation) and cloud-native platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute enterprise DevOps and Platform Engineering strategies aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Design scalable, secure architectures across on‑prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Establish governance, roadmaps, and reference architectures for software delivery and infrastructure platforms.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical oversight for strategic platforms and initiatives.
• Architect internal developer platforms with self-service capabilities and standardized workflows.
• Drive standardization of build, release, deployment, and operational practices across engineering.

Skills

DevOps

Platform Engineering

CI/CD

Automation

Governance

Security

Observability

Hybrid Cloud

Developer Experience

SRE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Actions

Source Control

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

At Sandisk, technology architecture plays a critical role in connecting business priorities with scalable, secure, and forward-looking technology solutions.

We are seeking an experienced Solutions Architect, DevOps & Platform Engineering to lead the architecture, modernization, and evolution of enterprise software delivery and infrastructure platforms. This role will help shape how engineering teams build, deploy, secure, and operate technology across the organization.

As a strategic technical leader, you will work across software engineering, infrastructure, security, IT, and business teams to translate complex requirements into practical, enterprise-scale solutions. You will define architectural standards and technology roadmaps, advance DevSecOps and platform engineering practices, and guide strategic solutions from concept through implementation.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across DevOps, platform engineering, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, automation, security, and developer experience. You will serve as a trusted technical advisor while helping create standardized and reusable platforms that improve developer productivity, operational efficiency, security, reliability, and organizational agility.

Responsibilities

Architecture & Strategy

• Define and execute enterprise DevOps and Platform Engineering strategies aligned with business and technology objectives.
• Design scalable, secure, highly available, and cost-effective architectures across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Establish technical roadmaps, reference architectures, standards, and governance models for software delivery and infrastructure platforms.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide architectural guidance for adoption across the organization.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical oversight for strategic platforms and initiatives.

Platform Engineering & Developer Experience

• Architect and implement internal developer platforms that provide self-service capabilities and standardized engineering workflows.
• Develop "golden path" solutions that improve developer experience, accelerate onboarding, and increase engineering productivity.
• Drive standardization of build, release, deployment, and operational practices across engineering organizations.
• Collaborate with development teams to modernize software delivery processes and improve deployment velocity.

DevOps & Automation

• Design and govern enterprise CI/CD platforms and automation frameworks.
• Architect Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management solutions using industry best practices.
• Implement scalable automation strategies that reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.
• Lead initiatives focused on continuous integration, continuous delivery, release orchestration, and deployment automation.
• Establish metrics and KPIs to measure platform adoption, delivery performance, and operational effectiveness.
• Design and optimize cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure solutions.
• Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives focused on scalability, reliability, performance, and resiliency.
• Lead disaster recovery, business continuity, and availability architecture efforts.
• Partner with infrastructure teams to improve operational excellence and resource optimization.
• Develop infrastructure governance practices that balance agility, security, and cost management.

Security, Compliance & Governance

• Integrate security controls throughout the software development lifecycle using DevSecOps principles.
• Architect solutions that address software supply chain security, artifact management, code security, and platform risk management.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory and corporate requirements.
• Support enterprise initiatives related to NIST, ISO27001, SOC2, SLSA, SBOM generation, EU CRA, and related security frameworks.
• Define governance policies for platform usage, automation, access control, and software delivery pipelines.

Observability & Reliability Engineering

• Design enterprise observability solutions including monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, and operational analytics.
• Establish platform reliability standards and operational maturity frameworks.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimization strategies.
• Partner with operations teams to improve service reliability and incident management processes.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to engineering leaders, architects, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads on DevOps, platform engineering, modernization, automation, and cloud architecture.
• Facilitate collaboration between software engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams.
• Present architectural recommendations, business cases, and technology strategies to senior leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud Architecture, or related disciplines, including experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• Proven experience defining architecture roadmaps, technology standards, governance models, and modernization strategies across large engineering organizations.
• Expertise in CI/CD platforms, software delivery practices, release automation, and developer productivity solutions.
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Actions, source control management, and engineering workflow automation.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience designing and operating containerized and cloud-native platforms using technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.
• Strong understanding of cloud and hybrid infrastructure architectures, scalability, resiliency, high availability, and disaster recovery principles.
• Experience implementing observability solutions, including monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, and operational analytics.
• Deep understanding of networking, identity management, security architecture, and infrastructure design principles.
• Experience implementing DevSecOps practices, software supply chain security controls, artifact governance, and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
• Experience supporting compliance and regulatory initiatives such as NIST, ISO 27001, SOC2, SLSA, SBOM generation, EU CRA, or similar frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience building platform engineering capabilities, self-service developer platforms, and standardized engineering workflows.
• Experience leveraging AI-powered development capabilities, including GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted software development, agent-based workflows, prompt engineering, and automation solutions that improve developer productivity and software delivery outcomes.
• Strong proficiency in one or more scripting or programming languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell, or Go.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction, drive cross-functional alignment, and lead complex initiatives across multiple engineering organizations.
• 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.

Additional Information

Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law poster.

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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