Storage Architect, Solutions & Ecosystem Strategy

Lenovo; North Carolina; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Lenovo Storage is expanding to support the next phase of growth. The Consultant Storage Architect, Solutions Ecosystem Strategy will define future storage architectures, influence roadmaps, and connect storage with AI and hybrid infrastructure opportunities.

Working across product management, engineering, and partner teams, this leader turns emerging technologies into differentiated Lenovo solutions. We seek a senior technologist with a strong track record in enterprise storage and strategic

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise storage, infrastructure architecture, or related technical discipline.
• Deep expertise in enterprise storage architecture across SAN, NAS, object, software-defined storage, hyperconverged infra, and hybrid cloud.
• Proven ability to shape strategy and decisions across product, engineering, solutions, and partner organizations without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define the future storage architecture and technical direction for Lenovo’s storage portfolio.
• Establish architecture principles, reference designs, and platform requirements for portfolio planning.
• Assess threats, gaps, and opportunities; provide recommendations to product and executive leadership.
• Influence storage and partner roadmaps to improve differentiation and customer value.
• Define how storage integrates with Lenovo AI, hybrid infra, ThinkAgile, server, software, and services solutions.
• Partner with solution teams to create repeatable architectures and blueprints for priority workloads.
• Serve as a senior technical interface to OEM and technology partners; shape joint roadmaps and qualifications.
• Evaluate new technologies and partnerships based on strategic fit and business potential.
• Act as a technical authority; mentor teams and build storage capability across ISG.

Skills

Enterprise storage

Solution architecture

Executive communication

Mentoring technical professionals

Strategic planning

Tools

Kubernetes

VMware

Red Hat OpenShift

Nutanix

AIOps

Job description

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Lenovo is a US$83 billion revenue global technology powerhouse, ranked #153 in the Fortune Global 500, and serving millions of customers every day in 180 markets. Focused on a bold vision to deliver Smarter Technology for All, Lenovo has built on its success as the world’s largest PC company with a full-stack portfolio of AI-enabled, AI-ready, and AI-optimized devices (PCs, workstations, smartphones, tablets), infrastructure (server, storage, edge, high performance computing and software defined infrastructure), software, solutions, and services. Lenovo’s continued investment in world-changing innovation is building a more equitable, trustworthy, and smarter future for everyone, everywhere. Lenovo is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange under Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY).

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The Lenovo Storage team is expanding to support the next phase of business growth and solution development. This new role adds dedicated technical leadership to shape portfolio direction, engage technology partners, and integrate storage into broader ISG solutions.

The Consultant Storage Architect, Solutions Ecosystem Strategy will define future storage architectures, influence roadmap direction, and connect storage with AI and hybrid infrastructure opportunities. Working across product management, engineering, solutions, and partner teams, this leader will turn emerging technologies and market opportunities into differentiated, repeatable Lenovo solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Portfolio Strategy

• Define the future architecture and technical direction for Lenovo’s storage portfolio, translating market, customer, and technology trends into actionable priorities.
• Establish architecture principles, reference designs, and platform requirements that guide portfolio planning and investment decisions.
• Assess competitive threats, capability gaps, and emerging opportunities, and provide clear recommendations to product and executive leadership.
• Influence storage and partner roadmaps to improve differentiation, integration, and customer value.

Solutions, AI Ecosystem Leadership

• Define how storage integrates into Lenovo AI, hybrid infrastructure, ThinkAgile, server, software, and services solutions.
• Partner with solution teams to create repeatable architectures and blueprints for priority customer workloads.
• Serve as a senior technical interface to OEM and technology partners, shaping joint roadmaps, qualifications, and solution priorities.
• Evaluate new technologies and partnerships based on strategic fit, technical value, and business potential.

Technical Influence Capability Building

• Act as a recognized technical authority with customers, sellers, executives, and industry stakeholders, translating complex architecture decisions into business outcomes.
• Build storage architecture capability across ISG through technical guidance, mentoring, reusable frameworks, and design best practices.
• Lead through influence across product management, engineering, solutions, services, and partner organizations.
• Represent Lenovo’s storage strategy in executive briefings, customer engagements, and relevant industry forums.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise storage, infrastructure architecture, solution architecture, product strategy, or a related technical discipline.
• Deep expertise in enterprise storage architecture, with broad working knowledge across SAN, NAS, object, software-defined storage, hyperconverged infrastructure, and hybrid cloud.
• Demonstrated experience defining end-to-end infrastructure architectures, reference designs, technical roadmaps, or solution blueprints across multiple technology domains.
• Strong knowledge of storage protocols, data management software, infrastructure management, automation, orchestration, and observability technologies.
• Proven ability to shape strategy and decisions across product, engineering, solutions, and partner organizations without relying on direct authority.
• Executive-level communication skills and the ability to translate customer and technical requirements into business recommendations.
• Experience mentoring technical professionals and building organizational capability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with OEM business models and strategic technology partnerships.
• Experience with AI infrastructure, Kubernetes, VMware, Nutanix, Red Hat OpenShift, AIOps, or infrastructure automation.
• Experience presenting to executive, customer, partner, and industry audiences.
• Relevant technical leadership credentials, industry recognition, intellectual property, standards participation, or equivalent evidence of sustained technical impact.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.