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Director, Data Center Business Solution Architect at AMD | LAYIQ

Responsibilities

THE TEAM:

The team builds and optimizes

FPGAs platforms for embedded and commercial applications, working across silicon, firmware, and software to deliver reliable, high‑performance solutions at scale.

THE ROLE:

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Center Business Solution Architect to drive strategic engagement with hyperscale and large-scale data center customers. This role will serve as a critical bridge between customer architecture teams and internal engineering, shaping next-generation infrastructure solutions leveraging custom ASIC and FPGA technologies.

The ideal candidate has deep experience working directly with hyperscalers, understands large-scale data center design tradeoffs, and has a proven track record influencing platform architectures across networking, server control, and storage domains.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead technical engagement with hyperscalers and mega data center customers to define next-generation platform architectures
Serve as a trusted advisor to customer architecture, silicon, and infrastructure teams across multiple functional areas
Drive alignment between customer requirements and internal roadmap for custom ASIC and FPGA-based solutions
Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, product, and business teams to shape solution strategy and execution
Define and influence architectures across key domains including: High-performance NIC / networking acceleration
Server platform control / manageability (BMC, DC-SCM, etc.)
Storage virtualization and data movement acceleration
Translate hyperscaler use cases into scalable product and platform requirements
Support business development efforts including customer presentations, executive engagements, and long-term strategic planning
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 12+ years of experience in data center architecture, silicon platforms, or hyperscaler infrastructure
Proven experience working directly with hyperscalers or large-scale cloud/data center operators
Strong cross-functional engagement skills with customer engineering, architecture, and operations teams
Deep technical experience in custom ASIC design and/or FPGA-based solutions
Solid understanding of modern data center architecture, including networking, compute, storage, and system management
Experience influencing or defining platform architectures in large-scale deployments

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Expertise in one or more focus areas: SmartNICs / DPUs / network offload architectures
Server management and platform control (BMC, firmware, system management)
Storage acceleration, disaggregation, and virtualization
Experience bringing custom silicon solutions from concept to deployment at hyperscale
Familiarity with PCIe, CXL, high-speed interconnects, and data center protocols
Ability to operate at both deep technical and executive engagement levels
LEADERSHIP PROFILE: Strategic thinker with strong customer-facing presence
Proven ability to influence both internal roadmaps and external customer architectures
Strong communication skills across engineering and executive audiences
LOCATION: San Jose, CA or Longmont, CO
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Director, Data Center Business Solution Architect

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