Senior Director, Technology Engineering & Innovation (TE&I)

Description

The team is part of the Technology Engineering & Innovation (TE&I) organization, which shapes the future of the company's global infrastructure platforms and supports business growth, operational resilience and digital transformation at scale.

The company is a global leader in memory and storage solutions that help turn information into intelligence.

This senior director role leads the strategy, engineering, operations and modernization of the global infrastructure ecosystem, and sits on the TE&I leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Set and carry out the global infrastructure vision and strategy across the company.
• Build multi-year roadmaps covering enterprise network services, network architecture, data center strategy and modernization, cloud platforms and engineering, database services and engineering, infrastructure automation, platform engineering, observability and monitoring, reliability and resilience engineering, and the Global Network Operations Center (GNOC).
• Lead large-scale modernization in cloud transformation, infrastructure simplification, AI-enabled operations, service resiliency, automation at scale, cost optimization and technical debt reduction.
• Advise executive leadership on infrastructure investment, risk, emerging technology and innovation opportunities.
• Lead the global engineering organizations for network, cloud, database and infrastructure platforms.
• Set modern engineering standards and practices, including infrastructure as code, platform engineering, site reliability engineering (SRE), DevOps and automation, architecture governance and AI-assisted engineering.
• Build scalable, secure and resilient platforms that speed up business outcomes and improve operational effectiveness.
• Own the health, performance, availability and reliability of the global infrastructure environment.
• Lead and evolve the GNOC toward proactive, predictive and efficient operations.
• Run operational excellence programs covering reliability, availability, performance, customer satisfaction, automation, operational maturity and cost efficiency.
• Improve service delivery through data-driven decisions, observability and continuous service improvement.
• Find and put into practice emerging technologies that deliver measurable business value, including AIOps, intelligent automation, cloud-native services, software-defined infrastructure, infrastructure intelligence platforms, predictive analytics and autonomous operations.
• Encourage experimentation, continuous learning and responsible innovation.
• Build and lead a high-performing global engineering and operations organization.
• Shape a culture built on accountability, ownership, innovation, speed, operational excellence, collaboration, inclusion and learning.
• Grow future leaders through coaching, mentoring, succession planning and leadership development, and set clear goals and performance management.
• Build an engaged organization that challenges the status quo, solves hard problems and keeps improving how work gets done.
• Form partnerships with cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, the AI Center of Excellence, manufacturing IT, enterprise applications, employee experience, product engineering, corporate functions and strategic technology partners.
• Align infrastructure strategy with security requirements, business goals and technology investment, and break down silos in a One Micron approach.
• Influence teams outside your direct reporting line and build shared accountability and transparency.
• Manage infrastructure budgets, investments, vendor relationships and technology portfolios, and make disciplined investment decisions focused on business value and long-term scalability.
• Reduce technology spend while keeping service quality, resiliency and efficiency high.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related field.
• 15+ years of progressive leadership in infrastructure engineering, operations, platform engineering or enterprise technology.
• Experience leading large global teams that support mission-critical environments.
• Proven record developing infrastructure strategy and delivering large-scale modernization.
• Deep expertise in enterprise networking, cloud services, data centers, database technologies, infrastructure operations, automation platforms and reliability engineering.
• Experience leading geographically distributed teams through organizational change.
• Strong business acumen, financial management and vendor management skills.
• Preferred: advanced degree in engineering, computer science, business or a related discipline.
• Preferred: experience leading cloud-first transformation programs.
• Preferred: experience implementing AI-driven operational capabilities.
• Preferred: proven success driving organizational transformation and culture change in complex global enterprises.
• Preferred: semiconductor or advanced manufacturing industry experience.

Conditions

Work is based in the company's global infrastructure organization, with a focus on strategy and operations across sites.

Candidates must be able to verify their right to work.

For US sites, application assistance and reasonable accommodation requests go to the People Organization by email at or by phone at 1-800-336-8918, option 3.

The company prohibits child labor, complies with applicable labor laws and standards, and does not charge candidates recruitment fees.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans are offered at all locations, with a choice of plans.
• Income protection if you cannot work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Full details are in the benefits guide on the company careers site.
• Candidates may use AI tools to polish their materials, but all information must be accurate and reflect real skills and experience; fabricated or misrepresented qualifications lead to disqualification.
• Beware of unsolicited job offers; verify any message claiming to be from the company on its official careers website.