Senior Manager IT Storage Engineering (San Jose)

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you’ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world’s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond. Together, we advance your career. THE ROLE:Lead the strategy, architecture, and delivery of enterprise storage and data protection platforms supporting both EDA (Electronic Design Automation) and corporate workloads. This role is responsible for defining scalable, high-performance, and resilient storage solutions across datacenter and cloud environments, while ensuring alignment with business objectives, security, compliance, and cost optimization. The position also oversees operational excellence, innovation (including AI-scale workloads), and engineering team leadership.THE PERSON:Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to mentor and grow high-performing teamsExcellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes for executive stakeholdersCollaborative mindset with strong stakeholder management across Engineering, IT, Security, and ComplianceStrategic thinker with a balance of innovation and pragmatic executionProblem-solving orientation with a focus on continuous improvement and operational excellenceCustomer-focused approach with an emphasis on user experience and service reliabilityKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Own and evolve the storage platform roadmap, balancing EDA performance requirements with enterprise resilience, compliance, and cost goalsDefine and govern reference architectures across file, block, object storage, and data protection (on-prem and cloud)Lead storage design reviews for EDA workflows, including metadata-intensive and high IOPS/low latency workloads (build/test/simulation/regression flows)Establish standard patterns for tiering, archiving, retention, immutability (WORM), and disaster recovery (RPO/RTO, replication, failover)Design solutions supporting AI workloads (including >5TB/s training throughput)Ensure storage segmentation and isolation aligned with performance and security requirementsAlign all architectures with security, encryption, RBAC, audit logging, and data governance standardsOwn end-to-end storage and backup service delivery (availability, performance, capacity, recoverability, user experience)Lead major incident management, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actionsDefine and track SLAs/SLOs (latency, throughput, backup success, restore times, replication health)Develop and maintain runbooks, playbooks, and operational procedures with continuous improvement loopsDrive storage observability, monitoring, and performance optimizationLead automation initiatives using AI tools, Infrastructure-as-Code, and scripting (Ansible, Terraform, Python, PowerShell)Enable automation across provisioning, quotas, snapshots, replication, and policy enforcementPromote self-service models, standardized templates, and governance guardrailsIntegrate storage platforms with enterprise tooling (ServiceNow, CMDB, observability platforms)Foster an engineering culture focused on reliability, automation, documentation, and partnershipOwn capacity planning, forecasting, and cost optimization (including cloud FinOps alignment)Manage vendor relationships, contracts, renewals, RFPs, and technology evaluationsDrive total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization across solutionsOversee lifecycle management including upgrades, refreshes, and decommissioningManage and mentor engineering teams (onshore/offshore), including hiring, performance management, and succession planningAct as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for storage across Engineering, IT, InfoSec, Compliance, and Data teamsPartner with application owners to optimize performance, data placement, and protection strategiesCommunicate technical strategy, risks, and outcomes effectively to executive leadershipPREFERRED EXPERIENCE: Experience in enterprise storage and data protection (file, block, object)engineering team management experienceProven expertise in high-performance storage solutions for EDA, HPC, AI/ML workloadsDeep knowledge of NAS/SAN architectures, high-availability design, and storage networking (FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3)Strong experience with backup and disaster recovery (snapshots, replication, immutability, air-gap strategies)Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms (e.g., NetApp ONTAP, Dell PowerScale/Isilon, HPE, IBM, VAST, WEKA, etc.)Experience with open, software-defined, and vendor-neutral storage ecosystemsFamiliarity with data protection platforms (Rubrik, Commvault, etc.)Experience with public cloud storage (Azure, AWS, GCP, OCI), including lifecycle policies and replicationStrong understanding of observability, performance tuning, and troubleshooting (IOPS, latency, throughput, congestion, multipathing)Experience supporting EDA tools (Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens EDA) or similar IO-intensive systemsFamiliarity with Linux environments, NFS tuning, and identity integration (AD/LDAP)Exposure to security and compliance frameworks (SOX, ISO, NIST, data retention, legal hold)Experience in change, incident, and problem management processesACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)Master’s degree is an assetThis role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.#LI-HYBRID#LI-MF2Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and will consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates and will accommodate applicants’ needs under the respective laws throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD’s “Responsible AI Policy” is available here.This posting is for an existing vacancy.