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Insight Global Server System Architect in Santa Clara, California
Job Description
Insight Global is seeking a Storage System Architect to join a Fortune 500 company. This organization leads innovations across industries, including Aerospace and Defense, communications, healthcare, and energy, addressing complex manufacturing hardware challenges. This role is fully remote, with occasional travel (up to five times per year).
As a Storage System Architect, you will define the architecture for storage/server systems, lead technology research, collaborate with customers, and guide design teams in creating solutions for both enterprise and cloud-scale storage systems. The ideal candidate will have expertise in high-density storage design, modern CPU integration, and storage technologies optimized for performance, capacity, and scalability.
Strong knowledge in server design, JBODs and storage controllers and subsystems, as well as implementation of x86 based design as well as knowledge in ethernet, FC, SCSI, MVMe, SAS and PCIe protocol are a must. This role will be 100% remote with travel up to 5 times per year.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead architecture design for enterprise and cloud-scale storage systems.
Design hardware for high-density JBODs and storage controllers, including CPU subsystems.
Drive architectural trade-offs and optimize hardware subsystems and interconnects.
Develop solutions for modern CPU designs, such as Intel Sapphire Rapids/Emerald Rapids or AMD Genoa/Turin.
Collaborate with customers and internal teams to deliver ORv3-compliant, Open Compute Platform hardware.
Innovate for performance, connectivity, and scale in data center storage, focusing on protocols such as SAS, SATA, NVMe, and PCIe.
Address challenges in storage system density, compute-to-storage performance balance, and fault tolerance.
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com .
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Skills and Requirements
· 10-15+ years of server/storage hardware design experience.
· Minimum of 8 years of server/storage experience at the system level
· Successful experience architecting and delivering server/storage/converged products to market
Excellent customer presentation skills. Interface and interact with large OEM and end user customers on ongoing product design
HW design of Storage Products. High density JBOD, or Storage Controllers (includes CPU subsystem)
Customer facing. Involved in architectural trade-offs, HW subsystems and interconnects
Experience with modern CPU design such as Intel SapphireRapids / EmeraldRapids or AMD Genoa / Turin.
Experience with PCIe bus technology - at least Gen4, preferred Gen5
Experience with Storage technology like SAS, SATA, NVMe with storage products 24 -> 100 drives
Data ASICs like
Broadcom or Microchip SAS Expanders, PCIe Switches
Expertise in designing for dense systems (e.g., 100+ drives in 4U enclosures).
Understanding of cloud-scale infrastructure and enterprise storage systems. · Prior experience on rack level integration design is a plus
Successful NPI launch experience
Experience with rack-level integration design.
Knowledge of ORv3 standards and OCP-compatible hardware.
Familiarity with AI-focused storage requirements, including flash storage and high-bandwidth networking.
Successful track record in NPI launch. null
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion,sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military oruniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, andordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.