Presales Chief Architect & Solutions, Emerging Technologies

Overview

Description Position at Wind River

Presales Chief Architect & Solutions, Emerging Technologies

Location : US - Alameda, San Diego, Detroit, Boston

About Wind River

Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability.

Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the James Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.

The company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our cultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.

Role Overview

Wind River seeks a visionary, highly skilled, and experienced Chief Architect to lead our technical efforts. This role will drive excellence in cloud-native and edge computing, software-defined networking, Linux system engineering, CI / CD frameworks, cybersecurity, and cutting-edge AI solutions. The Chief Architect will work across diverse technology platforms and multiple industry verticals, ensuring strategic alignment and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership : Provide visionary leadership and strategic direction for developing and deploying Linux, SDN, Kubernetes, Cloud, and Edge solutions.
• Solution Design : Design and architect scalable, resilient, and secure solutions for Telco, Aerospace & Defense, FSI, and Automotive sectors.
• Technical Expertise : Serve as the subject matter expert in SDN (control plane and data plane), Kubernetes, Cloud, Edge computing, and CI / CD pipelines.
• Innovation : Drive innovation by evaluating and integrating emerging technologies and methodologies to enhance our product offerings.
• Collaboration : Work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, and operations, to ensure alignment and successful project delivery.
• Mentorship : Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder Engagement : Engage with key stakeholders, including customers and partners, to understand their needs and translate them into technical requirements and solutions.
• Compliance and Standards : Ensure all solutions comply with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and best practices.

Qualifications

Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Technical Skills

Soft Skills

Preferred Qualifications

Benefits

Compensation

The annual base salary range for this role’s listed grade level is $270,000 to $360,000 OTE for Colorado, New York, and New Jersey residents, and $290,000 to $380,000 OTE for SF Bay Area, Greater Seattle, NYC, and Washington, DC, residents. Salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities of the applicant, and equity with other team members. Employees in this role are also eligible for the following benefits in accordance with the terms of the Company's plans : health, dental, vision insurance, life insurance, flex time off, eligibility to enroll in 401k, and 12 paid holidays.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Wind River is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, HIV status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status including pregnancy, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Wind River will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on these characteristics.

Applicant Privacy Notice

Your privacy is of the utmost importance to us. At Wind River, we strictly adhere to all applicable data privacy laws. Please review Wind River’s Applicant Privacy Notice, which can be found here.

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