System Architect – Platform Engineering
Skills
About the role
Job Description
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We are seeking a highly experienced System Architect – Platform Engineering to define and drive the architecture of core platform systems that power enterprise-scale applications across hybrid environments (on-prem data centers and public cloud).
This role focuses on end-to-end system design, ensuring seamless integration across compute, storage, networking, and platform services, while delivering scalable, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will combine deep systems engineering expertise with architectural leadership, enabling the development of a unified, cloud-like platform.
Key Responsibilities
Define and lead end-to-end system architecture for enterprise platform engineering, including compute, storage, networking, and platform services
Design scalable and resilient platform systems across hybrid environments (on-prem + AWS/Azure/GCP)
Architect and standardize core platform components, including:
Kubernetes-based platforms (OpenShift, SUSE Rancher)
Infrastructure services (compute, storage, networking integration)
API-driven and self-service platform capabilities
Drive architecture for high-performance systems, including HPC and GPU-based workloads
Ensure tight integration between:
Infrastructure layers (network, compute, storage)
Platform layers (Kubernetes, APIs, developer services)
Define system-level design standards, reference architectures, and best practices
Collaborate with network, platform, SRE, and application teams to ensure cohesive architecture across the stack
Design for high availability, scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization
Guide modernization efforts, transforming legacy systems into modular, distributed platform architectures
Evaluate and adopt new technologies aligned with long-term platform strategy
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
7+ years of experience in systems architecture, platform engineering, or infrastructure engineering
Preferred Qualifications
Strong expertise in large-scale distributed systems design
Deep experience with compute, storage, and networking architectures in enterprise environments
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes platforms (OpenShift, SUSE Rancher, or similar)
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
Familiarity with programming languages (Python, Go)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Experience with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Elastic/ELK)
Strong understanding of hybrid cloud architecture patterns
Experience designing enterprise private cloud platforms
Knowledge of advanced data center networking (EVPN/VXLAN, SDN)
Experience with Apache ecosystem (Kafka, Spark, or data platforms)
Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Understanding of API gateway, IAM, and platform integration patterns
Exposure to GPU / AI / HPC workloads
About Us
Why TI?
Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
We're different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours. Meet the people of TI
Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us. Please find our country-specific benefits here
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN) is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and sells analog and embedded processing chips for markets such as industrial, automotive, data center, personal electronics and communications equipment. At our core, we have a passion to create a better world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors. This passion is alive today as each generation of innovation builds upon the last to make our technology more reliable, more affordable and lower power, making it possible for semiconductors to go into electronics everywhere. Learn more at TI.com .
If you are interested in this position, please apply to this requisition.
About The Team
TI does not make recruiting or hiring decisions based on citizenship, immigration status or national origin. However, if TI determines that information access or export control restrictions based upon applicable laws and regulations would prohibit you from working in this position without first obtaining an export license, TI expressly reserves the right not to seek such a license for you and either offer you a different position that does not require an export license or decline to move forward with your employment.
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