Global Lead Architect – Hybrid Cloud, AI & HPE Platform Delivery

Global Lead Architect – Hybrid Cloud, AI & HPE Platform Delivery

  

This role has been designed as ‘Hybrid’ with an expectation that you will work on average 2 days per week from an HPE office.

Job Description:

   

A highly senior, customer-facing architecture and delivery leadership role responsible for end-to-end ownership of complex, enterprise-scale solutions built across the full HPE technology stack. This role combines deep technical authority with delivery accountability—bridging Sales, Presales, and Professional Services to validate, shape, and execute integrated Hybrid Cloud, Private Cloud, AI, and HPC solutions. The role acts as the final technical authority during early-stage engagements to ensure solutions are realistic, deliverable, and aligned with customer outcomes, and subsequently leads execution across delivery teams to ensure successful implementation at scale.

How you will make your mark:

End-to-End Solution Authority (Sales → Delivery)

• Serve as the technical validation authority during early sales cycles, working closely with Sales and Presales Architects to:

• Validate solution feasibility, scalability, and delivery risk

• Ensure alignment with HPE reference architectures and best practices

• Confirm integration across the full HPE stack (compute, storage, networking, GreenLake, AI platforms)

• Lead technical governance from opportunity qualification through delivery execution.

• Own solution integrity across the lifecycle—design, validation, implementation, and optimization.

Architecture Leadership Across HPE Stack

• Architect and oversee end-to-end hybrid and private cloud solutions, including:

• HPE Private Cloud Enterprise / Business Edition and GreenLake platforms 

• AI/ML platforms (HPE Private Cloud AI, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, AI Factory architectures) 

• HPC environments and large-scale compute clusters

• Container platforms (OpenShift, Rancher, Kubernetes ecosystems) 

• Ensure seamless integration across:

• Compute, storage, networking (including high-speed interconnects)

• Data platforms and AI pipelines

• Hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Drive adoption of cloud-native, automated, and scalable architectures.

Delivery Leadership & Execution Ownership

• Lead delivery teams across complex engagements, ensuring:

• Alignment to approved architecture and design principles

• Adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards

• Effective risk identification and mitigation

• Act as the lead design authority ensuring delivery success for:

• AI infrastructure and HPC deployments

• Containerized platforms and cloud-native environments

• Enterprise hybrid cloud transformations 

• Provide hands-on guidance during critical phases (design reviews, PoCs, escalations).

Opportunity Shaping & Technical Validation

Lead technical due diligence during:

• RFP/RFI responses

• Solution workshops and discovery sessions

• Proof-of-concept engagements to validate performance and integration 

• Translate business requirements into deliverable, production-ready architectures.

• Ensure solutions are grounded in real-world delivery constraints, not theoretical designs.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers and internal stakeholders.

• Bridge gaps between:

    ⁃ Sales / Presales / Delivery / Engineering

    ⁃ Business and technical teams

• Provide executive-level communication on:

          ⁃ Solution strategy

          ⁃ Risks and trade-offs

          ⁃ Delivery readiness and outcomes

• Facilitate clear, timely, and transparent communication among program stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.

• Develop and execute a comprehensive communication plan to keep stakeholders informed about program status, progress, risks and technical issues.

• Provide clear direction for delivery consultants on the approach to technical challenges and blockers.

• Provide regular updates to senior management and governance bodies, highlighting key achievements, milestones, and challenges.

Technology Strategy & Innovation

Drive adoption of:

• AI/ML platforms and MLOps pipelines

• Cloud-native architectures and DevOps/DevSecOps practices

• Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks   

• Continuously evaluate emerging technologies across:

• AI, HPC, Kubernetes, hybrid cloud, and security domains

• Contribute to reusable architectures, reference designs, and best practices.

About you:

• 12–15+ years in enterprise IT, with strong focus on:

• Solution architecture and delivery leadership

• Hybrid cloud, AI/HPC, and infrastructure platforms

• Proven background in professional services / delivery-led roles, not purely presales 

• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, multi-technology programs end-to-end

• Strong consulting mindset with excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills 

Hybrid Cloud & Private Cloud

• Deep expertise in enterprise private cloud platforms and hybrid architectures

• Strong understanding of workload migration, interoperability, and governance 

AI / HPC Infrastructure

• AI platform design (GPU-based infrastructure, NVIDIA ecosystem)

• HPC cluster architecture, workload schedulers (Slurm, PBS Pro), and performance tuning 

Containers & Cloud-Native

• Kubernetes ecosystems (OpenShift, Rancher, CNCF stack)

• Containerization technologies and orchestration at scale 

Infrastructure & Systems

• Compute, storage, and networking (including high-performance networking)

• Virtualization and Linux-based environments

Automation & DevOps

• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

• CI/CD, DevOps and MLOps pipelines

• Scripting (Python, Bash) 

Security & Compliance

• Enterprise security architectures, identity, encryption, and compliance frameworks 

​ #Li-Hybrid

Accountability, Accountability, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business Growth, Client Expectations Management, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Centric Solutions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity, Process Improvements, Product Services, Relationship Building {+ 5 more}

Health & Wellbeing

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good.

#bulgaria

Job:

Services

Job Level:

TCP_05

    

    

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