Senior Staff Engineer, IT Infrastructure Solution Architect

This position is responsible for defining, evolving, and governing Core Enterprise IT infrastructure services which Including data centre, cloud platforms, enterprise networking, identity, security, and shared services to support manufacturing, test, engineering, and corporate functions across multiple OSAT and office sites.

The ideal candidate combines deep infrastructure expertise, enterprise scale thinking, and the ability to influence globally through technical leadership some future people management opportunity.

Core Roles and Responsibilities

Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture Leadership

·       Act as a technical authority for enterprise infrastructure architecture across global OSAT operations

·       Custodian of architecture for enterprise wide shared services, including:

o   Core data centre and hybrid cloud platforms

o   Enterprise network and connectivity services

o   Identity, access management, and security foundations

o   Enterprise monitoring, logging, and reliability platforms

·       Work with other IT Infrastructure function / service lead on architecture and standards

·       Define and maintain enterprise reference architectures, standards, and design guardrails used across IT and manufacturing domains

Job Specifications(Qualifications/Experience/Skills & Knowledge/Personal Qualities)

Enterprise Platform Design & Evolution

·       Lead design of scalable, resilient, and secured enterprise IT Infrastructure platforms that support:

o  Manufacturing and test systems

o  Corporate and business applications

o  Analytics, data platforms, and digital initiatives

·       Architect for global scale, multi site consistency, and operational simplicity, while meeting OSAT availability and compliance requirements

·       Drive modernization initiatives across:

o  Virtualization and container platforms

o  Storage and data protection services

o  Enterprise network segmentation and zero trust models

Cloud, Hybrid & Shared Services Strategy

·       Architect and evolve hybrid and multi cloud enterprise platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP as applicable) to support:

o  Enterprise application hosting

o  Manufacturing data aggregation and analytics

o  Disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity

·       Establish enterprise patterns for:

o  Secure cloud connectivity

o  Identity federation and access controls

o  Cost governance and platform scalability

·       Balance cloud adoption with data residency, IP protection, cost efficiency, and operational reliability

OSAT Context & Manufacturing Enablement (Enterprise Lens)

·       Ensure enterprise infrastructure platforms meet OSAT manufacturing needs for:

o  24x7 availability

o  Predictable performance and latency

o  Controlled change and life cycle management

·       Partner with Factory IT, Site IT, Automation, Enterprise Apps, InfoSec and Business teams to ensure enterprise services are fit for purpose without being factory specific

·       Enable standardization across sites while allowing controlled local flexibility

Technical Governance & Cross Org Influence

·       Serve as a key contributor to enterprise architecture governance, including:

o  Architecture and design reviews

o  Technical standards and life cycle decisions

o  Risk assessments for high impact changes

·       Influence infrastructure engineering, operations, and application teams through clear technical direction and design leadership

·       Drive documentation of architecture decisions, patterns, and trade offs for global consumption

Reliability, Security & Operational Excellence

·       Architect enterprise platforms with availability, resiliency, and recoverability as first class requirements

·       Provide deep technical leadership during:

o  Major incidents

o  Root cause analysis

o  Design remediation for systemic issues

·       Embed security by design principles across enterprise infrastructure services

Vendor& Technology Strategy

·       Act as Senior Staff technical lead for enterprise infrastructure vendors and strategic partners

·       Lead technical evaluations, POCs, and architectural due diligence

·       Influence vendor solution designs and roadmaps to align with enterprise OSAT requirements

Required Qualifications

Education

•        Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or experience in related field

Experience

•        12+ years of IT infrastructure experience, with significant enterprise scale responsibility

•        Direct OSAT or Semiconductor industry experience, with strong understanding of how enterprise platforms support assembly and test operations

•        5+ years operating at Senior /Principal / Staff Engineer level or equivalent

•        Proven experience designing and sustaining enterprise services for mission critical environments

Technical Expertise

Enterprise Infrastructure

•        Deep expertise in:

o  Data centre architecture (compute, storage, virtualization)

o  Enterprise networking (WAN, segmentation, redundancy, secure connectivity)

o  Hybrid and cloud infrastructure platforms

o  Identity, access management, and enterprise security architecture

Platforms& Operations

•        Strong experience with:

o  Windows and Linux based enterprise environments

o  VMWare and Nutanix Hyper-converge platform

o  Monitoring, logging, observability, and reliability engineering

o  Backup, DR, and business continuity design

o  Knowledge of IBM I-Series is a plus

OSAT / Semiconductor Relevant Systems (Enterprise View)

•        Working knowledge of:

o  MES and factory IT dependencies on enterprise platforms

o  Test data aggregation and enterprise analytics

o  Multi site manufacturing dataflows

Senior Staff Engineer Expectations

•        Recognized as a technical authority with enterprise level impact

•        Strong systems thinking and ability to manage complex, ambiguous problems

•        Excellent written and verbal communication skills across technical and executive audiences

•        Operates independently while aligning with enterprise strategy and business priorities

•        Raises the overall technical and architectural maturity of the organization

Preferred Certifications

•        TOGAF or equivalent architecture certification

•        Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)

•        Security, SRE, or ITIL certifications