Principal Architect - Enterprise Private Cloud Infrastructure & AI Workloads

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. About the Opportunity Wind River is a leader in delivering mission-critical, distributed cloud infrastructure that powers some of the world’s most demanding environments. We are expanding our footprint into the enterprise private cloud market, enabling our customers to run both standard compute and AI-intensive workloads on secure, scalable, and highly automated infrastructure. Our Wind River Private Cloud portfolio includes the Kubernetes Container Platform, OpenStack, Analytics, and Automation solutions—engineered for high performance, reliability, and enterprise-grade security. We are seeking a Principal Architect to lead the definition, evolution, and technical strategy for our enterprise-focused platforms. This is a senior technical leadership role with broad architectural responsibility across multiple product lines. What You’ll Do As the Principal Architect, you will: Own the architectural vision for Wind River’s enterprise private cloud offerings, ensuring they meet the performance, scalability, security, and compliance requirements of enterprise customers. Drive end-to-end architectural design across the Kubernetes Container Platform, OpenStack, Analytics, and Automation frameworks, with integration pathways for AI/ML workloads. Collaborate with product management, engineering teams, and customer architects to align platform capabilities with enterprise needs and market trends. Define and document architecture patterns, reference designs, and technology roadmaps for enterprise deployments, including hybrid cloud and edge integration. Evaluate and recommend emerging open-source technologies, frameworks, and standards, balancing functional, architectural, and operational trade-offs. Provide technical leadership in proof-of-concept and pilot programs for AI and high-performance workloads, ensuring optimal use of GPUs, FPGAs, and other accelerators. Partner with the security architecture team to embed security-by-design principles across all components. Act as a mentor and technical authority for development teams, fostering a high-performance engineering culture. Required Skills & Experience 10+ years of experience in software architecture and product development, with at least 5 years in cloud infrastructure solutions for enterprise markets. Deep knowledge of enterprise infrastructure requirements: security, compliance, scalability, performance optimization, high availability, and disaster recovery. Proven expertise in Kubernetes, OpenStack, and enterprise-grade automation frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform, Argo CD). Experience with observability and analytics platforms (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Elastic Stack, OpenSearch). Solid understanding of AI/ML workload orchestration in cloud environments, including GPU scheduling, data pipeline management, and inference serving. Familiarity with cloud-native standards (CNCF projects, CSI, CNI) and multi-cloud/hybrid cloud architectures. Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels. Preferred Qualifications Experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance, healthcare, government) with complex compliance needs. Contributions to open-source projects in Kubernetes, OpenStack, or related ecosystems. Understanding of edge computing architectures and distributed systems at scale. Knowledge of DevSecOps principles and security automation. What We Offer Opportunity to define the next generation of enterprise private cloud solutions. Work with cutting-edge technologies in cloud-native, AI, and automation domains. A collaborative environment with some of the best engineering talent in the industry. Competitive compensation, benefits, and professional development opportunities. If you are a visionary architect who thrives at the intersection of cloud infrastructure, enterprise requirements, and emerging AI workloads, we invite you to join us and shape the future of the Wind River Private Cloud. Privacy Notice - Active Candidates: https://www.aptiv.com/privacy-notice-active-candidates Aptiv is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Lead the architectural vision and technical strategy for enterprise private cloud offerings, focusing on scalability, security, and AI/ML workload integration. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define reference designs and technology roadmaps for high-performance infrastructure.

Requires over 10 years of software architecture experience with deep expertise in Kubernetes, OpenStack, and enterprise automation frameworks. Candidates must have a strong understanding of AI/ML orchestration and cloud-native standards.

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• Software Architecture
• Cloud Infrastructure
• Kubernetes
• OpenStack
• Ansible
• Terraform
• Argo CD
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• OpenTelemetry
• Elastic Stack
• OpenSearch
• AI/ML Workload Orchestration
• GPU Scheduling
• Hybrid Cloud
• Edge Computing
• Technical Authority
• Influencing Skills
• Technical Strategy
• DevSecOps
• Cloud-Native Computing
• Hybrid Cloud Computing
• Infrastructure Automation
• Multi-Cloud
• Observability
• Growth Mindedness
• Data Pipeline Management
• Private Cloud
• Technical Leadership
• Technology Ecosystems
• Distributed Cloud
• 5G Technology
• IT Security Architecture
• Artificial Intelligence
• Architectural Design
• Automation
• Telecommunications
• Customer Service
• Communication
• Design Elements And Principles
• Disaster Recovery
• Economics
• Finance
• Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
• Leadership
• Scalability
• Innovation
• Intelligent Systems
• Machine Learning
• Market Trend

• Software
• Technology
• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Data & Analytics
• Enterprise Infrastructure Architect
• Infrastructure Architect
• Systems Analysts
• Database Architects

Expérience minimale

10+ ans

Langue de l’offre

anglais

Heures de travail

40 heures par semaine