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.
Who We Are:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world. Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. 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. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.
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)
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Serve as the technical validation authority during early sales cycles, working closely with Sales and Presales Architects to:
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Validate solution feasibility, scalability, and delivery risk
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Ensure alignment with HPE reference architectures and best practices
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Confirm integration across the full HPE stack (compute, storage, networking, GreenLake, AI platforms)
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Lead technical governance from opportunity qualification through delivery execution.
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Own solution integrity across the lifecycle—design, validation, implementation, and optimization.
Architecture Leadership Across HPE Stack
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Architect and oversee end-to-end hybrid and private cloud solutions, including:
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HPE Private Cloud Enterprise / Business Edition and GreenLake platforms
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AI/ML platforms (HPE Private Cloud AI, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, AI Factory architectures)
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HPC environments and large-scale compute clusters
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Container platforms (OpenShift, Rancher, Kubernetes ecosystems)
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Ensure seamless integration across:
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Compute, storage, networking (including high-speed interconnects)
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Data platforms and AI pipelines
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Hybrid/multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
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Drive adoption of cloud-native, automated, and scalable architectures.
Delivery Leadership & Execution Ownership
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Lead delivery teams across complex engagements, ensuring:
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Alignment to approved architecture and design principles
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Adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards
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Effective risk identification and mitigation
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Act as the lead design authority ensuring delivery success for:
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AI infrastructure and HPC deployments
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Containerized platforms and cloud-native environments
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Enterprise hybrid cloud transformations
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Provide hands-on guidance during critical phases (design reviews, PoCs, escalations).
Opportunity Shaping & Technical Validation
Lead technical due diligence during:
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RFP/RFI responses
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Solution workshops and discovery sessions
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Proof-of-concept engagements to validate performance and integration
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Translate business requirements into deliverable, production-ready architectures.
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Ensure solutions are grounded in real-world delivery constraints, not theoretical designs.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Management
⁃ Sales / Presales / Delivery / Engineering
⁃ Business and technical teams
- Provide executive-level communication on:
⁃ Solution strategy
⁃ Risks and trade-offs
⁃ Delivery readiness and outcomes
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Facilitate clear, timely, and transparent communication among program stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment.
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Develop and execute a comprehensive communication plan to keep stakeholders informed about program status, progress, risks and technical issues.
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Provide clear direction for delivery consultants on the approach to technical challenges and blockers.
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Provide regular updates to senior management and governance bodies, highlighting key achievements, milestones, and challenges.
Technology Strategy & Innovation
Drive adoption of:
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AI/ML platforms and MLOps pipelines
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Cloud-native architectures and DevOps/DevSecOps practices
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Infrastructure as Code and automation frameworks
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Continuously evaluate emerging technologies across:
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AI, HPC, Kubernetes, hybrid cloud, and security domains
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Contribute to reusable architectures, reference designs, and best practices.
About you:
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12–15+ years in enterprise IT, with strong focus on:
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Solution architecture and delivery leadership
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Hybrid cloud, AI/HPC, and infrastructure platforms
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Proven background in professional services / delivery-led roles, not purely presales
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Demonstrated experience leading large-scale, multi-technology programs end-to-end
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Strong consulting mindset with excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills
Hybrid Cloud & Private Cloud
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Deep expertise in enterprise private cloud platforms and hybrid architectures
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Strong understanding of workload migration, interoperability, and governance
AI / HPC Infrastructure
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AI platform design (GPU-based infrastructure, NVIDIA ecosystem)
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HPC cluster architecture, workload schedulers (Slurm, PBS Pro), and performance tuning
Containers & Cloud-Native
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Kubernetes ecosystems (OpenShift, Rancher, CNCF stack)
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Containerization technologies and orchestration at scale
Infrastructure & Systems
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Compute, storage, and networking (including high-performance networking)
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Virtualization and Linux-based environments
Automation & DevOps
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Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)
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CI/CD, DevOps and MLOps pipelines
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Scripting (Python, Bash)
Security & Compliance
- Enterprise security architectures, identity, encryption, and compliance frameworks
**#Li-Hybrid **
Additional Skills:
Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Bias, Business Growth, Business Planning, Cloud Computing, Cloud Migrations, Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Customer Experience Strategy, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Growth Mindset, Hybrid Clouds, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) {+ 10 more}
What We Can Offer You:
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.
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