Storage Technologist/Architect

This role has been designed as ‘’Onsite’ with an expectation that you will primarily work 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:

Lead the organization driving strategy and architecture for Compute Server Storage Architecture.

Deliver the Server Storage Architecture strategy for Future HPE Compute servers:

• Identify the likely Storage (HDD and SSD) technologies to be offered with Compute servers.

• Recommend the types and quantities of Storage Options that customers will need to support their workloads.

• Influence form factors, chassis size, interfaces supported, device form factors supported, numbers of lanes, thermals/power, and manageability support.

• Strive for best solutions that achieve support for the likely Options portfolio, balancing flexibility and cost.

Unique mastery and recognized authority on relevant subject matter knowledge including technologies, theories and techniques. Contributes to the development of innovative principles and ideas. Successfully operates in the most complex disciplines, in which the company must operate to be successful. Provides highly innovative solutions. Leads and participates in large, cross-division functional teams or projects that affect the organization's long-term goals and objectives. Provides mentoring and guidance to lower and higher-level employees. Routinely exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques and criteria for achieving objectives. Develops strategy and sets functional policy and direction. Acts as a functional manager within area of expertise but does not manage other employees as a primary job function.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participates and drives new technologies into industry standards, technical conferences, and other forums to influence the industry to align with HPE priorities.

• Research and evaluate emerging drive and storage technologies and industry trends to gain a comprehensive understanding of the market and technologies.

• Serve as a trusted SME for customers, Product and Senior Management, Cross-BU technical leaders, and other stakeholders within the company.

• Develop and maintain close technical relationships with key stakeholders at technology supplier partners to influence their long-term roadmaps to align with HPE priorities.

• Work closely with platform firmware, hardware, and storage controller R&D teams to influence platform system architecture and design to be optimized for new storage technologies, form factors, and interfaces.

• Track and influence industry storage trends and how they may interact with other technologies, e.g., storage controllers, CXL, GPUs.

• Evaluate new technologies for alignment to architecture requirements and standards; integrates innovations into overall architecture and leads server storage platform architecture.

• Leverages recognized domain expertise, business acumen, and experience to influence decisions of executive business leadership, development partners, and industry standards groups.

• Provides guidance and mentoring to other staff members.

Education and Experience Required:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

• Typically 10+ years experience.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Minimum 7 years experience in the server storage or storage industry.

• Experience in overall architecture of computer hardware for products and solutions.

• Extensive experience with Server Storage and Drives (HDD and SSD).

• Experience driving efforts in Industry Standards groups, e.g., OCP, SNIA, TCG, JEDEC.

• Deep knowledge of server storage architecture, HDDs, SSDs, EDSFF, SED and FIPS, and storage protocols (SAS/SATA/NVMe/CXL).

• Creatively innovative with a proven implementation track record.

• Excellent communication skills with small and large groups, senior management, technologist, and external partners.

• Must be able to think strategically about the big picture while also knowing technical details.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to build people networks.

• Outstanding written communication skills including PowerPoint.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at business unit and executive levels.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Understanding of internal drive architecture (NAND, controllers, magnetic media, heads, etc.).

• Experience capturing and analysing protocol traces.

• Sideband interfaces I2C, I3C, and USB 2.0

• Management protocols (e.g., NVMe-MI, PLDM)

• Security protocols (TCG Enterprise/Opal, SPDM) and hardware features (HW RoT-based secure boot), PQC algorithms and timeline transition requirements.

Additional Skills:

Accountability, Accountability, Action Planning, Active Learning, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Agile Scrum Development, Analytical Thinking, Bias, Coaching, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Data Analysis Management, Data Collection Management (Inactive), Data Controls, Design, Design Thinking, Empathy, Follow-Through, Group Problem Solving, Growth Mindset, Intellectual Curiosity (Inactive), Long Term Planning, Managing Ambiguity {+ 5 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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Job:

Engineering

Job Level:

TCP_04

"The expected salary/wage range for this position is provided below. Actual offer may vary from this range based upon geographic location, work experience, education/training, and/or skill level. – United States of America: Annual Salary USD 119,500 - 275,000 in Texas
The listed salary range reflects base salary. Variable incentives may also be offered."

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