Role Overview
Seagate’s Lyve Cloud team is seeking a Cloud Storage Architect to define and lead the architecture for our next-generation storage and cloud platform. This role combines hands-on technical expertise with visionary leadership, helping to shape distributed systems and enterprise storage services that power data from the edge to the cloud.
What You’ll Do
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Define the storage layer architecture of Lyve Cloud.
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Stay ahead of cloud technology trends and best practices.
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Develop architecture frameworks, design processes, and technical artifacts.
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Provide technical oversight to engineers and architects.
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Prototype solutions and build proof-of-concepts.
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Foster cross-functional collaboration and engineering excellence.
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Lead initiatives in cloud governance, cost optimization, and security compliance.
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Recruit, coach, and mentor technical talent while shaping a culture of innovation.
What We’re Looking For
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Strong knowledge of cloud service engineering stacks, cloud migration, and management.
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Deep expertise in distributed architectures, containers, serverless technologies, and large-scale systems.
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Hands-on experience with tools such as Kubernetes, Kafka, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Hadoop, Splunk, Elastic, Chef.
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Coding experience in Go, Java, C/C++, Python, or similar.
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Expertise in CI/CD, DevOps, Networking, SRE practices, and testing frameworks.
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Proven leadership with experience guiding Principal/Architecture-level engineers.
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Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills.
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Customer-centric, proactive, and results-driven with strong organizational skills.
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science or related field.
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Proven career experience building enterprise storage services and cloud platforms.
Compensation & Benefits
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Base Salary: $216,000 – $320,000
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Bonus Program eligibility
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Comprehensive Benefits Package, including:
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Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
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Short- and long-term disability
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401(k) with company match & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Health Savings Account (HSA), Dependent Care, Healthcare Spending Accounts
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Flexible paid time off, 12 paid holidays, at least 48 hours sick leave
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16 weeks of paid parental leave
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Career growth within a global leader in cloud and storage innovation.
Eligible Work Locations
Remote employment available in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY.
About Lyve Cloud at Seagate
Lyve Cloud is Seagate’s next-gen cloud platform, enabling secure, scalable, and cost-effective data storage from the edge to the cloud. Our mission is to transform enterprise storage with innovation, performance, and customer-first solutions.