Vice President - Enterprise Architecture & Engineering

Vice President - Enterprise Architecture & Engineering

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we've been doing just thatour technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital, WD, and WD_BLACK brands. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the worlds biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today's exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

The Vice President - Enterprise Architecture & Engineering will serve as the strategic technology leader responsible for shaping and governing the company's end-to-end architecture vision. This executive will ensure that the enterprise technology ecosystemspanning data, applications, AI, and infrastructureremains scalable, secure, and aligned with business goals. Partnering closely with the CIO and senior leadership, the VP will drive architectural innovation, champion AI-enabled capabilities, and build a high-performing architecture function that accelerates digital transformation and operational excellence. The role serves as a market-leading trend scout, continuously scanning emerging technologies and translating those insights into actionable strategies that ensure WDC remains modern, competitive, and future-ready.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Technology Leadership :

• Define and own the enterprise technology roadmap that aligns AI-driven innovation with business goals.
• Partner with the CIO to balance immediate delivery needs against long-term architectural evolution.
• Translate emerging technologies into actionable, value-driven initiatives.

Architectural Oversight :

Agentic AI Program :

Team Building & Management :

Executive Partnership :

Stakeholder Alignment :

Innovation & Thought Leadership :

Operational Excellence :

Qualifications : Experience :

Technical Expertise :

Leadership & Communication :

Education :

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