Solutions Architect, Global Systems Integrators (GSI)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc • UNAVAILABLE, New York

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About The Position

AMD is seeking a highly technical, partner-focused Solutions Architect for its Global Partner Team, dedicated to strategic Global Systems Integrator (GSI) partners. The role serves as a trusted technical advisor to GSIs, shaping technical strategy, developing repeatable AMD-based solutions and offerings, and accelerating adoption of AMD technologies among enterprise customers and across industry use cases.

Working with GSI architects, developers, practices, Centers of Excellence (CoEs), and business leaders, the Solutions Architect helps partners design and bring differentiated solutions to market across AI and Generative AI, data center, cloud, client, embedded, HPC, and networking technologies. The role combines hands-on technical expertise, solution architecture, partner leadership, and business acumen, collaborating across GSI and AMD engineering, product, sales, and business teams to turn emerging technologies into scalable partner solutions and customer outcomes.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of how GSIs build practices, Centers of Excellence, solutions, and offerings; enable technical teams; and bring capabilities to market with enterprise customers.
• Strong technical foundation across enterprise architecture, software and hardware platforms, AI, data center, cloud, and modern application environments, with willingness to work hands-on.
• Ability to translate complex technologies and customer requirements into scalable architectures, proofs of concept/value, and repeatable partner solutions.
• Ability to engage developers, architects, and senior technical and business executives, translating technical capabilities into business value.
• Proven ability to influence and mobilize teams across partner organizations, engineering, product, sales, and business functions without direct authority.
• Self-directed learning, comfort entering unfamiliar technical areas, and ability to solve complex problems as both a strategic advisor and hands-on contributor.
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, another engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience working at or closely with Global Systems Integrators, including understanding of GSI practices, solution development, Centers of Excellence, industry use cases, and go-to-market models.
• Strong solution architecture and development experience across AI/ML and Generative AI, data center, cloud, HPC, client, and/or enterprise application environments.
• Hands-on understanding of modern software development and DevOps lifecycles, including experience working directly with developers and technical teams.
• Experience architecting full-stack infrastructure solutions spanning compute, storage, networking, virtualization, containers, and orchestration.
• Experience with Kubernetes, VMware, Nutanix, Red Hat OpenShift, and related enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of AI and data ecosystems, ML/DL frameworks, MLOps, and modern AI application development.
• Experience developing proofs of concept/value, technical enablement programs, reference architectures, or repeatable partner solutions.
• Ability to translate complex technical architectures and capabilities into compelling customer, partner, and business value propositions.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging technical and business audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across highly matrixed global organizations while independently driving initiatives forward.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic technical alignment with GSI partners, shaping solution strategy and developing repeatable AMD-based offerings and joint innovation initiatives.
• Develop GSI-level technical strategies, solution architectures, practices, Centers of Excellence, proofs of concept/value, and scalable offerings built on AMD technologies.
• Partner with GSI architects, developers, and technical leaders to accelerate adoption of AMD technologies across partner offerings, platforms, and services.
• Work with AMD and GSI Solutions Architects, engineering, product, sales, and business teams to design full-stack solutions for enterprise and industry-specific use cases.
• Lead technical enablement through workshops, demonstrations, architecture guidance, proofs of value, and coaching for GSI technical teams.
• Participate in joint business planning and executive/business reviews to align AMD and GSI technical strategies, priorities, and investments.
• Analyze GSI practices, services, and offerings and identify opportunities to increase differentiation and customer value through AMD technologies and capabilities.
• Represent GSI partners within AMD by bringing forward partner use cases, feature requirements, technical challenges, and support needs, and helping drive them toward resolution.
• Partner with business leaders to develop technical vision and actionable strategies supporting joint go-to-market priorities and business growth.
• Represent AMD and its GSI partnerships with customers and at partner and industry events, explaining the technical and business value of AMD solutions across AI, data center, cloud, client, embedded, HPC, and networking.

Benefits

• Benefits are referenced as available in “AMD benefits at a glance”; specific benefits are not listed in the posting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time