Qualcomm · 2 weeks ago
Director, IT — EDA Compute Platforms, Intelligent Scheduling & Data Protection
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$187K/yr - $280K/yr
8+ years expQualcomm is a leading technology company seeking a hands-on IT Director/Chief Architect to oversee the strategy and operations of their global EDA engineering compute estate. This role involves defining technical standards, leading modernization efforts, and managing a team to ensure optimal performance and data protection in high-value engineering environments.
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Responsibilities
Grid & scheduler architecture. Define the target state for multi‑scheduler operations (e.g., LSF plus Altair or Slurm), queue/Fairshare models, job submission APIs, session/pipeline scheduling, and guardrails for high availability and performance
License orchestration. Integrate license scheduling and policy/rusage governance to reduce denials, increase throughput and fairness, and simplify cross‑cluster feature management
Telemetry & observability. Build a converged metrics/logs/traces stack (e.g., Prometheus/Grafana and/or commercial APM) with SLOs, high‑signal alerting, canaries, and auto‑remediation (throttles, host quarantine, routing)
Utilization analytics. Productize dashboards and decision systems (utilization, wait times, storage I/O, capacity/forecasting) that drive investments and continuous optimization
Data protection & access. Lead engineering IP classification and least‑privilege access patterns; implement enclave/containment and monitoring/audit pipelines to prevent IP contamination while enabling collaboration
Hybrid HPC. Establish patterns for cloud execution (images/tooling, data locality, object storage, cost & performance visibility), then graduate pilots to production—safely and economically
People & execution. Lead managers/architects/SREs; run weekly ops and a predictable change cadence; partner tightly with design/CAD teams, security, finance/procurement, and vendors
Qualification
Required
8+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree
10+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor's degree
5+ years of supervisory or leadership experience
3+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., VP level and above)
Depth in EDA/HPC at scale (mission‑critical grids running multi‑vendor EDA flows)
Mastery of scheduler design & operations (LSF required; Altair/Slurm a plus), license scheduling, queue/fairshare policy, wrappers/pre‑execs, and migration/dual‑run strategies
Proven observability leadership (SLIs/SLOs, alert fidelity, runbooks, self‑healing) and hands‑on experience with Prometheus/Grafana and/or enterprise APM
Experience with analytics stacks (e.g., ClickHouse/Tableau or similar) and KPI‑driven capacity/forecasting
Strong foundation in data protection for engineering IP (classification, DRM/RBAC, enclaves, monitoring/audits) and working across security/legal
Executive communication, vendor/contract governance, and a track record of developing high‑performing technical teams
Preferred
Master's degree in an IT-related field
Benefits
Competitive annual discretionary bonus program
Opportunity for annual RSU grants
Highly competitive benefits package
Company
Qualcomm
Qualcomm designs wireless technologies and semiconductors that power connectivity, communication, and smart devices.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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