Wind River · 7 hours ago
Software Architect – Wind River Orchestration and Automation Platform
Walnut Creek, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$150K/yr - $210K/yrWind River is a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, and they are seeking a Software Architect for their Wind River Orchestration and Automation Platform. This role will lead the vision for intelligent orchestration and closed-loop automation across telecom and enterprise environments, defining how AI, data analytics, and policy-driven orchestration converge to deliver scalable, secure, and autonomous infrastructure.
Developer ToolsHardwareOperating SystemsProject ManagementSoftware
Responsibilities
Define and execute the AI and Orchestration Strategy for Wind River’s Intelligent Edge portfolio, aligning with business objectives, customer needs, and emerging industry standards
Provide architectural leadership for the Conductor platform, ensuring delivery of a high-quality high quality orchestration and full life cycle management solution to the engineering teams
Lead cross-functional initiatives to embed AI-driven policy, observability, and decision-making into the orchestration and automation layer
Partner with product and architecture teams to ensure platform capabilities support closed-loop automation, model-driven operations, and zero-touch lifecycle management
Evaluate and influence technologies in AI operations (AIOps, MLOps, observability AI) to drive automation intelligence and operational efficiency
Guide roadmap alignment across Conductor, analytics frameworks, Cloud platform, and Wind River OS products, ensuring consistent strategic direction and design principles
Represent Wind River in AI-RAN, and open-source automation forums, shaping standards and partnerships that advance intelligent edge orchestration
Provide architectural mentorship and design oversight to ensure scalability, resilience, and security remain core to all automation and AI-enabled initiatives
Drive the long-term roadmap for AI-enabled orchestration and automation
Align internal engineering, product, and business teams around a unified Intelligent Edge strategy
Translate emerging trends in AI, observability, and policy-based control into actionable platform initiatives
Provide architectural guidance for distributed automation platforms (e.g., Conductor) while ensuring alignment with AI-driven evolution
Evaluate next-generation automation patterns including intent-based orchestration, digital twins, and autonomous network operations
Partner closely with CTO office architects, data science teams, and VP-level peers to drive adoption of AI in orchestration workflows
Engage with key customers and partners to validate architectural direction and identify co-innovation opportunities
Contribute to Wind River’s presence in AI-RAN Alliance, ETSI, and open-source automation ecosystems
Publish and present thought leadership on intelligent orchestration, AI-Ops, and edge automation
Qualification
Required
Proven expertise in AI/ML-driven automation, orchestration frameworks, or distributed cloud operations
Strong understanding of Kubernetes, OpenStack, and multi-cloud orchestration technologies
Familiarity with automation and declarative models (Argo CD, Terraform, TOSCA, ONAP, Cloudify, etc.)
Demonstrated success translating business objectives into scalable, AI-enhanced automation architectures
Strong leadership and collaboration across geographically distributed teams
Preferred
Exposure to infrastructure automation in the Telecom and Enterprise markets, AI-on-RAN / AI-for-RAN frameworks, or Edge AI deployments
Experience with AIOps, MLOps, and AI observability pipelines
Participation in open-source or standards communities (ETSI, O-RAN, CNCF, LF)
Technical fluency in Python and cloud infrastructure APIs
Benefits
Flexible home office! We offer the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule or 100% remote
Named Top Workplace for the 8th year in a row
100% Employee covered Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Flexible Time Off policy
+ 12 observed Holidays
401K with company match
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Wellness Benefits through Unmind
Company
Wind River
Software for the Intelligent Edge
Founded in 1981
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-01-11Acquired
2020-05-20Private Equity
Leadership Team
Paul Miller
Chief Technology Officer
Christina Ungaro, CFA
VP, Head of Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships
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