Technical Staff Engineering Technologist - Hopkinton, MA

Technical Staff Engineering Technologist - Hopkinton, MA

Dell provides the technology that transforms the way we all work and live. But we are more than a technology company — we are a people company. We inspire, challenge and respect every one of our over 100,000 employees. We also provide them with unparalleled growth and development opportunities. We can’t wait for you to discover this for yourself as a Technical Staff Storage Technologist in our Value Stacks Software CTO team.

This technology team works with other CTO teams, Product teams and the Strategy team to provide thought leadership and innovation into areas critical for Dell’s future success.  The Technical Staff Storage Technologist will work closely with the Value Stacks Software CTO, peers in other CTO teams and Storage teams as a partner and consultant to help drive the exploration and adoption of upcoming Technology, Architecture and Innovation to assist in crafting Dell’s next-generation storage products to meet the demands of a changing world..  Working at the cutting edge, we collaborate with brilliant technologists across Dell Technologies and leading industry technology companies and communities.

From applied research to advanced engineering, the Engineering Technologist team has the expertise to shape ground-breaking products, material and processes. It’s a fascinating field of work. We’re involved in assessing the competition, developing technology and product strategies and generating intellectual property. We lead technology investigations, analyze industry capabilities and recommend potential acquisitions or vendor partner opportunities. Our insights influence product architecture and definitions. And we work with colleagues across the business to ensure our products always lead the way.

Join us to do the best work of your career and make a profound social impact as a Technical Staff Storage Technologist in our Value Stacks Software CTO team in Hopkinton, MA.

What you’ll achieve

This technology team works with other CTO teams, Product teams and the Strategy team to provide thought leadership and innovation into areas critical for Dell’s future success.  The Technical Staff Storage Technologist will work closely with the Value Stacks Software CTO, peers in other CTO teams and Storage teams as a partner and consultant to help drive the exploration and adoption of upcoming Technology, Architecture and Innovation to assist in crafting Dell’s next-generation storage products to meet the demands of a changing world. Working at the cutting edge, we collaborate with brilliant technologists across Dell Technologies and leading industry technology companies and communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead strategist and architect for technologies as they apply to Dell’s Storage portfolio

• Identify and develop differentiation opportunities, provide technical information and make recommendations to strategy team, engineering, customers, and business executives

• Explore and understand trends with senior leadership to develop the strategic direction for technology initiatives with impact across product lines

• Provide organization-wide expertise and leadership in the design and development of next generation storage solutions that leverage advanced HW capabilities like SmartNICs, GPUs, compression offloads, and future media like emerging Storage Class Memory devices

• Drive internal and external alignment of the strategy

• Take a leading role in strategic technical forums and meetings on a regular and consistent schedule

• Generate IP including multiple invention disclosures per year and patent filings

• Author technical papers (e g , white papers) that clearly articulate industry and company trends in technology and solutions.

• Represent the company by presenting in public forums, contributing to technical publications, and leading in strategic industry forums

• Develop long-term technical relationships with relevant partners for core technology or solutions

Essential Requirements

Expert level of knowledge or capability in many of the following areas:

• Dell’s long-term business goals and objectives

• Deployment models including: Software Defined Storage, HCI, Cloud, As-a-Service

• SmartNICs, GPUs, Intel QAT and other advanced server/CPU offload technologies

• Persistent media (HDD, NAND / Flash, Pmem, etc.)

• Modern software development processes including test-driven development, continuous integration, continuous testing and agile development

• VMware, Docker, Kubernetes

• Infrastructure software design and development, abstractions, programmability, protocols and scaling

• Solution development and design

• Ability to conduct presentations to peers, cross- functional teams and director level of leadership

• Ability to mentor and lead peers within the technical community

Take the first step towards your dream career
Every Dell Technologies team member brings something unique to the table. Here’s what we are looking for with this role:

Essential Requirements:

• 15+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor’s degree; or 12+ years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8+ years’ experience; or equivalent experience
• Product technology and system level integration
• Architecting, designing and implementing block, file, and object storage systems
• Architecture and design of Data Protection software
• Competitor's offerings and their underlying technologies

Here’s our story; now tell us yours

Dell Technologies helps organizations and individuals build a brighter digital tomorrow. Our company is made up of more than 150,000 people, located in over 180 locations around the world. We’re proud to be a diverse and inclusive team and have an endless passion for our mission to drive human progress.

What’s most important to us is that you are respected, feel like you can be yourself and have the opportunity to do the best work of your life -- while still having a life. We offer excellent benefits, bonus programs, flexible work arrangements, a variety of career development opportunities, employee resource groups, and much more.

We started with computers, but we didn’t stop there. We are helping customers move into the future with multi-cloud, AI and machine learning through the most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era. Join us and become a part of what’s next in technology, starting today.

You can also learn more about us by reading our latest Diversity and Inclusion Report and our plan to make the world a better place by 2030 here.

Dell is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Dell are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Dell will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Dell encourages applicants of all ages. Read the full Equal Employment Opportunity Policy here.

Job ID: R087934