The Network Platform Architect role at Intel involves defining, building, and securing the company's network strategy. This position is crucial for driving architectural reviews and solving complex network challenges to deliver secure and efficient infrastructure. The architect will work closely with partners and customers to stay updated on the latest trends in connectivity and manageability. This role requires collaboration across various teams to ensure that silicon capabilities translate into deployable and scalable solutions.

• 8+ years' experience in NIC/adapter platform architecture, server platform architecture, SoC-to-board integration, or high-speed I/O platform design.
• Demonstrated experience defining adapter/card architectures that balance electrical, thermal, mechanical, cost, and manufacturability constraints.
• Strong understanding of platform manageability concepts and sideband integration constraints across OEM environments.
• Experience defining and closing thermal/power envelopes for add-in cards or tightly constrained platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Network Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Define the adapter card architecture for IPU-based NIC products, including form factor and I/O topology.
• Own the board-level architecture and drive system partitioning tradeoffs.
• Author and maintain platform architecture artifacts such as adapter architecture specifications and interface requirements.
• Lead cross-functional architecture reviews to ensure adapter design meets platform requirements.
• Define the platform manageability architecture for the adapter across OEM variants.

• Intel offers a comprehensive benefits package including competitive pay, stock programs, healthcare coverage, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, and programs supporting employee wellbeing and professional development.