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# Platform Architect - Engineering Technologist

- **Company:** Dell
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Databases, Network Architecture
- **Published:** September 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/engineering-technologist/dell-corporation-limited-job107931295

## About the Role

* 15+ years of related experience in a professional role or equivalent experience.
 * Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder influence skills.
 * Experience leading cross-functional investigations and presenting recommendations.
 * Proficiency with statistics, modeling, and lab systems; adherence to safety/compliance.
 * Ability to mentor others and elevate team practices.

Desirable Requirements

 * PhD or master's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or related field preferred.
 * Record of publications, patents, or standards participation.

## Description

* Develops long-term technology strategies based on the technical and business information they maintain. The strategy is developed with knowledge from the industry, marketing, development, manufacturing, procurement, and customer input.
 * Drives for internal and external alignment of the strategy.
 * Develops long-term technical relationships with the vendor base for the core technology or solutions. The relationships should create a technical interface, driving those requirements into next generation vendor designs.
 * Develops and maintains a thorough understanding of vendor roadmaps. Maintains a database of multi-year vendor/partner roadmaps with detailed feature trade-offs. Ensures roadmap alignment by hosting regular ongoing technology reviews with the vendors/partners to ensure alignment with Dell business objectives.
 * Identifies and develops differentiation opportunities, provide technical information and make recommendations to marketing, procurement, engineering, customers, and business executives.
 * Takes a leading role in strategic technical forums and meetings on a regular and consistent schedule.
 * Assists development and systems engineering as required when working tactical/time-to-market development issues.

Responsibilities:

 * Knowledge of AI compute design, network architecture & storage. Need to develop automation scripts for validation, configuration and benchmarking: Develop AI Compute and Storage platforms; Develop the accelerator ecosystem from a hardware and software perspective.
 * Participates in internal and industry forums where appropriate.
 * Acts as a point of escalation for critical development issues.
 * Takes the lead in shaping future products.
 * Provides expertise on multiple technologies/products.
 * Generates IP including invention disclosures.
 * Impact across multiple products.
 * Owner of multiple technologies or highly complex technologies.


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