Sandisk
Company Description
Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.
Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry‑leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.
Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.
Job Description As the Director of Data Architecture, you will design, build, and scale the data platform that powers enterprise‑wide analytics, innovation and AI. You will blend technical expertise with strategic thinking to deliver trusted high‑quality, and actionable data across the organization.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Architect & Evolve the Data Ecosystem: Define reference architectures, canonical data models, and integration patterns to establish a consistent and agile data foundation.
Build, optimize, and expand a modern data lake that supports diverse business scenarios and drives measurable outcomes.
Evaluate, curate, and integrate modern data stack technologies to speed delivery, enhance capabilities, and maximize business value.
Collaborate with business teams to understand objectives, define data requirements, and deliver actionable insights.
Design, deliver, and optimize scalable data pipelines, APIs, and real‑time streaming frameworks to support analytics and business‑critical insights.
Embed data quality, lineage, metadata management, and observability into all solutions for trusted and transparent data.
Prepare, structure, and enrich enterprise data to enable AI, ML, and predictive analytics use cases.
Architect ETL/ELT pipelines and reusable ingestion and transformation frameworks that support automation and AI‑driven workflows.
Develop analytical frameworks and prototype data models that support complex business decision‑making.
Identify and resolve data integrity issues; partner with various teams to drive long‑term upstream fixes.
Partner with security and compliance teams to establish secure, well‑managed, and highly accessible data environments.
Implement data security and access controls and governance models.
Success in this role includes a scalable, resilient, and future‑ready data architecture that accelerates innovation and business impact; organization‑wide access to trusted, high‑quality data that empowers decision‑making and experimentation; data governance, security, and privacy deeply embedded into every system and process; broad adoption of AI and advanced analytics.
Qualifications
8‑10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, data engineering, or data platform development.
Proven leadership in data architecture, with experience delivering enterprise‑scale, cross‑functional solutions.
Skills
Advanced conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling skills.
Experience in designing and deploying Lakehouse architecture.
Strong problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills; ability to influence and inspire diverse stakeholders.
Additional Information Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender‑related appearance and behavior), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non‑discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.
Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be
03/10/2026
(3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline.
Compensation & Benefits Details
The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.
You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short‑Term Incentive (STI) Plan, Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) program, and other compensation based on role and performance.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax‑advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Finance
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Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry‑leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.
Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.
Job Description As the Director of Data Architecture, you will design, build, and scale the data platform that powers enterprise‑wide analytics, innovation and AI. You will blend technical expertise with strategic thinking to deliver trusted high‑quality, and actionable data across the organization.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
Architect & Evolve the Data Ecosystem: Define reference architectures, canonical data models, and integration patterns to establish a consistent and agile data foundation.
Build, optimize, and expand a modern data lake that supports diverse business scenarios and drives measurable outcomes.
Evaluate, curate, and integrate modern data stack technologies to speed delivery, enhance capabilities, and maximize business value.
Collaborate with business teams to understand objectives, define data requirements, and deliver actionable insights.
Design, deliver, and optimize scalable data pipelines, APIs, and real‑time streaming frameworks to support analytics and business‑critical insights.
Embed data quality, lineage, metadata management, and observability into all solutions for trusted and transparent data.
Prepare, structure, and enrich enterprise data to enable AI, ML, and predictive analytics use cases.
Architect ETL/ELT pipelines and reusable ingestion and transformation frameworks that support automation and AI‑driven workflows.
Develop analytical frameworks and prototype data models that support complex business decision‑making.
Identify and resolve data integrity issues; partner with various teams to drive long‑term upstream fixes.
Partner with security and compliance teams to establish secure, well‑managed, and highly accessible data environments.
Implement data security and access controls and governance models.
Success in this role includes a scalable, resilient, and future‑ready data architecture that accelerates innovation and business impact; organization‑wide access to trusted, high‑quality data that empowers decision‑making and experimentation; data governance, security, and privacy deeply embedded into every system and process; broad adoption of AI and advanced analytics.
Qualifications
8‑10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, data engineering, or data platform development.
Proven leadership in data architecture, with experience delivering enterprise‑scale, cross‑functional solutions.
Skills
Advanced conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling skills.
Experience in designing and deploying Lakehouse architecture.
Strong problem‑solving, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills; ability to influence and inspire diverse stakeholders.
Additional Information Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender‑related appearance and behavior), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non‑discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here.
Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.
Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request.
Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be
03/10/2026
(3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline.
Compensation & Benefits Details
The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.
You will be eligible to participate in Sandisk's Short‑Term Incentive (STI) Plan, Long‑Term Incentive (LTI) program, and other compensation based on role and performance.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax‑advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program; employee stock purchase plan; and the Sandisk's Savings 401(k) Plan.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable.
Seniority level Director
Employment type Full‑time
Job function Finance
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