R&D Engineer Software 6

About This Role

• The Senior Mainframe Storage Architect provides technical leadership for Broadcom's storage products, overseeing the architecture.
• This role involves close collaboration with Engineering, Product Management, and Field teams to ensure that Broadcom storage products are engineered with a focus on security, high quality, and meeting customer requirements.
• Education / Experience Bachelors of Computer Science degree or equivalent 17+ years of work experience in IBM z/OS and storage subsystems.
• Required skills Deep expertise in IBM z/OS and core z/OS storage technologies Strong understanding of I/O subsystem design and performance Proven ability to diagnose complex storage issues across storage products, z/OS components, and underlying hardware.
• Experience working with enterprise storage features such as replication, flash technologies, mirroring, disaster recovery, and high availability configurations.
• Familiarity with storage security models, encryption options, and compliance considerations relevant to Broadcom customers.
• Ability to collaborate with product engineering teams to shape storage-related features, validate behavior, and ensure alignment with customer expectations.
• Strong customer facing skills to help customers design storage solutions that support high availability and disaster recovery.
• Effective communication skills to translate deep technical concepts into actionable guidance for engineering teams, support teams, and customers.
• Cross-Portfolio Architecture Leadership Develop and promote best practices, architectural standards, and common technologies across the portfolio.
• Maintain clear and current written guidance for key architectural decisions.
• Ensure consistent adoption of architectural standards across supported teams.
• Guidance Within the Data Management Value Stream Engage directly with architects and development teams through ongoing, two-way collaboration.
• Advise on architectural decisions, implementation approaches, development processes, and innovation opportunities.
• Mentor architects and engineers to strengthen technical depth and leadership.
• Ensure products follow security best practices and comply with all z/OS system integrity requirements.
• Monitor and enforce adherence to defined architecture and implementation standards.
• Product and Strategy Collaboration Partner with product management and engineering to support strong product and value stream strategies.
• Balance technical debt, platform currency, and feature delivery to support long-term product health.
• Contribute architectural insight to planning, roadmaps, and execution.
• Technology Awareness and External Engagement Stay current on emerging technologies and architectural trends that affect our products.
• Represent Broadcom at IBM disclosure meetings and other relevant industry forums and conferences.
• Engage with customers to understand their needs and advocate for them within the organization.
• Share insights and knowledge across teams to improve architectural maturity.
• Thought Leadership and Customer Focus Publish technical papers and present at industry events as a recognized expert.
• Meet with customers to understand their challenges and help them successfully adopt Broadcom software.
• Additional Job Description: Compensation and Benefits The annual base salary range for this position is $147,400 - $235,800 This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.
• Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time.
• The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.
• We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.
• If you are located outside USA, please be sure to fill out a home address as this will be used for future correspondence.