Workplace Facility IT Architect

This role and the team’s responsibilities are to drive decision-making in workplace, construction, and IT scope based on operational, manufacturing, secure collaboration requirements. 

The role responsibilities involve serving as a bridge between technology and workplace architecture, helping to strategize and execute modern facility and IT solutions for Applied Materials.

What you will do:

• Design and architect world-class solutions to increase velocity and time-to-market solutions for global workforce infrastructure.  This position is appointed as the design liaison between facilities and IT to collaborate and build modern technology-based services and solutions.

• Partner with internal cross-functional teams to dig into root causes of design issues or changes in requirements that can be integrated into prototypical details

• Find efficiencies and create best practices. You will be on the lookout to identify process improvements, highlight potential time or cost savings, and create plans to implement them.

• Serve as the lead interface with business units/corporate functions and multiple GIS domains for the purpose of architecting complex, integrated IT solutions, technology strategy alignment and solution alternatives.  Works as an integral part of the strategic planning process with one or more BU's/corporate functions and associated GIS domains.

• Define and implement a unified strategy for facility and IT project execution across regions

• Lead the development and alignment of IT and workplace budgets, ensuring transparency in cost structures and proactive forecasting.

• Leads development and execution of complex, integrated application and platform service strategy and lifecycle roadmap. Accountable for ensuring adherence to service management processes and procedures, and for meeting performance, availability, and customer service level agreement targets.

• Accountable for delivery of project and support service in area of responsibility within allocated budget. Approves project and service area budgets. Drive development of service area cost model optimization and implementation of optimization initiatives. Ensure timely renewal of maintenance and subscription contracts.

• Identifies and maintains relationships with strategic IT solution resource providers.  Works with Vendor and Resource Management to manage service provider contracts and performance.

What You’ll Need:

• At least 10+ years of Workplace or Construction IT design experience. Previous work with Santa Clara enterprise level companies to design or architect ecosystems.

• 4 year, accredited degree in Electrical Engineering, Architecture, Industrial Design or similar engineering field required.

• Excellent design and technical skills (e.g. sketches, CAD, 2D and 3D software, Microsoft Office) to aid in the development of design proposals that align with business strategies

• "Get it done" attitude. You will succeed in this role if you are a self-starter who is resourceful, collaborative, and solution oriented.

• Exceptional communication and emotional intelligence skills