Operating Systems Architect

**Job Details**:
**Role Overview**

We are seeking a highly experienced **Operating Systems Architect**to lead the enablement and optimization of Intel platforms across key Linux distributions— **Canonical Ubuntu**, **Yocto Project**, and **Azure Linux**. This role will drive architecture decisions, upstream strategies, and OSV engagements to ensure seamless integration of Intel features into open-source ecosystems.

**Key Responsibilities**
- **Canonical Engagement**: Act as the primary technical liaison with Canonical, driving feature landing, kernel patch adoption, and platform validation for Ubuntu releases (e.g., 24.04, 25.04, 26.04).
- **Yocto Project Leadership**: Represent Intel in the Yocto Project Governance Board. Maintain and evolve Intel’s meta-layers (meta-intel, meta-openvino, meta-zephyr, etc.) for embedded and edge platforms
- **Azure Linux Enablement**: Architect and validate Azure Linux-based OS images for internal platforms like Tiber OS, ensuring compatibility, performance, and security compliance
- **Upstream Strategy**: Champion upstream-first and open-source-first strategies. Ensure frictionless adoption of patches by OSVs and maintain visibility into upstream metrics.
- **Platform Validation**: Oversee validation cycles for kernel and user-space packages across multiple platforms (e.g., ARL-H, MTL-P, RPL-P, ADL-S, TGL-U) using Yocto and Canonical workflows.
- **Process Optimization**: Collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners (Canonical, Wind River, etc.) to streamline OS development workflows and improve automation coverage.
- **OS Leadership for Customer Design Win Acceleration**:

- Engage across stack at E2E system level for OS leadership for solutions delivering use cases: Act as Technical voice and provide direction and guidance for operating system leadership in customer design win engagements at use case level with a broader understanding of entire E2E solution stack across various SW layers and HW and use case performance, zero-friction deployment, scalability, security, reliability, and upgrade requirements and analysis
- System Debug and Analysis leadership across operating systems: Lead in the system level technical debug for root causing and analysis for issues identified at solution use case level for various operating system related components and kernel and interact with platform domain teams to resolve issues and deliver solutions to problems identified

**Impact & Leadership**
- Serve as the technical advisor for all OS initiatives within the Operating Systems Group (OSG).
- Lead strategic engagements with OSVs.
- Drive innovation in OS architecture and validation methodologies.
- Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of open-source excellence.
- Lead with creative solutions in OS architecture and deployment for customer design win engagements

**Qualifications**:
**Required Qualifications**
- 10-15 years of experience in Linux OS architecture, kernel development, and distribution enablement.
- Deep expertise in Canonical Ubuntu, Yocto Project, and Azure Linux.
- Strong understanding of Linux kernel internals, upstreaming processes, and open-source governance.
- Experience with OS image composition, validation frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in C/C++, Python, Bash, and Linux system tools.
- Proven track record of cross-geo collaboration and external partner engagement.
- 5+ years of proven track record of systems level architecture and technical leadership

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Contributions to upstream Linux kernel or Yocto meta-layers.
- Familiarity with secure boot, immutable OS design, and containerized workloads.
- Experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CI CD frameworks and automated QA systems.
- Knowledge of Intel platform architecture and SOC integration.

**Job Type**:Experienced Hire

**Shift**:Shift 1 (India)

**Primary Location**:India, Bangalore

**Additional Locations**:
**Business group**:The Client Computing Group (CCG) is responsible for driving business strategy and product development for Intel's PC products and platforms, spanning form factors such as notebooks, desktops, 2 in 1s, all in ones. Working with our partners across the industry, we intend to deliver purposeful computing experiences that unlock people's potential - allowing each person use our products to focus, create and connect in ways that matter most to them.

**Posting Statement**:All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.
**Position of Trust**:N/A

**Work Model for this Role**

This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows em