Micron—Director, Technology Engineering & Innovation (TE&I) – India

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Description: Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. Director, Technology Engineering & Innovation (TE&I) – India Location: Hyderabad, India About Micron Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Micron's portfolio of DRAM, NAND, and NOR technologies powers today's most innovative computing, networking, and mobile products, enabling advancements from data centers and artificial intelligence to intelligent edge devices. Micron is seeking an experienced technology leader to serve as Director, Technology Engineering & Innovation (TE&I) in Hyderabad, India. This role will lead the India-based TE&I organization, providing leadership across infrastructure engineering, operations, automation, reliability engineering, and service management functions. The Director will be responsible for building and scaling a high-performing organization that delivers critical capabilities supporting Micron's global IT infrastructure landscape. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience leading large teams within complex multinational enterprises, managing through senior managers and technical leaders, and driving operational excellence at scale. The individual will collaborate closely with global TE&I leadership peers across North America and other regions to execute strategic priorities, modernize infrastructure platforms, improve reliability, and expand Micron's engineering capabilities in India. This role requires a strong people leader who can balance execution, organizational development, operational rigor, and transformation while establishing Hyderabad as a strategic center of excellence for TE&I. Key Responsibilities Organizational Leadership • Lead the India-based TE&I organization, including managers, engineers, architects, operational teams, and technical specialists. • Build and scale a world-class engineering and operations organization supporting Micron's global infrastructure objectives. • Establish Hyderabad as a strategic hub for infrastructure engineering, operations excellence, automation, and innovation. • Drive organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, succession planning, and employee engagement. • Foster a high-performance culture centered on accountability, collaboration, innovation, customer focus, and execution excellence. • Develop and execute organizational strategies that align talent, capabilities, and resources with business priorities. Engineering & Operational Excellence Provide leadership for India-based teams supporting: • Network Engineering and Services • Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services • Database Engineering • Infrastructure Engineering • Infrastructure Automation • Observability and Monitoring • Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) • Global Infrastructure Operations • Global Network Operations Center (GNOC) Responsibilities Include: • Driving engineering excellence and operational maturity across all functions. • Ensuring consistent execution of technology roadmaps and operational priorities. • Improving reliability, scalability, service quality, resilience, and operational efficiency. • Championing automation-first operational practices and platform engineering principles. • Supporting infrastructure lifecycle management, technology refresh planning, capacity management, and operational readiness initiatives. • Establishing performance metrics and accountability frameworks that measure business outcomes and service quality. Strategic Partnership & Collaboration • Partner with global TE&I leaders to execute infrastructure strategies and transformation initiatives. • Collaborate with architecture, security, cloud, networking, and infrastructure leadership teams across regions. • Influence strategic technology decisions through operational insights and engineering expertise. • Serve as a key member of the broader IT Infrastructure leadership team. • Build strong cross-functional relationships with business, security, application, and infrastructure stakeholders. • Drive alignment across global teams to ensure consistency, scalability, and operational excellence. AI, Automation & Transformation • Drive adoption of automation, AIOps, and AI-enabled operational capabilities. • Improve engineering productivity through platform modernization and process optimization. • Lead organizational and operational transformation initiatives. • Identify opportunities to reduce complexity, improve service delivery, and increase operational efficiency. • Leverage data-driven insights to improve infrastructure performance, service reliability, and operational outcomes. Service Management & Reliability • Establish strong operational disciplines across incident, problem, change, and service management processes. • Lead efforts to improve platform reliability, service availability, customer experience, and operational performance. • Drive root-cause elimination and continuous improvement initiatives. • Ensure teams operate against clear operational metrics, service-level objectives, and business expectations. • Promote reliability engineering practices that improve resilience and reduce operational risk. Build Culture, Talent & Organizational Capability • Create and sustain a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, inclusion, innovation, and execution excellence. • Attract, develop, and retain top engineering, operations, and infrastructure talent in a highly competitive market. • Build leadership depth through succession planning, coaching, mentoring, and professional development programs. • Foster an environment of continuous learning, technical excellence, and career growth. • Drive employee engagement and strengthen organizational health through transparent communication, recognition, and development opportunities. • Develop future leaders by empowering managers and technical leaders to lead, innovate, and deliver results. • Promote strong cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing across global TE&I teams. • Establish clear performance expectations while cultivating a results-oriented culture focused on measurable business outcomes. • Strengthen Micron's employer brand in India by building a workplace known for innovation, technical excellence, and growth opportunities. • Champion diversity of thought, inclusion, and belonging to maximize team effectiveness and innovation. Financial & Resource Management • Manage India-based operational budgets, staffing plans, and resource allocations. • Support infrastructure investment planning and cost optimization initiatives. • Partner with global leaders on workforce planning and organizational growth strategies. • Ensure effective utilization of resources while maintaining service quality and operational efficiency. • Balance short-term operational requirements with long-term strategic investments. Required Qualifications & Industry Background • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. • 15+ years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, technology engineering, and operations. • 8+ years of experience leading managers and senior technical leaders. • Proven leadership experience leading Technology Infrastructure, Engineering, Operations or Platform organizations within the Semiconductor industry and/or Product-based technology companies. • Experience leading organizations of 50+ professionals across engineering and operations functions. • Demonstrated success managing globally distributed teams and collaborating across multiple regions and cultures. • Experience supporting enterprise-scale infrastructure environments serving global workforces. • Strong understanding of infrastructure engineering, cloud platforms, networking, operational excellence, automation, observability, SRE, and service management disciplines. • Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, organizational development, and change leadership skills. Preferred Qualifications • Experience building and scaling large technology organizations in India. • Experience leading infrastructure teams within Fortune 500 or similarly large global enterprises. • Experience with cloud transformation, automation, SRE, AIOps, and platform engineering. • Experience managing through multiple layers of leadership. • Understanding of infrastructure security, resiliency, governance, and compliance practices. • MBA or Master's degree in a relevant field. Leadership Attributes The successful candidate will demonstrate the following leadership attributes: Strategic Leadership • Ability to translate enterprise infrastructure strategy into scalable organizational plans and measurable outcomes. • Strong business acumen with the ability to balance operational execution and strategic priorities. • Forward-thinking mindset focused on modernization, automation, AI adoption, and continuous improvement. Talent Leadership • Proven ability to build, lead, and inspire high-performing organizations through growth and transformation. • Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities with a track record of developing future leaders. • Ability to foster an environment where teams feel empowered, engaged, accountable, and motivated to excel. Operational Excellence • Relentless focus on execution, quality, reliability, and customer outcomes. • Data-driven decision-making combined with a commitment to continuous improvement. • Ability to simplify complexity and establish disciplined operational management practices. Collaboration & Influence • Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management capabilities. • Ability to influence across organizational boundaries and drive alignment among diverse stakeholders. • Skilled at building partnerships and leading through collaboration in a global environment. Change Leadership • Demonstrated success leading organizational, operational, and technology transformations. • Resilience, adaptability, and effectiveness in rapidly evolving business environments. • Ability to lead through ambiguity while maintaining organizational focus, engagement, and execution. Critical Success Factors • Build Hyderabad into a premier TE&I engineering and operations center of excellence. • Attract, develop, and retain world-class technical and leadership talent. • Build and sustain a highly engaged, high-performing culture focused on accountability, innovation, and business outcomes. • Establish a strong leadership bench and succession pipeline across the India TE&I organization. • Strengthen execution discipline, operational rigor, and organizational accountability. • Improve service reliability, resiliency, and operational performance through automation and engineering excellence. • Successfully partner with global TE&I leaders to deliver strategic priorities and transformation initiatives. • Drive organizational scale and maturity while maintaining high levels of employee engagement and customer satisfaction. • Enhance cross-functional collaboration and strengthen Micron's reputation as an employer of choice for infrastructure and engineering talent in India. • Deliver measurable improvements in organizational health, leadership effectiveness, engineering productivity, and operational excellence. About Micron Technology, Inc. We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience. To learn more, please visit micron.com/careers All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. 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