IT Infrastructure - M&A Architect

Qualcomm

Actively hiring
San Diego, CA Posted 28 days ago $124,000–$186,000 / year
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TL;DR

The Mergers & Acquisitions Architect role at Qualcomm’s Engineering & Infrastructure Services team is a senior position that requires deep technical expertise and leadership in IT infrastructure integration for acquisitions. This architect will lead the technical due diligence and develop high-level integration roadmaps aligned with Qualcomm standards, ensuring compliance and operational excellence across Day 1 and post-close phases. Key responsibilities include assessing current-state environments, defining integration patterns, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering robust architecture deliverables. Ideal candidates have a background in IT infrastructure engineering or architecture, experience in office/datacenter expansions, and hands-on delivery in complex enterprise settings. Strong knowledge of networking, compute/virtualization, storage/backup, endpoint management, and collaboration platforms is essential, along with the ability to translate business objectives into technical scope and executable plans. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment with frequent cross-domain collaboration and potential travel for deal support.

Skills

AWS Azure Kubernetes Terraform Python SQL Git CI/CD Docker Prometheus Grafana Ansible VMware Cisco Juniper Office365 MPLS SD-WAN Zscaler PaloAlto

What you'll do

  • Lead technical due diligence for acquisitions by assessing current-state infrastructure and collaboration tools.
  • Develop high-level integration architecture aligned with Qualcomm standards and security controls.
  • Define integration patterns and obtain alignment from IT domain owners and deal stakeholders.
  • Coordinate SMEs across various IT domains to build the plan of record for M&A projects.
  • Drive technical readiness for Day 1, including connectivity and identity enablement plans.
  • Ensure integration solutions meet audit requirements and follow separation-of-concerns guidance.
  • Produce high-quality architecture deliverables and present them to executive and technical audiences.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field.
  • At least 3 M&A integrations experience on the acquiring company side.
  • Deep technical knowledge and hands-on experience in IT infrastructure domains.
  • 4+ years of experience in infrastructure, enterprise architecture, or solutions architecture roles.
  • Strong ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated expertise in core infrastructure areas: networking, compute/virtualization, storage/backup.

Market check

Salary context

This $124,000–$186,000 range sits above 25% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$139,615–$233,620

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$154,750–$224,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Qualcomm

Qualcomm is a leading American semiconductor and telecommunications company based in San Diego, CA.

Qualcomm currently has 569 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,300–$224,400 across 536 roles with salary data.

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