Global Data Center Design Architect & Project Lead

Amazon Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

AWS Infrastructure Services, part of Amazon, seeks a senior Architect to shape design for our APAC data center facilities. You will guide prototypical DC designs, provide technical mentorship, and address large-scale implementation issues across multiple projects.

You will lead design discussions, ensure compliance with regional requirements, and collaborate with internal teams and external consultants. This role emphasizes travel up to 25% and delivering cost-efficient, resilient infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• 6+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance.
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Work with the other design and engineering professionals on concepts and build projects.
• Manage a portfolio of data center designs and features.
• Development and maintenance of Basis of Design, prototype design, and template specifications for architectural/civil/structural elements.
• Create architectural/civil/structural design RFPs.
• Manage the work of our external architectural/civil/structural design consultants.
• Coordinate with internal and external MEP design engineers.
• Lead initiatives aimed at improving cost, quality, schedule, and consistency.
• Work on multiple data center build and capital improvement projects simultaneously.
• Travel for site assessments, consultant selection activities, internal design meetings, construction review, and to interface with Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ), design consultants, quantity surveyors, and building owners.
• Anticipated travel not to exceed 25%.
• Perform and present business case analysis.
• Motivated, dependable and capable of working with limited oversight.

Skills

Data center design

Data center operations

Industrial engineering

Mechanical/electrical knowledge

Construction experience

Design research

Engineering license

Building codes knowledge

Deployment experience

Construction drawings

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Job description

AWS Infrastructure Services, part of Amazon, seeks a senior Architect to shape design for our APAC data center facilities. You will guide prototypical DC designs, provide technical mentorship, and address large-scale implementation issues across multiple projects.

You will lead design discussions, ensure compliance with regional requirements, and collaborate with internal teams and external consultants. This role emphasizes travel up to 25% and delivering cost-efficient, resilient infrastructure.