Principal Data Center Architect - Permanent

Huawei Ireland Research Center; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Huawei Cloud is looking for a Principal Data Center Architect to lead the design and management of next-generation data centers. This role requires expertise in power distribution and cooling systems, along with a strong background in data center technology. The architect will ensure optimal infrastructure performance, drive technological advancements, and showcase solutions to clients, aiming to establish Huawei as a leader in the industry.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in architecting large-scale data center infrastructures.
• Understanding of CDU, AHU, cooling towers, UPS, and power distribution methods.
• Proficient in data center temperature control and power supply solutions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, deployment, and operation of next-generation data centers.
• Contribute to technology validation and implementation for AI data centers.
• Diagnose infrastructure failures and propose effective solutions.

Skills

Infrastructure Design

Power Distribution

Thermal Control

Cooling Systems

Quantitative Analysis

Job description

About Huawei

Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – telecom networks, IT, smart devices, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.

At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs. We invest heavily in basic research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 180,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions.

About the IRC

Huawei Ireland Research Centre (IRC) mission is to position Huawei as a recognized technology leader and a global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) solutions. To achieve this we are building an industry-recognized multi-discipline Research Centre of experts with focus on medium-term to long-term issues. The IRC will work closely with an open innovative ecosystem with Huawei customers to address real-world issues. The IRC will also engage with key European universities to build a basic research capability to support Huawei technical projects.

About the Job

Huawei Cloud is seeking a Principal Data Center Architect to lead and manage the physical infrastructure of our next-generation data centers. This role will be responsible for the design and deployment of high-density AI data centers, ensuring optimal power distribution, cooling and networking for compute cluster.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design, deployment, and Operation of next-generation data centers, covering power distribution, cooling, networking, physical security and cost-optimization.
  • Implement and optimize waterless, energy-efficient and high-density cooling systems.
  • Manage power distribution and redundancy, including UPS, backup power systems, etc.
  • Ensure high-bandwidth, low-latency networking to support multi-datacenter workloads.
• Contribute to the validation and implementation of key technologies, deciding the evolution of technology approaches for our future AI datacenters.
  • Keep track of the latest technological trends in the industry, analyze advanced technologies adopted by competitors, and evaluate their potential value and benefits.
  • Identify opportunities for integrating new technologies into self-built data centers, and proactively plan and validate these technologies in advance.
• Serve as a technical expert in diagnosing infrastructure failures, proposing effective solutions and driving resolutions on critical technical conflicts.
  • Offer insights about infrastructure failures, drive effective problem resolution, and leverage these experiences to enhance future designs.
  • Balance multiple factors such as cost, capability, and size to find the optimal solution, and engage in the selection and review process.
• Represent Huawei in showcasing the competitiveness of our data center infrastructure solutions to clients and establish significant influence in the industry.

Qualifications

• At least 10+ years of experience in architecting large-scale data center infrastructures.
• Comprehensive understanding of features and control methodologies for the key components such as CDU, AHU and cooling towers for temperature control and UPS, batteries, transformer and bus-bar for power supply/distribution.
• Proficient in quantitative analysis and simulation of data center temperature controlling and power supply/distribution solutions within data centers.
• Understand the core technologies across various subfields of data center infrastructure, with advanced expertise in power supply/distribution or thermal control technologies.
• Demonstrate strong professional acumen and cross-disciplinary learning passion, with ability to gain deep insights into key technologies and understand the pain points of Huawei-Cloud data centers.

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