Senior Data Centre Design Architect

Amazon Inc.; Leinster; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Senior Architect to lead data centre design across the Europe, Middle East & Africa region. You will guide architectural development, prototype designs, and coordinate with global teams to ensure scalable, cost-efficient facilities.

Join a diverse team of engineers and designers, shaping cutting-edge data centers while managing budgets, schedules, and external consultants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including data centers.
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities.
• Professional Engineering or Architectural License.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and deployment or mass production.
• Experience as technical specialist in design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Communicate conceptual designs and create/maintain project documentation before, during, and after construction; Develop & maintain Basis of Design, prototype design, and template specifications for Architectural elements.
• Creating and tracking metrics related to cost, quality and duration of design as well as collecting data from construction and commissioning teams as designs are implemented. Establishing capital project design budgets and contributing to complex business cases for existing region and new region deployment. Collaborating with AWS finance teams to secure funding for projects.
• Working in partnership with AWS Engineering leads to schedule engineering resources and influence design changes based on internal customer needs.
• Partnering with internal customers to establish project scope, schedule and deliverables. Create, review, and release design RFPs. Manage our external design consultants through the design and construction process. Coordinate with internal and external Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Cabling design engineers.
• Think outside of the box to find innovative solutions prior to and during the construction process to reduce costs without negative impacts on quality or reliability. Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with design consultants. Anticipated travel not to exceed 25%.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field

Job description

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Senior Architect to lead data centre design across the Europe, Middle East & Africa region. You will guide architectural development, prototype designs, and coordinate with global teams to ensure scalable, cost-efficient facilities.

Join a diverse team of engineers and designers, shaping cutting-edge data centers while managing budgets, schedules, and external consultants.