Senior Data Center Power Solutions Architect

Vertiv Co

Italia

On-site

EUR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Vertiv Co. seeks a Senior Solutions Architect to provide technical leadership across design, development, and implementation of advanced control, automation, and power monitoring systems for mission-critical data centers.

You will bridge electrical power expertise with pre-sales engagement, shaping architectures and the basis of design for Vertiv solutions. The role targets senior-level professionals who can influence design reviews, guide cross-functional teams, and drive Vertiv's strategic

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Power Systems Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
Master's degree or PE license preferred.
10+ years of progressive experience in power systems engineering, electrical automation, control systems design, or solutions architecture.
Deep domain expertise across the full power train: MV switchgear, transformers, UPS, STS, PDUs/RPPs, busway, and battery storage.
Strong working knowledge of IEC 61850, SCADA, Energy Management Systems, PLC programming, and industrial protocols (GOOSE, MMS, Modbus TCP/IP, DNP3, BACnet).
Experience with EPMS/BMS/SCADA/FLISR architectures and scalable, robust control system design.
Proven ability to act as trusted advisor to senior stakeholders in Hyperscale, Neo-Cloud, MTDC.
Experience developing concept power architectures and leading design reviews for mission-critical facilities.
Ability to influence basis-of-design specifications and drive revenue through technical pre-sales engagement.
Strong collaboration across business units to deliver unified customer messages.
Design and deploy large-scale, mission-critical control systems.
Understanding of cybersecurity best practices in industrial control.
Strong technical sales acumen and customer-facing solution-selling experience.
Ability to engage CIOs, CTOs, and data center ops teams; work with channel partners and integrators.

Responsibilities

Design and define scalable, robust and secure architecture for PLC-based control and power/thermal monitoring systems, ensuring seamless integration of PLCs, HMIs, Gateways, SCADA systems, and power/thermal monitoring hardware.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams - including software developers, hardware engineers, product managers, and Vertiv engineering teams - to ensure solutions meet business objectives, technical requirements, and industry standards.
Provide technical specification and design review for large projects, including CDE completion and basis-of-design documentation.
Evaluate and select appropriate software frameworks, tools and technologies to align with the company's product roadmap and customer requirements.
Establish frameworks for system validation, testing and compliance with industry standards (e.g., IEC 61850, UL, IEC 62061).
Serve as a technical mentor to the software development team, providing guidance on architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
Drive continuous innovation and optimization by staying current with emerging trends in industrial automation, IoT, and power systems, and identifying opportunities to enhance performance, scalability, and efficiency of existing systems.
Educate Vertiv selling entities on application-focused system architectures, positioning Vertiv as the basis of design for power and control solutions.
Represent Vertiv at industry events to build awareness and credibility within the industrial automation and data center communities.