Data Center Engineer

Smart IMS Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Smart IMS Inc. in Singapore seeks a Data Centre Design & Infrastructure Strategy Engineer to shape how the bank's data centres are designed, expanded and modernised across over 30 facilities in 12 countries.

You will set design standards, challenge existing architecture and build costed options with a solid financial case for infrastructure investment, working with senior technology leadership. You'll collaborate with network architecture, hosting, sourcing and external engineering partners,

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in data centre design, engineering or infrastructure strategy.
• Strong grounding in data centre M&E: UPS, PDU, CRAC/AHU.
• Network architecture literacy to challenge spine/leaf and pod designs.
• Proven ability to build costed options and business cases.
• Track record negotiating with colocation providers and consultants.
• Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier standards and ASHRAE guidelines.
• Experience with DCIM tooling and capacity forecasting.
• Exposure to regulated financial services environments.
• CDCP or equivalent certification.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the standard data centre design classification based on network architecture and purpose.
• Lead deep-dive assessments of existing sites covering power and cooling capacity and demand history.
• Commission and interpret engineering feasibility studies and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Build costed option sets with the capital, one-time and recurring cost impact of each and present trade-offs.
• Decide what goes into the rack including device placement, redundancy and uplink standards.
• Negotiate power uplifts, containment modifications and cage expansion with colocation providers.
• Manage engineering consultants and cabling vendors through survey, quotation and delivery.

Skills

Data centre design

M&E systems

Network architecture

Costed options

Stakeholder presentation

Colocation negotiation

Uptime Institute

ASHRAE guidelines

APAC regulatory

DCIM tooling

Capacity forecasting

Regulated environment

CDCP certification

Education

Engineering degree

CDCP certification

Tools

DCIM software

Power/Cooling analysis

Vendor management tools

Job description

The Data Centre Design & Infrastructure Strategy Engineer defines how the bank's data centres are designed, expanded and modernised. The role sets design standards, challenges existing architecture, builds costed options, and makes the financial case for infrastructure investment across more than 30 facilities in 12 countries. The role works closely with network architecture, hosting, sourcing, external engineering consultants and colocation providers, and presents recommendations directly to senior technology leadership.

How you work

You're decisive and evidence-led. You can take an ambiguous site problem, gather the technical facts, cost the options, and come back with a recommendation rather than a list of considerations. You write clearly and briefly for executive audiences.

Key responsibilities

Design standards

• Define and maintain the standard data centre design classification — what a site should look like based on its network architecture and purpose, including base provisioning per rack type, power density assumptions, and structured cabling standards.

Site studies and uplift strategy

• Lead deep-dive assessments of existing sites covering power and cooling capacity, demand history, device footprint and rationalisation opportunities.
• Commission and interpret engineering feasibility studies, and translate the findings into a clear recommendation.

Expansion options and business cases

• Build costed option sets — reclaim existing footprint, add racks, or take new whitespace — with the capital, one-time and recurring cost impact of each. Present trade-offs plainly and recommend a path.

Architecture challenge

• Decide what goes into the rack: device placement, redundancy, pod versus legacy connectivity, cabling media, and uplink standards.
• Expect to question existing network and rack design where it no longer serves the business.

Vendor and partner engagement

• Negotiate power uplifts, containment modifications and cage expansion with colocation providers.
• Manage engineering consultants and cabling vendors through survey, quotation and delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

• Substantial experience in data centre design, engineering or infrastructure strategy, ideally in a multi-site regional role
• Strong grounding in data centre M&E: UPS, PDU, CRAC/AHU, cooling capacity, containment, three-phase power distribution
• Network architecture literacy — comfortable reading switch configurations, counting ports, and understanding spine/leaf and pod-based designs well enough to challenge them
• Proven ability to build costed options and business cases, and present them to senior stakeholders
• Track record negotiating with colocation providers, landlords and engineering consultants
• Familiarity with Uptime Institute Tier standards, ASHRAE thermal guidelines and local APAC regulatory requirements
• Experience with DCIM tooling and capacity forecasting platforms
• Exposure to regulated financial services environments
• Relevant certification such as CDCP or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in network architecture and engineering, facilities engineering or infrastructure planning
• Experience supporting large-scale or regulated enterprise environments (e.g. financial institutions)