Data Centre Design & Infrastructure Strategy Lead

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

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,