Data Center Strategy Consultant

TEKsystems; United States; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Data Center Strategy Consultant in North Haven, CT, to lead assessment, planning, and development of a long-term data center infrastructure strategy. The role emphasizes strategic consulting over hands-on engineering, requiring deep data center knowledge and the ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations for senior leadership.

The position is contract-based with hybrid on-site work, offering remote flexibility and a pay range of $60.00–$75.00

Qualifications

• Extensive data center or mission-critical facilities experience.
• Knowledge of power, cooling, redundancy, and capacity.
• Ability to translate data into strategic recommendations.
• Experience presenting to leadership.
• Excellent analytical and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a strategic assessment of an existing data center environment.
• Review documentation and capacity data.
• Develop a clear current-state picture of the data center.
• Evaluate capacity requirements and potential constraints.
• Develop and present strategic options and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across functions.
• Define information gaps and data collection plans.

Skills

Data center strategy

Stakeholder communication

Capacity planning

Risk assessment

Strategic recommendations

Education

PE license (electrical or mechanical)

BICSI DCDC

ATD/ATS

RCDD

Tools

DCIM software

Infrastructure documentation

DCIM & CMMS

Job description

Data Center Strategy Consultant

Location: North Haven, CT

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, 23 days on-site with remote flexibility

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Data Center Strategy Consultant to lead the assessment, planning, and development of a long-term data center infrastructure strategy.

This is a strategic consulting role rather than a traditional hands-on Data Center Technician position. However, deep data center knowledge is critical. This individual must understand how data centers operate at the infrastructure level in order to evaluate the current environment, recognize capacity and resiliency concerns, identify risks and information gaps, and recommend the right path forward.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience working within complex data center or mission-critical environments and understand how power, cooling, electrical and mechanical infrastructure, redundancy, resiliency, physical space, capacity, and future technology requirements all work together.

The role will take technical information from multiple stakeholders and turn it into a clear strategy that can guide future data center planning and investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a strategic assessment of an existing data center environment to understand its current capabilities, limitations, risks, and future considerations.
• Review existing data center documentation, infrastructure drawings, equipment information, electrical and mechanical data, load information, capacity information, operating information, and previous assessments.
• Develop a clear current-state picture of the data center, including power, cooling, electrical systems, mechanical systems, physical space, redundancy, resiliency, capacity, and operational considerations.
• Evaluate current and anticipated capacity requirements and determine where existing infrastructure may become constrained.
• Work closely with data center, infrastructure, engineering, facilities, networking, systems, operations, and project stakeholders to understand current requirements and future needs.
• Identify gaps in available information and determine what may require additional engineering analysis, physical verification, monitoring, testing, or data collection.
• Evaluate risks and constraints related to power availability, cooling, redundancy, resiliency, physical capacity, infrastructure condition, and future scalability.
• Determine what technical and operational questions must be answered before major data center investment decisions can be made.
• Develop and evaluate strategic options involving existing infrastructure, targeted improvements, modernization, expansion, or additional/replacement capacity.
• Compare potential strategies from technical, operational, financial, risk, and long-term infrastructure perspectives.
• Determine where additional engineering or technical analysis is required before final recommendations can be made.
• Develop the scope and business case for more comprehensive data center assessments and future planning efforts.
• Translate complex data center infrastructure findings into clear strategic recommendations and business considerations.
• Present findings, risks, options, and recommendations to both technical stakeholders and senior decision-makers.
• Develop a roadmap outlining recommended next steps and providing a foundation for long-term data center planning.

Required Qualifications

• Deep professional experience working specifically with data centers, mission-critical facilities, or critical infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of how data center environments operate and how their major infrastructure components work together.
• Strong knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Experience evaluating power distribution, cooling, redundancy, resiliency, capacity, physical space, and infrastructure constraints.
• Experience assessing existing data center facilities and identifying risks, limitations, capacity concerns, and future requirements.
• Experience with data center capacity planning and future-state infrastructure planning.
• Experience developing data center strategies, infrastructure assessments, feasibility studies, capital plans, or business cases.
• Ability to evaluate complex technical information and turn findings into strategic recommendations.
• Ability to identify what is known, what information is missing, and where deeper engineering investigation is necessary.
• Experience communicating data center infrastructure findings to both technical teams and leadership.
• Strong analytical, documentation, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• BICSI Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC)
• Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) or Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS)
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in electrical or mechanical engineering
• RCDD or another relevant BICSI credential
• Experience with DCIM and data center capacity management
• Experience with data center infrastructure documentation
• Project management or capital planning experience

Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidate will be someone who truly understands data centers but has progressed beyond simply operating or maintaining them.

This person should be able to evaluate an existing data center environment, understand how the infrastructure fits together, recognize potential risks and constraints, identify what information is missing, and determine what needs to be investigated before major decisions are made.

This role requires someone who combines strong data center infrastructure knowledge with strategic thinking. They need to understand the technical details well enough to challenge assumptions while also being able to step back, evaluate the bigger picture, and develop recommendations for the future.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of North Haven, CT.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $75.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:Medical, dental & visionCritical Illness, Accident, and Hospital401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions availableLife Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)Short and long-term disabilityHealth Spending Account (HSA)Transportation benefitsEmployee Assistance ProgramTime Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of North Haven, CT.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 16, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in North Haven,CT.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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