Global Data Center Engineering Lead - Contract

Akkodis; Hillsboro (OR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K plan

Paid leave

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a Data Center Engineering Lead (Contract) to architect and direct large-scale infrastructure programs supporting cloud platforms and AI product lifecycles. You will drive data center readiness across global sites, ensuring scalable, reliable, and sustainable operations.

Responsibilities include leading global buildouts, coordinating power, cooling, racks, and network readiness; establishing launch criteria; reporting to VP-level stakeholders; and translating demand signals

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Data Center Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years designing and delivering complex data center or high-density compute facilities (hyperscale or enterprise level).
• Strong technical understanding of large-scale power distribution (MW-level planning), cooling systems, and infrastructure reliability design principles.
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering integration across facilities, network, and operations.
• Proven ability to create and manage engineering KPIs, readiness metrics, and executive-level reporting around infrastructure health and capacity.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex engineering tradeoffs into actionable strategies for executive and technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead Global Infrastructure Data Center Build out programs.
• Drive execution of super lab and data center buildouts from concept approval through operational readiness.
• Own coordinated schedules linking power delivery, cooling deployment, rack installation, network readiness, and occupancy planning.
• Establish and enforce launch readiness criteria across global sites.
• Orchestrate multi-functional alignment.
• Partner with Cloud Platform, SPT, Facilities, Engineering, Real Estate, and Operations.
• Act as the connective tissue between tenant demand and landlord infrastructure readiness.
• Facilitate executive business reviews with clear R/Y/G status and quantified risk.
• Capacity & Space Planning Integration.
• Translate portfolio-level demand signals into actionable infrastructure plans.
• Model rack density, MW capacity, bench allocation, and cooling distribution.
• Identify portfolio cooling gaps and risk mitigation strategies.
• Benchmark Governance & Executive Reporting.
• Develop measurable benchmarks tied to schedule predictability, MW delivery, rack availability, and readiness dates.
• Present concise executive updates to VP-level and senior leadership collaborators.
• Drive root-cause analysis and capture lessons learned into future build cycles.
• Identify infrastructure constraints early (power, chilled water, space).
• Lead scenario planning for site contingencies and global redistribution.
• Actively reduce schedule risk affecting product launch timelines.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Power distribution planning

Data center design

Infrastructure KPIs

Education

Electrical/Mechanical/Data Center Eng.

Job description

Akkodis is seeking a Data Center Engineering Lead (Contract) to architect and direct large-scale infrastructure programs supporting cloud platforms and AI product lifecycles. You will drive data center readiness across global sites, ensuring scalable, reliable, and sustainable operations.

Responsibilities include leading global buildouts, coordinating power, cooling, racks, and network readiness; establishing launch criteria; reporting to VP-level stakeholders; and translating demand signals