Lead Systems Architect - Hyperscale AI & Data Center Infra

Vertiv Group Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Group Corporation seeks a Lead Systems Architect to serve as the senior technical authority for hyperscale, AI, and strategic customer infrastructure programs. You will own end-to-end system architecture across power, controls, energy storage, and thermal infrastructure.

You will drive scalable, repeatable solutions aligned with customer requirements and long-term roadmaps, influence technical strategy, and engage with executives to shape next-generation platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in systems architecture for data center infrastructure or power/thermal domains.
• Deep expertise in data center power, controls, energy storage, and related tech.
• Ability to translate complex customer requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, or AI infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience with architecture evaluations, trade studies, and risk assessments.
• Strong customer-facing skills with executive and senior technical stakeholders.
• Ability to present complex technical concepts to executive, customer, and engineering audiences.
• Experience operating within large, global, matrixed organizations.
• Experience developing proposals, reference architectures, white papers, or technical docs.

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture for complex data center power and infrastructure solutions.
• Serve as the primary technical architect for strategic and hyperscale customers.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable system designs and reference architectures.
• Drive decisions, trade studies, architecture reviews, and risk assessments.
• Develop and drive portfolio prioritization across power, controls, energy storage, cooling, and infrastructure.
• Partner with Technical Program Managers to ensure architecture requirements are met.
• Support major pursuits, proposals, and customer presentations aligned to metrics.
• Present architecture strategies and roadmaps to executive stakeholders.
• Collaborate with sales, product management, engineering, quality, services, operations, manufacturing, and supply chain.
• Influence technical direction across global matrixed organizations without direct authority.
• Identify tech trends and customer needs to guide future platform development.
• Support thought leadership through white papers and reference architectures.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and customer specs.
• Travel globally up to 30% to support customers and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Executive Presentation

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Job description

Vertiv Group Corporation seeks a Lead Systems Architect to serve as the senior technical authority for hyperscale, AI, and strategic customer infrastructure programs. You will own end-to-end system architecture across power, controls, energy storage, and thermal infrastructure.

You will drive scalable, repeatable solutions aligned with customer requirements and long-term roadmaps, influence technical strategy, and engage with executives to shape next-generation platforms.