Senior Colocation Solutions Architect — Hybrid Remote

Ark; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits

401(k) with company match

Long-term incentive participation

Job summary

Ark Data Centers is seeking a Solutions Architect, Colocation to design, price, and defend complex data center solutions for enterprise and wholesale pursuits. You will sit with sellers to translate customer capacity, power, cooling, and network needs into Ark solutions, while upholding design standards and margins.

You’ll partner with facilities engineering, network teams, and operations to craft differentiated, scalable designs. This role requires 30–50% travel and a strong executive presence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering; Computer Science; or equivalent experience.
• Industry credentials such as Uptime Institute ATD/ATS, BICSI DCDC, CDCP/CDCS/CDCE, or PE licensure.
• Experience supporting AI / HPC deployments, high-density and liquid cooling, or build-to-suit engagements.
• Prior work with hyperscale, wholesale, or large enterprise colocation customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery across IT, facilities, network, and executive stakeholders; translate power, space, density, cooling, network, and compliance requirements into a defensible colocation design.
• Design solutions across cabinet, cage, private suite, and build-to-suit configurations; incorporate cross-connects, meet-me-room interconnection, remote hands, and services as appropriate.
• Own the technical narrative in customer site tours, executive briefings, and RFP defense sessions.
• Author solution diagrams, floor plans, one-line electrical / cooling narratives, bills of materials, Statements of Work, and the technical response for RFI / RFP submissions in partnership with facilities engineering.

Skills

Pre-sales architecture

Data center engineering

Critical facilities consulting

Executive presence

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Computer Engineering; Computer Science

Tools

Salesforce

CPQ

DCIM

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Ark Data Centers is seeking a Solutions Architect, Colocation to design, price, and defend complex data center solutions for enterprise and wholesale pursuits. You will sit with sellers to translate customer capacity, power, cooling, and network needs into Ark solutions, while upholding design standards and margins.

You’ll partner with facilities engineering, network teams, and operations to craft differentiated, scalable designs. This role requires 30–50% travel and a strong executive presence.