Senior Data Center Architect—Global Infra & Innovation

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 137,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Austin, Texas seeks a Senior Architect to drive architectural designs for global data centers, coordinating with electrical, mechanical, civil, and telecommunications disciplines.

You will lead projects, develop standard designs, and deliver clear technical documentation. The role requires hands-on architectural design experience, ability to mentor the DCC engineering community, and strong collaboration across regions to ensure uptime and cost efficiency in scalable

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• 4+ years of industrial or commercial engineering in mission critical facilities including data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• 4+ years of project management or project lead work including RFQ/RFP processes, coordinating multiple consultant teams and facilitating meetings.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement architectural systems for data centers, collaborating with multiple disciplines.
• Produce detailed design specifications, white papers, schematics and diagrams.
• Drive standardization in the data center architectural space.
• Provide technical support for information requests during innovation and R&D projects.

Skills

Data center design

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhino

Revit

SolidWorks

CREO

BIM360

SketchUp

KeyShot

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. in Austin, Texas seeks a Senior Architect to drive architectural designs for global data centers, coordinating with electrical, mechanical, civil, and telecommunications disciplines.

You will lead projects, develop standard designs, and deliver clear technical documentation. The role requires hands-on architectural design experience, ability to mentor the DCC engineering community, and strong collaboration across regions to ensure uptime and cost efficiency in scalable