Senior Data Center Architect — Global Infrastructure & BIM

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Architect to design and oversee architectural systems for AWS global data centers.

You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, civil, structural and telecommunications teams to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure. You will drive standardization, lead multi-region projects, and provide technical support across global events, while mentoring the Data Center Engineering community and ensuring adherence to the Architectural Basis of

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 but not limited to: data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities experience
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment
• Experience in data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance
• Experience researching new designs, technologies, and construction methods of data center equipment and facilities
• 4+ years of project management or project lead work including RFQ/RFP process, selecting engineering teams, developing budgets, coordinating multiple consultant teams and facilitating meetings experience
• Experience using one or more of the following technologies (e.g., AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, SolidWorks, CREO, BIM360, SketchUp, KeyShot, etc.) to deliver high quality models and designs
• Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, REVIT, BIM 360, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Architectural systems for data centers, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, Telecommunications and other disciplines.
• BIM (Revit) experience
• Support continuous improvement through data analysis and system optimization
• Conceives, initiates, and leads projects with widespread impact on infrastructure design, innovation, and implementation.
• Decompose complex problems into actionable solutions
• Work with internal teams to understand user requirements and challenges
• Collaborate with teams or individuals from other disciplines, cultures, and countries
• Escalate issues as required and communicate clearly and effectively at the appropriate level of detail with people from a wide range of technical abilities and backgrounds
• Produce clear and concise documentation such as detailed design specifications, white papers, schematics and diagrams, and reports
• Understand and safeguard implementation of the Architectural Basis of Design (BOD) with constant auditing
• Drive standardization in the data center Architectural space
• Development of strategic solutions, which meet or exceed our quality requirements and fall within our budgetary requirements
• Capture requirements and turn aspirational company or customer goals into well-defined, achievable and testable specifications and solutions
• Define project scope and provide technical support for information requests prior to, and during innovation and research and development projects
• Provide technical support on global Large Scale Events (LSE’s), including participation on deep dives, investigations and recommendations on mitigation plans
• Ability to work on concurrent projects in multiple geographical regions
• Maintain and host technical Architectural forums to provide a collaborative environment for development of data center architectural systems
• Provide support and mentorship for the whole of the Data Center Engineering community
• Have fun and offer creative out-of-the-box solutions

Skills

Project management

RFQ/RFP experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Data center design knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Rhino

Revit

SolidWorks

CREO

BIM360

SketchUp

KeyShot

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Architect to design and oversee architectural systems for AWS global data centers.

You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, civil, structural and telecommunications teams to deliver scalable, reliable infrastructure. You will drive standardization, lead multi-region projects, and provide technical support across global events, while mentoring the Data Center Engineering community and ensuring adherence to the Architectural Basis of