Senior Datacenter AI Infrastructure Architect

Dell Inc.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Technical Staff, Datacenter Architect to drive end-to-end datacenter architectures, from servers to power and cooling systems, in Santa Clara with a focus on AI workloads and next‑gen infrastructure.

You will work with top customers to optimize solutions, balance performance and energy efficiency, and lead cross‑functional collaboration across the engineering technologist team.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of professional experience in data center power distribution and thermal technologies.
• Solid knowledge of data center power/thermal components and suppliers.
• Ability to translate concepts to customer production and align with business needs.
• Experience negotiating conflicting priorities among stakeholders.
• Willingness and ability to travel to assess customer requirements and develop geographically-informed blueprints.

Responsibilities

• Engage with high profile AI customers to optimize solutions for their applications.
• Architect end-to-end datacenter solutions, from servers to data center infrastructure.
• Innovate power-centric, energy-efficient solutions for dense IT environments.
• Communicate complex datacenter concepts to customers, partners and management.
• Collaborate with external partners to differentiate solutions and influence product architecture.

Skills

Data center power distribution

Thermal management

Server to data hall architecture

Vendor relationships

Negotiation

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Dell Technologies is seeking a highly experienced Technical Staff, Datacenter Architect to drive end-to-end datacenter architectures, from servers to power and cooling systems, in Santa Clara with a focus on AI workloads and next‑gen infrastructure.

You will work with top customers to optimize solutions, balance performance and energy efficiency, and lead cross‑functional collaboration across the engineering technologist team.