Senior Datacenter Architect for AI Infrastructure

Applied Methods Ltd; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Professional development resources

Job summary

Graphcore in Milpitas, CA, seeks a Principal Datacenter Technologist to turn platform architectures into scalable operating models for our AI data centers. You will define workflows for installation, validation, deployment, service, repair, and upgrade across the product lifecycle.

You will lead cross-disciplinary work across hardware, software, facilities, and site reliability, setting readiness criteria, telemetry, and diagnostics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Extensive data center infrastructure build, operations, or platform deployment experience at principal/lead scope.
• Experience defining processes, workflows, and readiness criteria for large-scale data center deployments.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical operating model and new-product-introduction framework for new hardware and infrastructure technologies entering Graphcore data centers.
• Define end-to-end workflows for installation, configuration, validation, deployment, service, repair, upgrade, and sustained operation across the product lifecycle.
• Translate architecture requirements into data center readiness criteria covering software, firmware, compute, networking, storage, memory, rack integration, power, cooling, space, and site operations.
• Create clear runbooks, interface definitions, ownership models, acceptance criteria, and escalation paths that align architecture, engineering, data center, and site reliability teams.
• Lead operational readiness reviews and identify gaps in tooling, diagnostics, telemetry, serviceability, spares, documentation, and training before deployment.
• Coordinate cross-functional resolution of issues spanning hardware, firmware, software, networking, storage, facilities, and site operations, with clear owners, decisions, and follow-through.

Skills

Data center infra

Linux scripting

Telemetry/diagnostics

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Telemetry platforms

Automation tooling

Job description

Graphcore in Milpitas, CA, seeks a Principal Datacenter Technologist to turn platform architectures into scalable operating models for our AI data centers. You will define workflows for installation, validation, deployment, service, repair, and upgrade across the product lifecycle.

You will lead cross-disciplinary work across hardware, software, facilities, and site reliability, setting readiness criteria, telemetry, and diagnostics.