Senior ICT Design Architect for Global Data Centers

Amazon; Berwick (Columbia County); On-site; USD 137,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior ICT Design Engineer to lead ICT design strategy across global data-center builds, sets standards, and mentors engineers. You will coordinate with civil, electrical, and security teams to drive scalable, cost-efficient infrastructure designs.

You will own complex programs from concept through construction, guiding reviews, vendor interactions, and emerging technologies while traveling to sites to ensure constructibility and alignment with AWS standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial or commercial engineering in mission-critical facilities (data centers, power, telecom).
• 5+ years of ICT design experience in Mission Critical Environments with ownership of multi-site design programs.
• 5+ years of experience producing design documentation (plans, specifications, QA/QC checklists) for construction/permits.
• 5+ years hands-on with fiber optic components, cabling, interconnects (TIA-568, TIA-569, TIA-942, BICSI TDMM/OSPDRM).
• Experience driving design standards, best practices, and cross-discipline coordination.
• BICSI RCDD Certification or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of ICT designs across multiple sites and regions.
• Own ICT architecture for complex data center programs, ensuring extensibility and cost-optimization.
• Develop and improve ICT design standards, templates, and QA/QC checklists used globally.
• Resolve cross-discipline coordination challenges among civil, architectural, electrical, mechanical and security systems.
• Mentor ICT engineers and lead design reviews and stakeholder coordination.
• Travel 25%+ to conduct site visits and lead in-person design reviews.

Skills

Fiber optics design

ICT design

Cross-discipline coordination

Mentorship

Design reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior ICT Design Engineer to lead ICT design strategy across global data-center builds, sets standards, and mentors engineers. You will coordinate with civil, electrical, and security teams to drive scalable, cost-efficient infrastructure designs.

You will own complex programs from concept through construction, guiding reviews, vendor interactions, and emerging technologies while traveling to sites to ensure constructibility and alignment with AWS standards.