Senior Solutions Engineer

Cognisant; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognisant in Washington DC or Dallas seeks a Senior Solutions Engineer to act as the primary technical advisor for data center infrastructure. You will translate complex tenant requirements into scalable colocation and data center solutions, leading technical discussions with hyperscale and AI operators.

You will drive GPU/HPC deployment planning and optimize power and cooling while owning end-to-end solution leadership from concept to contract execution and presenting to tenant executives

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5+ years in data center design, construction, commissioning, operations, or presales engineering.
• Experience supporting hyperscale, neoscaler, or AI tenants.

Responsibilities

• GPU and HPC deployment planning.
• Power, cooling, and capacity optimization.
• Customer discovery and technical solution ownership.
• Executive-level engagement with hyperscale and AI operators.
• End-to-end solution leadership from concept through contract execution.
• Present to tenant executives, architects, and technical stakeholders as a trusted advisor throughout the deal cycle.

Skills

GPU deployment

Power optimization

Cooling optimization

Executive engagement

Solution leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

Senior Solutions Engineer – Data Center Infrastructure.

Location: Washington DC or Dallas TX.

Salary flexible to attract the best candidates + bonus & benefits.

We're partnering with a global owner's representation and project management company dedicated to the mission-critical industry, helping clients deliver data centers on time and under budget. We're looking for a strategic leader, serving as the primary technical advisor, helping some of the world's largest hyperscale cloud, neoscale AI, and GPU-intensive customers solve the next generation of infrastructure challenges across multi-megawatt campuses, AI factories, high-density compute environments, and large-scale expansion programs.

Serve as technical lead on tenant engagements, translating complex business requirements into scalable colocation and data center infrastructure solutions, you will be involved in:

• GPU and HPC deployment planning
• Power, cooling, and capacity optimization
• Customer discovery and technical solution ownership
• Executive-level engagement with hyperscale and AI operators
• End-to-end solution leadership from concept through contract execution
• Present to tenant executives, architects, and technical stakeholders as a trusted advisor throughout the deal cycle

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 3-5+ years in data center design, construction, commissioning, operations, or presales engineering, ideally supporting hyperscale, neoscaler, or AI tenants
• Working knowledge of critical infrastructure (UPS, switchgear, generators, ATS/STS, PDUs) and cooling systems (CRAH, CRAC, chillers, D2C liquid cooling)