Sr. Architect, Data Center Engineering (AWS)

Amazon; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 136,600 - 184,800; 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 Senior Architect to design and implement architectural systems for data centers, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, civil, and other disciplines.

The role includes leading projects, driving standardization, and producing clear technical documentation. You will support continuous improvement through data analysis, manage multiple projects globally, and mentor the data center engineering community while ensuring designs meet quality and budget

Qualifications

• 6+ years of data center design, construction, operations, or facility maintenance experience.
• 4+ years in industrial or commercial engineering for mission-critical facilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Experience with CAD/BIM tools and investigating new designs and construction methods.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement architectural systems for data centers across disciplines.
• Lead projects with wide impact and provide clear documentation.
• Drive standardization in data center architectural space.
• Analyze data to support continuous improvement and optimization.
• Produce design specifications, white papers, and diagrams.

Skills

Data center design

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Professional Engineering license

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Rhino

SolidWorks

CREO

BIM360

SketchUp

KeyShot

Job description

Job ID: 10385265 | Amazon Data Services, Inc.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on challenging problems with thousands of variables in the supply chain and are looking for talented people who want to help.

As a Senior Architect in this role, you will design and implement architectural systems for data centers, collaborate with electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, telecommunications, and other disciplines, support continuous improvement through data analysis, lead projects with widespread impact, and produce clear documentation.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement architectural systems for data centers, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, civil, structural, telecommunication and other disciplines.
• BIM (Revit) experience.
• Support continuous improvement through data analysis and system optimization.
• Conceive, initiate and lead projects with widespread impact on infrastructure design, innovation and implementation.
• Decompose complex problems into straightforward, 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.
• Develop strategic solutions that 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 (LSEs), 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 data center engineering community.
• Have fun and offer creative, out‑of‑the‑box solutions.

Basic 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 data centers, power generation or oil and gas facilities.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Knowledge of critical data center mechanical and electrical equipment.
• 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 using one or more of the following technologies: AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, SolidWorks, CREO, BIM360, SketchUp, KeyShot, etc.
• Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, REvit, BIM 360, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional Engineering or Architectural License.
• Knowledge of building codes and regulations for your region.
• Experience carrying design concepts through exploration, development, and into deployment or mass production.
• Experience reading, interpreting, and creating construction drawings, specifications, and submittal documents.

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits include health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D; option for Supplemental life plans), EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

Base salary range: $136,600.00 – $184,800.00 per year (location: Austin, TX).