Systems Architect

Vertiv Group Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv Group Corporation seeks a Lead Systems Architect to serve as the senior technical authority for hyperscale, AI, and strategic customer infrastructure programs. You will own end-to-end system architecture across power, controls, energy storage, and thermal infrastructure.

You will drive scalable, repeatable solutions aligned with customer requirements and long-term roadmaps, influence technical strategy, and engage with executives to shape next-generation platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years in systems architecture for data center infrastructure or power/thermal domains.
• Deep expertise in data center power, controls, energy storage, and related tech.
• Ability to translate complex customer requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, or AI infrastructure environments.
• Proven experience with architecture evaluations, trade studies, and risk assessments.
• Strong customer-facing skills with executive and senior technical stakeholders.
• Ability to present complex technical concepts to executive, customer, and engineering audiences.
• Experience operating within large, global, matrixed organizations.
• Experience developing proposals, reference architectures, white papers, or technical docs.

Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture for complex data center power and infrastructure solutions.
• Serve as the primary technical architect for strategic and hyperscale customers.
• Translate customer requirements into scalable system designs and reference architectures.
• Drive decisions, trade studies, architecture reviews, and risk assessments.
• Develop and drive portfolio prioritization across power, controls, energy storage, cooling, and infrastructure.
• Partner with Technical Program Managers to ensure architecture requirements are met.
• Support major pursuits, proposals, and customer presentations aligned to metrics.
• Present architecture strategies and roadmaps to executive stakeholders.
• Collaborate with sales, product management, engineering, quality, services, operations, manufacturing, and supply chain.
• Influence technical direction across global matrixed organizations without direct authority.
• Identify tech trends and customer needs to guide future platform development.
• Support thought leadership through white papers and reference architectures.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and customer specs.
• Travel globally up to 30% to support customers and strategic initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Executive Presentation

Education

Bachelors in Engineering

Job description

Position Summary

• The Lead Systems Architect serves as Vertiv’s senior technical authority for hyperscale, AI, and strategic customer infrastructure programs
• Own end-to-end system architecture across power, controls, energy storage, and thermal infrastructure
• Drive scalable, repeatable, and standards-compliant solutions that align with customer requirements and long-term technology roadmaps
• Influence technical strategy, product direction, and next-generation infrastructure platforms through deep systems expertise and executive engagement

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead system architecture for complex data center power and infrastructure solutions
• Serve as the primary technical architect for strategic and hyperscale customers
• Translate customer requirements into scalable system designs and reference architectures
• Drive technical decisions, trade studies, architecture reviews, and risk assessments
• Develop & drive portfolio prioritization strategies, integration strategies across power, controls, energy storage, cooling, and supporting infrastructure
• Partner with Technical Program Managers to ensure successful execution of architecture requirements
• Support major pursuits, proposals, solution positioning, and customer presentations and ensure alignment to business performance metrics
• Present architecture strategies, recommendations, and roadmaps to executive stakeholders
• Collaborate with sales, product management, engineering, quality, services, operations, manufacturing, and supply chain teams
• Influence technical direction across global matrixed organizations without direct authority
• Identify technology trends and customer needs to guide future platform development
• Support thought leadership through white papers, technical documentation, and reference architectures
• Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards, regulations, and customer specifications
• Travel globally up to 30% to support customers, engineering teams, and strategic initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, or a related technical field
• 10+ years of experience in systems architecture, power systems, data center infrastructure, thermal management, or complex infrastructure environments
• Deep expertise in data center power systems and mission-critical infrastructure
• Strong knowledge of AC power, DC power, controls, energy storage, and data center technologies
• Experience developing end-to-end architectures across multiple products and technologies
• Proven ability to translate complex customer requirements into technical solutions
• Experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, AI infrastructure, or mission-critical environments
• Demonstrated success performing architecture evaluations, trade studies, and risk assessments
• Strong customer-facing experience with executive and senior technical stakeholders
• Ability to present complex technical concepts to executive, customer, and engineering audiences
• Experience leading within large global and matrixed organizations
• Experience developing proposals, reference architectures, white papers, or technical documentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting hyperscale data center or AI infrastructure architectures
• Expertise spanning AC power, DC power, controls, energy storage, and thermal management
• Experience with liquid cooling, CDU infrastructure, heat exchangers, pumps, piping, or hydronic systems
• Knowledge of data center cooling, HVAC, thermal management, or refrigeration-adjacent infrastructure
• Familiarity with NEC, UL, IEEE, IEC, ISO, NFPA, ASHRAE, OCP, and related industry standards
• Experience influencing product roadmaps, platform strategy, and technology adoption
• Experience partnering with R&D on next-generation infrastructure solutions
• Recognized technical leadership through publications, customer advisory work, standards participation, or industry presentations
• Experience with engineering design tools, modeling tools, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar platforms
• Advanced degree in Engineering, Systems Architecture, or a related technical discipline
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders