Job Description
Title: Data Center Architect
Duration: 6 Months
Location: San Jose, CA
Key Responsibilities
Data Center Due Diligence & Strategic Assessment
- Perform technical due diligence on new and existing facilities.
- Evaluate power availability, redundancy, cooling capacity, environmental risks, connectivity, and expansion potential.
- Review infrastructure drawings, layouts, and single-line diagrams.
- Assess design maturity (Concept through IFC) and contractor capabilities.
- Identify technical, schedule, and scalability risks with structured reporting.
- Validate infrastructure alignment with high-density requirements and future roadmap needs.
Lab Design & Global Standards Leadership
- Develop scalable, modular lab designs optimized for density, airflow, accessibility, and operational efficiency.
- Define and establish global lab design standards across business units and use cases.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and evolving best practices.
- Integrate energy-efficient and sustainable design principles into deployments.
- Utilize modeling and simulation tools for airflow and thermal validation where required.
Infrastructure Strategy & Technology Integration
- Define corporate standards for power distribution, cooling systems, IT networking space, and rack density.
- Assess and implement high-density and liquid cooling readiness.
- Support integration of renewable energy strategies and advanced cooling technologies.
- Lead implementation and governance of DCIM, monitoring, and automation platforms.
- Ensure modular and POD-based expansion strategies for long-term scalability.
Construction Monitoring & Deployment Governance
- Monitor construction progress, quality, and contractor performance.
- Evaluate supply chain readiness for critical long-lead infrastructure components.
- Track execution against schedule and budget constraints.
- Lead design reviews and ensure alignment between design intent and execution.
- Oversee commissioning and validate operational readiness prior to deployment.
Stakeholder & Program Management
- Lead cross-functional collaboration across IT, Facilities, Real Estate, Procurement, and Product teams.
- Manage multiple concurrent projects while maintaining timelines.
- Coordinate with vendors and contractors to ensure adherence to timelines and standards.
- Provide executive-level reporting on risks, budget, and schedule health.
- Maintain detailed documentation including specifications, assessments, and progress tracking.
Preferred Experience
- Experience in semiconductor or high-density data center design, construction, or operations.
- Proven track record in large-scale lab or data center architecture and build-outs.
- Strong background in infrastructure assessment and technical due diligence.
- Experience reviewing construction drawings and overseeing commissioning.
- Familiarity with high-density computing, cloud-scale environments, and high-performance networks.
- Experience with airflow modeling or thermal simulation tools.
- Knowledge of DCIM and infrastructure monitoring systems.
- Relevant certifications such as DCCA, CDCDP, or similar are preferred.
- Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
