Microsoft · 3 hours ago
Data Center Design Architect
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $199K/yr
3+ years expMicrosoft is a leader in cloud technology, and they are seeking a Data Center Design Architect to join their Cloud Operations and Innovation team. The role involves designing and overseeing the construction of data center infrastructure while ensuring compliance with technical standards and quality across multiple projects.
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Responsibilities
Gathers information and participates in design decisions based on complexity, financial impact, quality, reliability, and time duration
Review design documentation which may include drawings, specifications, or diagrams for products or features with some general guidance and feedback from other engineers
Drive the design of all aspects of the physical networking infrastructure effectively and efficiently and address any design-related issues that arise during construction for all Microsoft datacenters/co-location facilities
Work with Datacenter Operations and partner on standards, requirements, and materials as specified
Lead design workgroups and drive cross-functional meetings for multiple, concurrent capital projects
Manage issues, decisions and risks, drive initiatives to improve the efficiency and quality to scale
Act as a critical thinker, develop statements of work and design documents, then review and critically evaluate bids and options for projects
Evaluate operational impacts, deployment, and implementation challenges associated with design implementation for Microsoft Owned facilities and Lease sites
Act as technical lead on architecture requirements and master planning impacts for special, non-conforming projects, retrofits, refreshes, and other duties as assigned
Work closely with the project team to provide design review and guidance, technical leadership, and coordinated design direction for architectural, structural, and civil elements for data center design, permitting, construction and site selection, due diligence, and master planning
Work across multiple projects and collaborate with key stakeholders, authorities having jurisdiction as well as external architect/engineering consultants and contractors to ensure that Microsoft’s data center technical design standards and quality are met
Provide architectural technical reviews and oversight for new data center designs, builds, leases, and renovations in addition to civil and structural technical support for site selection, due diligence, master planning and permitting
Provide data center architectural designs and reviews (Specifications, Drawings, and Schedules) within CAD and/or Revit drawings and/or direction to architect/engineering firms for outside design work
Collaborate with Global Technical Governance team, Global Strategy teams and Data Collection Engineering Operations Team to utilize Base of Design documentation to create and/or oversee the creation of the datacenter designs from basis of design to issue for constructions and through the Construction Administration phase of datacenter until handover for new data center project build-outs, leases, special projects and/or network upgrades
Be highly organized and able to oversee multiple projects while providing structured thinking, logic, and analytics
Hold a customer service focus with the ability to communicate with highly technical management teams
Provide both remote site support for construction teams, as well as in person or virtual site visits to review all stages of the constructions projects as well as to ensure quality is being maintained throughout
Hold large scale data center design experience, working knowledge of architecture design standards, experience site selection and due diligence and master planning for data centers, and design and peer review experience
Qualification
Required
Master's Degree in Architecture, or related field OR Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or related field AND 2+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience
Preferred
OR Bachelor's degree in Architecture, or related field AND 5+ years of related Architecture experience
OR Master's degree in Architecture or related field AND 3+ years of related Architecture experience
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Company
Microsoft
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