Cologix, Inc. · 2 weeks ago
Vice President of Technology Engineering (Remote: USA)
United States
Contract
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
$200K/yr - $250K/yr
7+ years expCologix is North America's leading network-neutral interconnection and hyperscale edge data center company. The Vice President of Technology Engineering will oversee the selection and deployment of new technologies, assist with technical and financial evaluations, and ensure the design and engineering of data center sites meet customer and operational needs.
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No H1B
Responsibilities
Designing short term and long term solutions for offerings Cologix makes to its customers in line with new advancements in MEP technology
Demonstrate Cologix values and cultural statement to drive excellence, productivity and customer service in all facets of employment, and instill such values in all direct reports
Maintain a positive and open demeanor, encouraging open discourse among peers while moving team forward through change and fostering teamwork and collaboration
Communicate technology related business decisions including the context and reasons behind them to Executive Leadership
Interact externally with OEM’s, vendors, and peers requiring influence, negotiation, and presentation skills
Assists with capacity planning, continuous improvement metrics and management, and interact with advanced operations and technical equipment support engineers
Work with our Energy Solutions team on new power delivery options including Fuel Cell, NG Generation, Turbines, Recip engines, etc
Manages to Cologix performance metrics and participate in Operational Reviews to achieve industry leading SLAs
Interact with different organizations, customers, vendors, contractors, and building management to provide a high level of customer satisfaction
Participate in facilities post incident reviews as required
In concert with Construction and Operations the DTE will work to identify long term solutions to meet new evolving technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Liquid Cooling, High Density Cooling Solutions, Power design to address continued power densification on a cabinet and site basis
While helping to design and engineer new solutions to address power and cooling demands the DTE will work to maintain cost to build parameters
Evaluates opportunities to enhance site capacity and efficiency through equipment and design evaluation meeting an ROI target set out in advance
Demonstrate a passion for continuous improvement utilizing LEAN/Six Sigma methodologies to improve customer experience, SLAs, colocation facility uptime and network availability
Individual will possess project management skills related to the deployment of new technologies introduced into the Cologix environment
Focus on power cost reduction opportunities including commercial solutions as well as power utilization reduction management techniques, particularly cooling efficiency improvements throughout the Cologix facilities
Serve as the liaison between the Construction and Operations teams to the customer facing teams on long term technology solutions available to sell
Ensure that all customer support and other Operations services meet or exceed established standards for quality and time
Qualification
Required
7 to 10+ years of progressively expanding responsibilities and experience in colocation data center engineering, experience may include equipment design and engineering, support engineering for OEM products, or construction engineering duties
Individual can self manage duties, reporting into senior management progress on key initiatives whether directed by the VP of Construction, SVP of Operations or Company President
Must be flexible and a team player supporting multiple organizations at once and taking direction on priorities and turning those into key business drivers with which the broader team can support in a commercial manner
An ideal individual can turn from highly technical conversations at an engineering level to briefing key executives in a fashion that allows for key decision to be made for the business
Must possess a degree in Electro-Mechanical, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Can deliver and translate cut sheets, shop drawings and ROM's from requirements
Combinations of education and experience will be considered
Microsoft Office software applications
Expert understanding of all One Line or Single Line Diagrams
Has experience on a broad array of MEP and building design software
***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or transfer sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Flexible spending account options
Non-accrued PTO
Company paid holidays
401k Retirement Plan
Short- and Long-Term Disability
Employee Discount Marketplace
Employee Recognition Platform
Company
Cologix, Inc.
Cologix is reinventing the edge—supporting your digital infrastructure journey with robust interconnection at our digital edge and hyperscale edge data centers.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$2.52B2025-07-21Debt Financing· $525M
2024-10-24Undisclosed· $500M
2024-10-24Debt Financing· $1B
Leadership Team
Bill Fathers
CEO
Dawn Smith
President
Recent News
2025-10-23
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