Datacenter Engineering Senior Design Architect

Datacenter Engineering Senior Design Architect

Job Overview

Location
London, England
Job Type
Full Time Job
Job ID
105761
Date Posted
1 year ago
Recruiter
William Dragusin
Job Views
107

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Datacenter Design Architect will be responsible for contributing to the development of Microsoft’s industry-leading datacenter designs which includes defining new technology and advanced concepts from pre-programming through design development, construction and turnover to Operations.  

 

The ideal candidate will have experience in a team environment, deep technical knowledge, and experience in building and infrastructure design. In addition, this position requires an individual who can demonstrate the ability to ensure highly resilient and scalable service designs through partnership with other members of the service team. 

 

The main duties will include upgrades and retrofits, review and quality assurance of our Lease projects, together with greenfield and brownfield datacentre design development. The design architect will provide thought leadership and direction during the architectural design to align with defined project scope, schedule and budget. The architect will engage with key MS stakeholders, authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) as well as outside vendors who specialize in datacentre architecture. The candidate will provide technical direction to vendors which includes professional architects. This position will support multiple concurrent projectsand will have a major component on telecoms upgrade projects across lease and Microsoft - owned sites for the EMEA region and be part of the core team that’s launching the MS cloud infrastructure worldwide. Some domestic and international travel is required.  

 

The successful candidate will  

  • Have the ability to effectively guide multiple teams of architects, engineers and designers and contribute to the delivery of projects aligned with the defined scopes, schedules and budgets.  
  • Provide technical direction for the architectural components of the projects including facilitating systems coordination and organization throughout the sites and datacentres.  
  • Have excellent project management and communication skills, be highly organized and exhibit a good level of project leadership;  
  • Possess a good level of expertise in commercial and industrial architecture with a primary focus on datacentre design; have knowledge of civil and structural design 
  • Able to work with other technical and non-technical groups in a fast-paced environment and must be a person of integrity with a methodical and detail-oriented work ethic.  

 

 Qualifications

Knowledge, experience and skills:  

 

  • Be proficient in English, written and spoken 
  • Demonstrated ability to write, speak, and present information effectively and persuasively  
  • Excellent analytical and organizational skills  
  • Strong interpersonal skills; ability to lead and be proactive  
  • Excellent problem-solving, judgment, team building, and decision-making skills  
  • Experience using MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, and Excel including effective reporting/presentations of project information

 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

 

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

Job ID: 105761

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