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Microsoft
Senior Data Center Design Architect
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A Data Architect develops computer databases for a company or organization. Designs, builds and implements databases and database systems that meet business requirements. Supports database administration, develops database security policies and works to prevent cyber attacks.
$151,784 / year median in Washington
+0% projected growth
Job Description
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. 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. 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. 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. Master's Degree in Architecture, or related field AND 3+ years technical engineering experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or related field AND 5+ years technical engineering experience OR equivalent experience.