Systems Architect
Vertiv · United States ·
- Category
- Architecture
- Experience
- 10+ years
Lead the design of end-to-end data center power and infrastructure systems for hyperscale and strategic customers, ensuring technical coherence across AC/DC power, controls, and energy storage solutions.
Position Summary
- The Lead Systems Architect serves as Vertiv’s senior technical authority for hyperscale, AI, and strategic customer infrastructure programs
- Own end-to-end system architecture across power, controls, energy storage, and thermal infrastructure
- Drive scalable, repeatable, and standards-compliant solutions that align with customer requirements and long-term technology roadmaps
- Influence technical strategy, product direction, and next-generation infrastructure platforms through deep systems expertise and executive engagement
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead system architecture for complex data center power and infrastructure solutions
- Serve as the primary technical architect for strategic and hyperscale customers
- Translate customer requirements into scalable system designs and reference architectures
- Drive technical decisions, trade studies, architecture reviews, and risk assessments
- Develop & drive portfolio prioritization strategies, integration strategies across power, controls, energy storage, cooling, and supporting infrastructure
- Partner with Technical Program Managers to ensure successful execution of architecture requirements
- Support major pursuits, proposals, solution positioning, and customer presentations and ensure alignment to business performance metrics
- Present architecture strategies, recommendations, and roadmaps to executive stakeholders
- Collaborate with sales, product management, engineering, quality, services, operations, manufacturing, and supply chain teams
- Influence technical direction across global matrixed organizations without direct authority
- Identify technology trends and customer needs to guide future platform development
- Support thought leadership through white papers, technical documentation, and reference architectures
- Ensure compliance with applicable industry standards, regulations, and customer specifications
- Travel globally up to 30% to support customers, engineering teams, and strategic initiatives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of experience in systems architecture, power systems, data center infrastructure, thermal management, or complex infrastructure environments
- Deep expertise in data center power systems and mission-critical infrastructure
- Strong knowledge of AC power, DC power, controls, energy storage, and data center technologies
- Experience developing end-to-end architectures across multiple products and technologies
- Proven ability to translate complex customer requirements into technical solutions
- Experience supporting hyperscale, colocation, AI infrastructure, or mission-critical environments
- Demonstrated success performing architecture evaluations, trade studies, and risk assessments
- Strong customer-facing experience with executive and senior technical stakeholders
- Ability to present complex technical concepts to executive, customer, and engineering audiences
- Experience leading within large global and matrixed organizations
- Experience developing proposals, reference architectures, white papers, or technical documentation
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting hyperscale data center or AI infrastructure architectures
- Expertise spanning AC power, DC power, controls, energy storage, and thermal management
- Experience with liquid cooling, CDU infrastructure, heat exchangers, pumps, piping, or hydronic systems
- Knowledge of data center cooling, HVAC, thermal management, or refrigeration-adjacent infrastructure
- Familiarity with NEC, UL, IEEE, IEC, ISO, NFPA, ASHRAE, OCP, and related industry standards
- Experience influencing product roadmaps, platform strategy, and technology adoption
- Experience partnering with R&D on next-generation infrastructure solutions
- Recognized technical leadership through publications, customer advisory work, standards participation, or industry presentations
- Experience with engineering design tools, modeling tools, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar platforms
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Systems Architecture, or a related technical discipline
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence decisions and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
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