Amazon - Herndon, VA
posted 5 months ago
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Senior Data Center Project Architect to join its design team in Herndon, Virginia. AWS designs, builds, and operates Data Centers (DC) around the world and is a leader in worldwide cloud-computing infrastructure. Architects at AWS work to design resilient, cost-effective DC facilities. Our team is responsible for achieving a world-class uptime for our customers and driving the development of a fleet of buildings that emphasize security, safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, while finding new ways to meet AWS's growing demand. As a Senior DC Project Architect at AWS, you will lead designs for Amazon DCs in our Americas Region and impact other projects around the world. As a Senior DC Project Architect, you will be part of a highly creative and efficient design team comprised of Architects, Engineers, and Designers tasked with solving problems and challenging the status quo. As a subject matter expert, you will have a direct impact on the design of prototypical DC facilities, provide technical guidance, solve large-scale implementation issues, and be responsible for architectural design requirements. Your role will involve communicating conceptual designs and creating/maintaining project documentation before, during, and after construction. You will also be responsible for the maintenance of the Basis of Design, prototype design, and template specifications for architectural elements, as well as reviewing and informing design RFPs. In this position, you will manage our external design consultants through the design and construction process, coordinate with internal and external Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, and Cabling design engineers, and effectively communicate design standards to internal and external project partners. You will manage multiple fast-paced projects simultaneously and think outside of the box to find innovative solutions prior to and during the construction process to reduce costs without negative impacts on quality or reliability. Travel for site assessments, internal design meetings, construction review, and interfacing with design consultants is anticipated, not to exceed 25%.