Datacenter Architect

🚀 STATERA is hiring | Data center Architect📍 Dubai, UAE | Fully on-site📅 Assignment duration: 3–6 monthsSTATERA is looking for an experienced Data Center Architect to support a major greenfield enterprise transformation programme.You will own the architecture of data center facilities and critical physical infrastructure, covering space, power, cooling, cabling and resilience.Your key responsibilities:

• Develop High-Level and Low-Level Designs for data centre facilities.
• Define capacity requirements for IT loads, rack density, power, cooling and future expansion.
• Design resilient power and cooling architectures, including N, N+1 and 2N configurations.
• Coordinate Civil, MEP, ELV, ICT, security, fire safety and monitoring systems.
• Review layouts, electrical diagrams, engineering calculations, technical specifications and BOQs.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and oversee compliance with approved designs.
• Support testing, commissioning, failover validation and operational handover.Your profile:
• 7+ years of relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a similar role.
• Strong expertise in critical facilities, electrical distribution, UPS, generators, cooling and structured cabling.
• Knowledge of data center standards, including relevant ANSI/TIA requirements.
• Experience with engineering and modelling tools such as AutoCAD, Visio, ETAP or CFD tools.
• Strong stakeholder coordination and technical governance skills.
• Relevant data center or infrastructure certification, such as CDCP, Uptime or vendor certification, and ITIL 4 Foundation.