Data Center Architect
Remote
United Kingdom
£ 86 / hour
Freelance
16-04-2025
Job Specifications
Data Centre Architect
Remote / Cheltenham - a lot of this work can be done remotely, however travel to our client’s office in Cheltenham, as well as periods of time in Riyadh are required.
12 Month Contract, 37.5 Hours per week
£625 – 650 per day Inside IR35
Our client is leading a really exciting opportunity to support with customers in Riyadh on a large-scale Data Centre programme.
They are looking for an experienced Architect to define the Data Centre and Operation Room strategy and defining their requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Work closely with customers in the Middle East to understand their requirements for a new Data Centre.
Define and develop a Data Centre and Operational environment strategy and roadmap.
Identify the scalability and functional requirements for immediate and long-term requirements.
Understand the requirements for migration of existing Data Centre environments and capabilities.
Define the operational business continuity and resilience requirements
Evaluate site physical and security considerations for a national level cyber capability.
Define the physical, virtual, environmental, internal, and external networking and connectivity requirements.
Create RFPs and an implementation roadmap for Data Centres and Operation environments, locations, and rooms.
Ensure industry and best practices are adopted.
Write strategic and business requirements into functional, non-functional requirements across people, processes, and technology.
Provide input into the operational cost model for the delivery of the services.
Define the Data Centre build and transition road maps for implementing the operational and technical capabilities.
Key Skills:
At least 10 years of experience working in Data Centre architectural design and specification, including at least 2 years working on the design of solutions.
A mature understanding of how to turn service and operating models and processes into technical capabilities and requirements.
Previous experience in leading the development and design of Data Centres and supporting infrastructure.
A mature knowledge and Data Centre Power and cooling, structured cabling and networking, security.
A mature understanding of physical, private, and cloud-based Data Centre architectures and technology including virtualisation, micro services, and containerisation
Previous experience in developing and producing large outcome-based RFPs.
Experience writing Use Cases and Requirements Elicitation, Definition and Management.
Ability to communicate with complex stakeholders.
Ability to perform and manage risk assessments and capability gap analysis.
Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
Please note that the client has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and therefore this contract will be run through an Umbrella Company. Income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.
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