Data Center Design Engineer

Role Summary

The Data Centre Design & Infrastructure Strategy Engineer defines how the data centres are designed, expanded and modernised. Role works closely with network architecture, hosting, sourcing, external engineering consultants and colocation providers, and presents recommendations directly to senior technology leadership.

Key responsibilities

Design standards

Define and maintain the standard data centre design classification — what a site should look like based on its network architecture and purpose, including base provisioning per rack type, power density assumptions, and structured cabling standards.

Site studies and uplift strategy

Lead deep-dive assessments of existing sites covering power and cooling capacity, demand history, device footprint and rationalisation opportunities.

Commission and interpret engineering feasibility studies, and translate the findings into a clear recommendation.

Expansion options and business cases

Build costed option sets — reclaim existing footprint, add racks, or take new whitespace — with the capital, one-time and recurring cost impact of each. Present trade-offs plainly and recommend a path.

Architecture challenge

Decide what goes into the rack: device placement, redundancy, pod versus legacy connectivity, cabling media, and uplink standards.

Expect to question existing network and rack design where it no longer serves the business.

Vendor and partner engagement

Negotiate power uplifts, containment modifications and cage expansion with colocation providers.

Manage engineering consultants and cabling vendors through survey, quotation and delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

Substantial experience in data centre design, engineering or infrastructure strategy, ideally in a multi-site regional role

Strong grounding in data centre M&E: UPS, PDU, CRAC/AHU, cooling capacity, containment, three-phase power distribution

Network architecture literacy — comfortable reading switch configurations, counting ports, and understanding spine/leaf and pod-based designs well enough to challenge them

Proven ability to build costed options and business cases, and present them to senior stakeholders

Track record negotiating with colocation providers, landlords and engineering consultants

Desirable

Experience with DCIM tooling and capacity forecasting platforms

Purview Services is a global leader in Digital Engineering, offering expertise in digital transformation, customer experience, automation, data analytics, application development, and cloud & infrastructure solutions. With a focus on cutting-edge infrastructure services, Purview specializes in data center solutions, including storage, hyper-converged systems, networking, computing, hybrid cloud, service provider integration, and software-defined technologies.