Systems Architect

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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The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture

• Customer Focus

• Operational Excellence

• Innovation

• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it

• Act with urgency

• Foster a customer-first mindset

• Think big and execute

• Lead by example

• Drive continuous improvement

• Learn and seek out development

• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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