Bryanston: Data Center Solution Architect posted by Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Posted on 2025-08-30 00:00:00
Employer | Sabenza IT & Recruitment |
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Category | Other IT/Computer |
Location | Gauteng / Bryanston |
Job Summary
Our clients in the infrastructure space are on the hunt for a Data Center Solutions Architect to join their team in the Bryanston area! Work on innovative projects with the potential to work with international projects as well!
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to the below):
- Analyses, specifies, updates and makes available specifications to implement designed solutions in accordance with the customer needs. Selects appropriate technical options optimizing the balance between costs, quality, energy efficiency, availability, scalability and standards. Identifies change requirements and the components involved. Maintains alignment between business evolution and technology developments.
- Plans, supervises and implements research methodologies and procedures to apply principles of electrical theory to electrical data centre engineering projects
- Responsible for providing capital project programs for new equipment or major repairs. Authorizes budgets, estimating labour, material and construction costs
- Plans, supervises and implements research and methodologies, and procedures to apply principles of engineering theory to data centre engineering and projects
- Use relevant business cases and technical knowledge of ICT infrastructure to personalize a credible solution in line with the clients needs and identify and create demand for solutions that drive sales.
- Develop and drive sales engagement to identify key clients and actively target client segments.
- Set commercial and other objectives, drive the achievement of these objectives and reports against these objectives.
- Document functional requirements and needs as well as non-functional requirements for the solution and conduct solution design reviews to ensure capacity to provide the solution and the profitability to the business.
- Contribute to the development of the Service Level Agreements (SLA), evaluate performance and outline investments and process improvements to meet or exceed SLA expectations.
- Co-ordinate client reviews and facilitate reviews and develop and distribute the information to the relevant management teams.
- Ensure the testing, installation, deployment and maintenance of the solution at the client site and own and mature the relationship with the clients.
Requirements
Qualifications and experience required:
- 5 years Design and Consulting experience with preferably Data Centre Infrastructure and ICT environment (Architectural, Structural, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Backup Power Systems and Critical Power Systems, Building Management Systems, Structured Cabling and Fibre Solutions, Integrated Security Solutions, Fire Systems & Solutions are some of the in- solution offerings).
- Industry experience and certification preferably and certifications in building automation and electronic low voltage systems
- At least 5-10 years relevant industrial and commercial experience with a Data Center Infrastructure skill set
- At least 2 years experience in BMS or Scada or PLC Controllers
- Relevant Degree (BSC Electrical or BSC Mechanical or N-Dip/BTech Electrical with PR Tech or PR Eng.)
- Medium Voltage Certification (Optional)
- Switching Certification (Optional)
- Beneficial certification:
- CDCDP or up to CDCDE, ATD and CDFOM
- OEM Certifications (APC, Emerson, etc Certified Data Centre Design Engineer and relevant product certification i.e. DCIM, UPS, Cooling, etc) are beneficial
- MDP or Management Training
- Finance Essentials
- Microsoft Certifications for (Word, Excel, Power Point, etc)
- Project Management Essentials
- JBCC or equivalent Contract Certification
- Wireless Certification
- Structured Cabling Systems Certification
Soft skills required:
- Display good persuasion, negotiation and influence ability
- Demonstrate the ability to think strategically and creatively
- Display good project management skills and the ability to engage in difficult situations
- Display a unique blend of business and technical savvy and the ability to articulate the business needs and requirements
- Possess sound decision-making ability and be able to present technical information in a manner that is understood by non-technical audiences
- Plan layout of infrastructure and plant design and commercialization
- Data centre plant infrastructure
- Oversee project production efforts to assure projects are completed on time within budget
- Prepare specifications for purchasing material and equipment
- Investigate and test vendors and competitors products
- Investigate customers of data centre operations complaints, determine nature extent of problems (e.g. failures or single point of failures, etc.)
- Recommend remedial measures to the facility and data centre management
- Integrate systems with renewable energy systems to improve the overall efficiency of the facility and data centre
- Develop detailed calculations to compute establish manufacturing, construction and installation standards and specifications to be localized for purpose
- Display knowledge of market position and trends for solutions and services
- Display knowledge of local authority and town planning approvals and processes
- Possess very good knowledge of Advanced Infrastructure products and trends
- Possess very good knowledge of Data Centre design, engineering and financing
- Possess very good knowledge of renewable energy and storage systems
- Possess good technical writing skills
- Demonstrate problem analysis and solution formulation skills
- Display knowledge of business strategic processes
- Display an assertive approach
- Demonstrate good client relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Possess good communication skills (both verbally and written) and employ these skills to interact and engage with a variety of stakeholders internally and externally
- Demonstrate good sales and business acumen
- Has a good understanding of CCTV, Access Control and software systems
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