Senior Software Architect

Senior Software Architect – Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM)

As a Senior Software Architect – DCIM, you will lead the architecture and design of Digital Realty's next-generation Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform. This platform powers the monitoring, control, and optimization of critical infrastructure across our global data center footprint.

In this role, you will define the technical vision for a secure, highly scalable, cloud-native DCIM platform built on Microsoft Azure. You'll collaborate closely with global engineering teams, product management, infrastructure partners, and senior leaders to shape the long-term technology strategy and ensure the platform delivers reliable, real-time operational insights at global scale.

What You'll Do

• Define and own the reference architecture for a global, cloud-native DCIM platform leveraging Microsoft Azure.
• Architect and operationalize a high-throughput, low-latency, highly reliable distributed platform supporting real-time monitoring and control at global scale.
• Design data platform architectures capable of petabyte-scale data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
• Architect secure, globally distributed edge services using industrial IoT protocols such as MQTT and Modbus.
• Design and deliver intuitive, omni-channel customer experiences across web, APIs, and internal platforms.
• Define and implement REST, streaming, and event-driven APIs and SDKs for internal and external consumers.
• Develop end-to-end IoT data flows using services such as IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Stream Analytics, Azure Functions, Azure Data Explorer, and Azure Storage.
• Implement real-time alarming, event processing, and analytics in both cloud and edge environments.
• Establish platform reliability through robust monitoring, diagnostics, observability, and automation.
• Lead architectural governance, define standards, drive design reviews, and mentor engineers and architects across global teams.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of experience designing and architecting large-scale, globally distributed, real-time, secure, cloud-native platforms and products.
• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and architectures.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Experience building industrial IoT and telemetry platforms with MQTT and edge-to-cloud messaging.
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, or similar).
• Strong programming skills in one or more of C#, Python, Node.js, or Go.
• Experience building and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to align technology decisions with business and product strategy.

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team working together to meet the changing needs of our global customers.

You'll join a supportive, inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work, collaborate across teams, challenge how things are done, and turn ideas into action. We're committed to your growth and offer meaningful development opportunities so you can build a long, successful career with us.

Safety isn't just a priority at Digital Realty — it's fundamental to everything we do. Protecting our people, customers, assets, and data is central to our culture. Every member of Team Digital shares responsibility for working safely and contributing to our mission of Safely Powering Progress.

Digital Realty offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package and an environment that recognizes and rewards employees for achieving outcomes aligned with the company's values and business objectives. Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role, level, and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. Moreover, an employee's total compensation package varies by role and may include salary, cash bonus or commissions, and equity awards not quantified below.

Compensation range: $130,000 – $150,000 annually. This compensation range represents the Company's good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.