Senior IT Infrastructure Architect - Compute & Facilities

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Senior IT Infrastructure Architect (Data Center Compute & Facilities) to join a food & beverage company. In this role, you will serve as the technical authority for compute room infrastructure across new site builds and remodels. You will lead deep technical discussions with internal IT infrastructure teams, project managers, and external construction partners to define how compute and network rooms must be designed and built to support increasingly complex deployments. Based on equipment counts and deployment plans provided by project managers, you will determine appropriate room sizing, power requirements, and physical layout, ensuring the infrastructure can safely and reliably support current and future needs.

You will own the end-to-end technical specifications for compute rooms, including electrical load calculations, power outlet and breaker requirements, UPS sizing and redundancy, and cooling strategies. This includes recommending the number and type of UPS units, working with vendors to validate calculations, and defining HVAC requirements such as tonnage, placement, and power needs for both traditional and in-row cooling solutions. You will translate global compute guidelines into clear, site-specific requirements, acting as the primary voice of global standards for U.S. and Canada locations.

On a daily basis, you will collaborate closely with general contractors and trade partners, guiding them on how infrastructure should be installed and validating that construction aligns with approved designs. You will produce detailed technical documentation that enables project managers to execute and track progress with vendors. As sites move through construction and remodel phases, you will periodically travel onsite to review architectural plans, walk facilities, and confirm that the physical infrastructure matches the approved specifications, providing clear acceptance or correction guidance when needed. You will manage multiple sites simultaneously, balancing remote design and review work with targeted onsite visits to ensure quality and compliance across all deployments.

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Skills and Requirements

• Deep subject matter expertise in compute room and network room design for greenfield sites, remodels, and decommission projects

- Proven experience translating IT infrastructure requirements into actionable construction and facility specifications

- Strong background in power and electrical design for compute environments, including load calculations, breaker sizing, outlet types, and redundancy planning

- Hands-on expertise with UPS systems, including determining quantity, capacity, and vendor-facing technical requirements

- Advanced knowledge of cooling solutions for compute rooms and MDFs, including traditional HVAC, in-row cooling, tonnage calculations, unit placement, and electrical requirements

- Ability to define and document room sizing based on equipment density and deployment plans

- Experience working directly with general contractors, electricians, plumbing teams, and HVAC vendors, with the ability to speak “construction language” fluently

- Strong understanding of structured cabling, including copper and fiber for compute and network environments

- Demonstrated ability to interpret, apply, and enforce global compute and infrastructure standards, acting as a regional translator for U.S. and Canada deployments

- Proven leadership skills with the ability to advise, guide, and influence stakeholders from a technical authority standpoint

- Experience supporting data centers

• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20% annually, including occasional weekend travel