Data Center Project Architect

Role Description

Armada is hiring a Data Center Project Architect to support the Galleon and Leviathan product lines — a brand-new capability for the company. As we scale Modular Data Center (MDC) deployments to sites around the world, we need someone who can own the architectural thread that runs from early site due diligence through permitting, design, and construction, and make sure it holds together across every geography we operate in.

• Identify and vet domestic/international architecture and permitting vendors.
• Assess code and zoning risk on new sites before it becomes a costly redesign.
• Build the standardized, modular design language for campus, MDC, and building designs.
• Act as the architectural point of contact linking Armada's product and engineering teams with outside architects, general contractors, and local code consultants.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture (or related field); professional licensure (RA/AIA or international equivalent).
• 5–7 years of hands-on experience leading architectural design and permitting on ground-up commercial, industrial, or mission-critical facilities.
• Working knowledge of IBC and the ability to navigate comparable international building, fire, and life-safety codes.
• Comfort operating with a high degree of autonomy.
• Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20–30% to project sites, vendor offices, and construction locations worldwide.

Requirements

• Prior experience with modular or prefabricated construction methodologies.
• Exposure to data center–specific design considerations.
• Experience vetting, directing, and holding external architecture and permitting vendors accountable.
• Experience standing up design standards, templates, or governance processes.
• Background collaborating directly with product/hardware engineering teams, general contractors, and local consultants.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision (subsidized cost).
• Health savings accounts (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), and dependent care FSAs (DCFSA).
• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth 401(k).
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
• 14 paid company holidays per year.