Senior Data Centre Technical Architect

**Make an impact with NTT DATA** Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion - it's a place where you can grow, belong and thrive. **Your day at NTT DATA** As a Senior DATA Centre Technical Architect at NTT DATA, you will design and implement the advanced infrastructure and systems of our DATA centres. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will understand business requirements and translate them into efficient and reliable solutions as part of the pre-sales process. Your Responsibilities will include designing the infrastructure of DATA centres, covering everything from servers and storage systems to networking equipment, power, cooling systems, and physical security measures. You will also evaluate and recommend complex DATA centre services, ensuring they align with business requirements and compliance standards. You'll analyse, develop, and recommend strategic plans to ensure our DATA centres meet both current and future needs. Acting as a trusted technical advisor, you will provide guidance to development teams and client stakeholders, developing network architectures that ensure optimal performance, scalability, and security. From providing pre-sales technical support to creating comprehensive technical documentation, you will ensure our solutions meet our clients' objectives. You will work closely with internal stakeholders to develop technical specifications, create technical design documents, and participate in scope-of-work determination, product pricing, and RFP/RFI responses. Additionally, you will manage client proof-of-concept (POC) initiatives, ensuring the involvement of the appropriate resources and the successful setup and delivery of the POC. Through your expertise, you will influence and guide sales team members, ensuring they are equipped to close deals and maintain visibility of forecasting and the sales pipeline. **To thrive in this role, you need to have:** + In-depth knowledge of DATA centre infrastructure components, networking technologies, virtualization, and cloud computing platforms. + Comprehensive understanding of DATA centre security principles and compliance standards. + High proficiency in designing and implementing network architectures, including LAN, WAN, and virtual networking technologies. + Extensive experience with server and storage technologies such as virtualization, blade servers, SAN, NAS, and DATA backup and recovery systems. + Expertise in designing and optimizing virtualized environments for performance, scalability, and reliability. + Excellent collaboration and communication skills to effectively work with team members and stakeholders. + A bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, or a related field. **Workplace type** **:** On-site Working **About NTT DATA** NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D. **Equal Opportunity Employer** NTT DATA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today. **Third parties fraudulently posing as NTT DATA recruiters** NTT DATA recruiters will never ask job seekers or candidates for payment or banking information during the recruitment process, for any reason. Please remain vigilant of third parties who may attempt to impersonate NTT DATA recruiters whether in writing or by phone in order to deceptively obtain personal data or money from you. All email communications from an NTT DATA recruiter will come from an **@nttdata.com** email address. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us (global.careers@nttdata.com) .