Systems Architect, Data Centers
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- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- 7 years of experience in System Architecture and Design for data center platforms.
- Experience with systems development and taking platforms from concept to production.
- Experience with hardware, software, and tooling.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in representing stakeholders during executive-level planning and prioritization exercises.
- Knowledge and experience as a Systems Architect for Machine Learning (ML) systems.
- Excellent communication and multi-tasking skills in an environment of shifting priorities.
- Consensus-driven leadership skills to define strategy, drive execution, and resolve conflict.
As a Systems Architect, you will interface with stakeholders from data center operations, manufacturing, and supply chains to crystallize Design for Operations requirements. You will influence new platform architectures through technical insights and trade off analyses with stakeholders from the Hardware Design and Software Architecture teams. You will help mentor a highly experienced team within operations for in-house competence in platforms architecture, both hardware and software.
Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google's product portfolio possible. We're proud to be our engineers' engineers and love voiding warranties by taking things apart so we can rebuild them. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.
- Identify operational risks of the system design to enable rapid deployment and minimize downtime during repairs.
- Mitigate the operational risks through collaboration with partners in Hardware, Software, and Tooling teams.
- Crystallize the tradeoffs between systems design and operational excellence to enable decisions, from the engineer level to the executive level.
- Oversee the validation and tactical execution of the system design requirements, from ideation to ramp.
- Align stakeholders across competing vectors through clear communication of updates, escalations, and achievements.