Data Center Standards Architect

Role description

Role Overview

As a Data Center Standards Architect, you will serve as a principal-level technical leader responsible for designing the standards, systems, tools, and processes that help Lambda scale its data center infrastructure.

What You Will Do

Define and own Lambda's data center engineering standards for high-density AI and GPU infrastructure environments, create repeatable reference architectures, design patterns, technical specifications, and deployment standards, and translate lessons learned into reusable mechanisms.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You will lead cross-functional architecture reviews, identify organizational bottlenecks, and design systems, tools, and workflows that reduce ambiguity and improve accountability.

Requirements

• operated as a staff, principal, or director-level engineering leader in data center engineering, infrastructure engineering, facilities engineering, cloud infrastructure, hardware infrastructure, or a related technical domain
• experience designing or scaling standards, processes, tools, or governance systems across a complex engineering organization
• strong systems-thinking mindset
• deep familiarity with data center infrastructure, including power, cooling, rack layouts, network infrastructure, cabling, commissioning, operational readiness, and lifecycle management
• balance engineering excellence with delivery velocity, cost, risk, reliability, and operational simplicity
• influence without direct authority across engineering, operations, construction, supply chain, finance, and executive stakeholders
• communicate clearly through written standards, technical narratives, architecture diagrams, design reviews, and executive-level recommendations
• track record of raising the technical bar for teams through better processes, better documentation, better decision-making frameworks, and better engineering discipline

Benefits

• generous cash & equity compensation
• health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• flexible paid time off plan