Data Center Strategy Consultant

TEKsystems • North Haven, CT

1d • $60 - $75 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Data Center Strategy Consultant will lead the assessment, planning, and development of a long-term data center infrastructure strategy. This strategic consulting role is not a traditional hands-on technician position, but it requires deep knowledge of data center operations and infrastructure to assess the existing environment, identify capacity and resiliency concerns, recognize risks and information gaps, and recommend a path forward.

The consultant will evaluate how power, cooling, electrical and mechanical infrastructure, redundancy, resiliency, physical space, capacity, and future technology requirements interact. They will gather technical information from multiple stakeholders and translate it into a clear strategy to guide data center planning and investment decisions. The position is contract-based in North Haven, Connecticut, with a hybrid arrangement described as 23 days on-site with remote flexibility.

The consultant will develop strategic options and recommendations, determine where additional engineering or technical investigation is needed, and present findings to technical stakeholders and senior decision-makers. The work will include a roadmap of recommended next steps and a foundation for long-term data center planning.

Requirements

• Deep professional experience working specifically with data centers, mission-critical facilities, or critical infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of data center operations and how major infrastructure components work together.
• Strong knowledge of data center electrical and mechanical infrastructure.
• Experience evaluating power distribution, cooling, redundancy, resiliency, capacity, physical space, and infrastructure constraints.
• Experience assessing existing data center facilities and identifying risks, limitations, capacity concerns, and future requirements.
• Experience with data center capacity planning and future-state infrastructure planning.
• Experience developing data center strategies, infrastructure assessments, feasibility studies, capital plans, or business cases.
• Ability to evaluate complex technical information and turn findings into strategic recommendations.
• Ability to distinguish known information from information gaps and identify where deeper engineering investigation is needed.
• Experience communicating data center infrastructure findings to technical teams and leadership.
• Strong analytical, documentation, presentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• BICSI Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC) credential.
• Uptime Institute Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) or Accredited Tier Specialist (ATS) credential.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in electrical or mechanical engineering.
• RCDD or another relevant BICSI credential.
• Experience with DCIM and data center capacity management.
• Experience with data center infrastructure documentation.
• Project management or capital planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead a strategic assessment of an existing data center environment, including its capabilities, limitations, risks, and future considerations.
• Review data center documentation, infrastructure drawings, equipment information, electrical and mechanical data, load and capacity information, operating information, and previous assessments.
• Develop a current-state picture covering power, cooling, electrical and mechanical systems, physical space, redundancy, resiliency, capacity, and operational considerations.
• Evaluate current and anticipated capacity requirements and identify potential infrastructure constraints.
• Work with data center, infrastructure, engineering, facilities, networking, systems, operations, and project stakeholders to understand requirements and future needs.
• Identify information gaps and determine where further engineering analysis, physical verification, monitoring, testing, or data collection may be needed.
• Evaluate risks and constraints relating to power availability, cooling, redundancy, resiliency, physical capacity, infrastructure condition, and future scalability.
• Determine which technical and operational questions must be answered before major data center investment decisions.
• Develop and evaluate strategic options involving existing infrastructure, targeted improvements, modernization, expansion, or additional or replacement capacity.
• Compare potential strategies across technical, operational, financial, risk, and long-term infrastructure considerations.
• Determine where additional engineering or technical analysis is required before final recommendations.
• Develop the scope and business case for more comprehensive data center assessments and future planning efforts.
• Translate infrastructure findings into strategic recommendations and business considerations.
• Present findings, risks, options, and recommendations to technical stakeholders and senior decision-makers.
• Develop a roadmap of recommended next steps to support long-term data center planning.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, if eligible.
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital coverage, if eligible.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, if eligible.
• Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance for the employee and dependents, if eligible.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage, if eligible.
• Health Spending Account (HSA), if eligible.
• Transportation benefits, if eligible.
• Employee Assistance Program, if eligible.
• Time off or leave, including PTO, vacation, or sick leave, if eligible.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed