Lead Principal Data Hall Designer

Oracle•Seattle, WA

21h•$146,300 - $306,400

About The Position

The Lead Principal Data Hall Designer leads the planning, design, and optimization of data center white space, including rack layouts, hot/cold aisle containment, power distribution, cable pathways, and build phases. The role shapes design standards and Basis of Design documents, maintains comprehensive white space documentation, and develops scalable low-voltage structured cabling designs. It also reviews site layouts and fit-out proposals, including failover configurations, to support compliant, efficient, and scalable infrastructure. This position leads strategic engagements with colocation providers, developers, internal teams, and multidisciplinary engineering functions to align white space designs with business objectives. It directs complex project coordination and delivery from inception through fit-out and commissioning, including timelines, budgets where applicable, contract administration, change orders, cost forecasts, and engineering documentation. The role mentors engineers and team members and contributes expertise to talent assessment and hiring. The designer supports site validation, commissioning, operational integration, live events, and incident investigations for mission-critical systems. The role also develops and evolves global data center standards, policies, procedures, commissioning protocols, and testing documentation. It evaluates new designs, materials, and construction methods; guides engineering modeling and testing; validates digitized data center models and capacity plans; improves reliability and installation methods; and promotes training and knowledge sharing. Additional responsibilities include collaboration on network-related work such as building fabrics and coordinating design data with software teams, digital systems, and databases for automation.

Responsibilities

Strategize the planning, design, and optimization of data center white space, including rack layouts, aisle containment, power distribution, cable pathways, and build phases.
Maintain white space documentation, including room layouts, rack elevations, bills of materials, and structured cabling designs.
Shape design standards and Basis of Design documents and guide internal and partner teams in delivering consistent white space solutions.
Design low-voltage structured cabling systems for scalable compute, storage, and network systems.
Review new site layouts and fit-out designs, including failover configurations, for compliance and alignment with business standards.
Lead engagements with colocation providers, developers, internal teams, and multidisciplinary engineering groups to align and execute designs.
Direct complex project coordination meetings and align teams on scope, timelines, and design updates.
Serve as a subject matter expert in collaboration with technology partners such as network, compute, and carrier teams.
Lead high-impact white space design initiatives and complex engineering projects from inception through execution.
Direct internal and external project team members, contractors, and vendors through design, fit-out, and commissioning.
Ensure project deliverables meet company expectations, standards, and schedules.
Manage contract administration, change orders, cost forecasts, and engineering documentation.
Mentor junior engineers and new team members and contribute expertise to talent development, candidate assessment, and hiring decisions.
Lead on-site design validation, commissioning, and engineering analysis; validate and oversee integration of mission-critical systems with ongoing operations.
Provide engineering support during live events and incident investigations and manage documentation processes for operations and field engineering teams.
Influence global data center infrastructure standards, policies, and procedures, and lead documentation of standards adherence, commissioning protocols, and system testing.
Lead design summits, policy reviews, and commissioning activities to support continuous improvement and alignment across teams.
Research and evaluate designs, materials, and construction methods for mission-critical systems.
Guide development and testing of engineering solutions using modeling, component testing, and engineering principles.
Drive creation and validation of digitized data center models and capacity planning.
Improve reliability and performance of components, systems, and installation methods through feedback and maintenance improvements.
Develop engineering seminars, training programs, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
Collaborate with networking teams on network-related efforts such as building fabrics.
Oversee collaboration with software engineering to structure design data for automation and coordinate design data with internal systems and databases.
Manage timelines, deliverables, and budgets where applicable; anticipate and plan for resource or timeline changes as priorities shift.
Influence cross-functional leaders and external stakeholders, foster partnerships, and incorporate diverse perspectives.
Lead advanced problem-solving for complex or ambiguous issues, identify root causes, and implement solutions that prevent recurrence.
Monitor emerging trends, technologies, and standards; contribute thought leadership and promote continuous learning.
Develop and implement process improvements, assess their effectiveness, and define metrics to measure success.