Sr. Solutions Architect

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SHI's AGT AI Team is hiring a Solutions Architect - SME in Data Center, Power, and Cooling for its AI Datacenter Practice. In this pre-sales, customer-facing engineering role, you’ll design and deliver infrastructure solutions for both traditional and modular data centers supporting AI platforms, with a focus on high-performance, energy-efficient, and scalable environments.

Expertise in power management, cooling systems, and AI data center operations—especially high-density computing and GPU-intensive workloads—is required. You will travel to customer sites for planning, assessment, and solution validation, engage in technical sales activities, and work closely with SHI Field Teams and key vendors to drive technical discussions and evaluate technology options.

As an AI SME in the Power and Cooling COE, you ll leverage knowledge of NVIDIA technologies or HPC platforms to architect solutions using advanced power alternatives and modern cooling methods like liquid cooling, ensuring sustainable and reliable AI infrastructure.

• Act as a technical pre-sales expert for AI data center infrastructure, conducting site assessments, presenting solutions, and advising clients; may provide post-sales support.

• Design and architect AI-optimized infrastructure for both physical and modular data centers, covering power, cooling, and redundancy.

• Visit customer sites to assess and validate infrastructure requirements.

• Coordinate with SHI Field Teams to align solutions, support implementation, and ensure project success.

• Lead technical discussions with market-leading and emerging vendors (e.g., NVIDIA, Vertiv), influencing selection and product direction as needed.

• Assess technologies and recommend strategic vendors for power and cooling components.

• Serve as SME in power and cooling, guiding selection and optimization for AI environments.

• Contribute as an AI SME across the SHI AGT team and within the SHI Power and Cooling COE by sharing best practices and supporting initiatives.

• Recommend power alternatives, including renewables, energy storage, and efficient distribution to reduce costs and emissions.

• Oversee the validation and integration of liquid cooling solutions for dense AI clusters in various data center types.

• Evaluate existing and planned data centers for AI readiness and recommend infrastructure upgrades.

• Collaborate across stakeholders to develop proofs-of-concept, RFx’s, and deployment plans for AI projects.

• Monitor industry trends in sustainable power, cooling innovations, and modular advances.

• Present and Train internal teams and customers on power and cooling best practices in AI data centers.

• Analyze metrics and use CFD tools to optimize cooling performance in diverse data center formats.

• Problem-Solving:
  Can proactively identify and take ownership of complex problem-solving initiatives, initiate preventative measures, collaborate with others to find solutions, and drive successful outcomes.

• Communication:
  Can effectively communicate complex ideas and information to diverse audiences, facilitate effective communication between others, and mentor others in effective communication.

• Adaptability:
  Can lead others through change, help teams adapt to new directions, and create a culture open to change.

• Leadership:
  Can take ownership of complex team initiatives, collaborate with others in decision-making processes, and drive…