Data Center Solution Architect

Job Title: Solution Architect / Program Manager

Job Description

The Solution Architect for Mission Critical Controls/Data Center is responsible for designing, integrating, and optimizing mission-critical systems that support real-time BMS/EPMS monitoring, control, and analytics. This role bridges business needs, operational requirements, and technical architecture to ensure high availability, security, scalability, and performance of data center mission-critical control environments. Qualified candidates must have experience supporting data center projects.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solution architectures for mission-critical control systems, including data gathering, processing, visualization, and BMS/EPMS control platforms.
• Define architecture standards, reference designs, and best practices for mission-critical data center solutions.
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for availability, resilience, latency, and scalability.
• Integrate infrastructure, applications, systems, and monitoring tools into a unified mission control environment.
• Collaborate with clients, customers, consulting engineers, and vendors to ensure seamless interoperability.
• Work closely with business leaders, operations teams, and engineers to translate operational needs into technical solutions.
• Lead design reviews and architecture discussions to create a client functional design specification.
• Provide technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Embed monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities into solutions.
• Support implementation teams during deployment, testing, and go-live phases.
• Validate that delivered solutions align with approved architecture designs.
• Troubleshoot complex system and integration issues.
• Evaluate emerging technologies relevant to mission control and data center operations.
• Recommend improvements to performance, automation, observability, and cost efficiency.
• Contribute to long-term technology roadmaps.
• Perform systems integration across BMS, EPMS, and possess knowledge of electrical and mechanical systems.

Essential Skills

• Experience with monitoring, control systems, or real-time data platforms.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Systems Architect, Solutions Executive, or similar role.
• Knowledge of mission-critical environments using PLCs, SCADA, Rockwell, and Ignition software.
• EPMS software knowledge.
• Proven experience being customer-facing.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Technical communication skills.
• Knowledge in building automation systems and controls.

Work Environment

This role offers a remote work environment with travel to customer sites required approximately 30-50% of the time.

This is a Permanent position based out of Phoenix, AZ.

The pay range for this position is $150000.00 - $190000.00/yr.

-Medical insurance -Dental insurance -Vision Insurance -FSA/HSA/LSA -Voluntary Life | AD&D -Short & Long Term Disability -Pet Insurance -Retirement Plan -Wellness Program -Travel home on weekends is paid by client

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Apr 6, 2026.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I is embedded into our culture through:

• Hiring diverse talent
• Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
• Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
• Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services. For more than 40 years, we’ve helped visionary companies advance their goals. Headquartered in the United States, our teams span 150 offices across North America, EMEA, and APAC—with four delivery centers in India led by 1,000 extraordinary employees who connect their passion with purpose every day.

Our Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai delivery centers are hubs of engineering expertise, with core capabilities in mechanical and electrical engineering, systems and software, and manufacturing engineering. Our teams deliver work across multiple industries including transportation, consumer and industrial products, and life sciences. We serve more than 4,500 clients, including many Fortune 500 brands. Learn more about how we can work together at actalentservices.com.

Salary : $150,000 - $190,000