Senior Architect, Global Engineering Strategy

About the role

The Global Engineering Strategy team within AWS Infrastructure Services is seeking a senior architect to define design and permitting strategies for new and expanding data centre projects across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You will translate strategic intent into buildable, permittable designs while collaborating with multidisciplinary engineering and business teams.

Key responsibilities

• Define and drive long‑term infrastructure strategy for EMEA data centre deployments, aligning with global standards and regional requirements.
• Lead technical evaluations of market opportunities, including site feasibility, power availability, climate analysis and regulatory considerations.
• Act as the strategic interface between regional delivery teams, design engineering, construction, real‑estate and capacity‑planning stakeholders.
• Provide senior technical counsel on capital investment decisions, technology selection and roadmap prioritisation.
• Identify and mitigate early‑stage risks by applying architectural judgement across disciplines.
• Influence global design standards by feeding back EMEA‑specific lessons and best practices.
• Partner with Planning/Permitting teams to improve permitting frameworks and accelerate site approvals.

Required profile

• Proven data‑centre delivery experience at a senior level.
• Strong understanding of campus and shell design, master‑planning and building typology.
• Experience navigating permitting processes across multiple EMEA jurisdictions.
• Ability to bridge strategic intent with detailed design execution.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting complex spatial and regulatory information to leadership.

Required skills

• Data centre design
• Master‑planning
• Regulatory permitting
• Power availability analysis
• Climate analysis