Data Center Architect - Core Infrastructure

Job Description DC Architect - level G

 

At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you make. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the food you sample. Through our products, partners and people, we can empower everyone to experience the world.

We’re a truly global e-commerce company, with business operations in nearly every country and city on the planet. And we want to make it easy for everyone, anywhere in the world, to pay for their travel or do business with our platform – whenever and however it’s convenient for them.

Core Platforms 

Do you want to build software that impacts millions of customers around the world, taking on some of the world's most complex ecommerce challenges? We are looking for hard-working engineers to join our Core Infrastructure department in our Amsterdam HQ. 

In Core Infrastructure we design, build and operate all the technology that our Booking.com product development teams need in order to deliver great travel products to our customers.

This role will be heavily involved in the DC design, DC roadmap and DC evolution program which is a multi site and multi year journey right sizing and right designing our data center footprint, which will require this person to tap into a lot of internal and external resources to achieve our objectives in particular  our data center teams, internal service owners and also external services e.g.  validating technology, architecture and solutions to achieve overall objectives. 

The position also decides ownership of DC design, roadmaps and solutioning in line with our customer expectations.

Data Center Architects are knowledgeable about the specific requirements of a company’s entire infrastructure. They take into consideration various needs that the company might have including power, cooling, location, available utilities, and even pricing and they are also responsible for the physical and logistical layout of the resources and equipment within a data center facility. A critical aspect of their professional duties, they specify where and how the server, storage network, racks, and other data center resources are physically stored. They should play an active role in validating the technical requirements and associated architecture. It is them who must liaison with external suppliers to understand how certain solutions can be incorporated. 

Craft Experience :

Researching and analyzing new technologies, materials, construction methods, and environmental impact

Providing technical analysis, integration expertise, and critical data analysis related to system architecture in alignment with overall data center strategy

Maintaining a functional relationship with multi-disciplinary teams to support overall resource efficiency

Leading and supporting data center virtualization, service delivery, automation, and implementation

Experienced with Jira and able to stay organized and track work across multiple teams and projects using Jira and Jira Align

Domain Experience : 

Experience with data center environment solutions (both design as well as build)

Experience with leading data center assets

Mastery in DC lifecycle concepts, core infrastructure component setup

> 3 years of Data Center architectural experience

Proven experience in critically important facility design, construction, and implementation of Data Centers

5 years of proven track record with structured cabling, optical technologies, DC power management, and server/network hardware

Should possess knowledge of industry and safety standards, cross-discipline knowledge of complete critical facility systems

Experience working in a regulatory environment with deep understanding of Change Control, Incident Management & Problem Management processes and procedures

Performing infrastructure design, strategy, and services and participating in the implementation of computer system, network, storage, and security infrastructure

Building, owning and developing DC technology roadmaps

 

In return, we’ll provide:

An opportunity to contribute to a high scale, complex, world renowned product and seeing real time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide;

Be part of a fast paced environment and performance driven culture

Various opportunities to grow technically and personally via side projects, hackathons, conferences and your involvement in the community;

Contributing to a high scale, complex, world renowned product and seeing real time impact of your work on millions of travelers worldwide;

Working in a fast paced and performance driven culture;

Opportunity to apply technical expertise, leadership capabilities and ambitious spirit;

Promote and drive impactful and innovative engineering solutions;

Technical, behavioral and interpersonal competence advancement via on-the-job opportunities, experimental projects, hackathons, conferences and active community participation;

Competitive compensation and benefits package and some great added perks of working in Booking.com;

We value diversity of all types and in an open, multifaceted workplace. This has been a pillar at Booking.com since day one, and something we continue to strongly believe in and build today.

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrivePre-Employment Screening:If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.