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What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The posting asks for 8+ years of experience.

Main responsibilities

• Architecture and reference designs
• Own the physical-infrastructure architecture. Build reference designs for power, liquid cooling, and connectivity for AI and high-density compute, including …
• Translate hardware and capacity needs into engineering requirements. Turn heat loads, electrical loads, port counts, network topologies, and growth plans int…
• Qualify sites and facility interfaces. Assess provider power and cooling availability, utility and backup capacity, water supply and return conditions, hydra…
• Electrical power architecture (MV/LV)
• Lead MV and LV electrical architecture: single-line diagrams, power distribution, switchgear and UPS topology, busway and PDU design, grounding and bonding.
• Design physical power infrastructure, AC and DC, including power conversion, backup generation, energy storage, and distribution, with attention to fault lev…
• Validate designs with modeling: load-flow, short-circuit, arc-flash, and selectivity studies, checked against measured performance where possible.
• Define digital power requirements for monitoring, metering, protection coordination, and control. Work with controls and operations teams on alarm thresholds…
• Fold emerging standards (NEC, NFPA, UL, OCP power and rack specs) into forward-looking electrical designs.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

• Technical skill Core
  In the posting: “Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code.” · “You'll own 3 connected domains: the liquid cooling chain, the low-voltage connectivity layer, and the MV/LV electrical architecture that powers both.” · “This is a senior individual-contributor role spanning architecture, detailed design, technical qualification, design governance, commissioning, and operation…”
  Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
• Problem solving Core
  In the posting: “If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, y…” · “Review partner designs and contractor submittals, resolve RFIs and technical disputes, and drive deviations to documented closure.” · “Investigate incidents and recurring installation defects with network and operations teams.”
  Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
• Ownership and accountability Core
  In the posting: “Own the physical-infrastructure architecture.” · “Own the liquid-cooling architecture and roadmap.” · “Own the physical-layer architecture.”
  Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
• Customer focus Core
  In the posting: “Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individu…” · “Project Galileo : Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themse…” · “Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever.”
  Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
• Planning and organisation Core
  In the posting: “We work with engineering, capacity planning, network strategy, supply chain, and operations to grow Cloudflare's data center and PoP footprint.” · “Pathway layouts, fiber schedules, port-to-port patching plans, cable-length schedules, bills of materials, and installation specs.” · “Own basis-of-design documents, single-line diagrams, P&IDs, cabling and equipment schedules, interface requirements, scopes, responsibility matrices, review …”
  Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
• Data and analysis Core
  In the posting: “Cloudflare is hiring a Data Center Architect to define and deliver the physical infrastructure behind high-density compute and GPU deployments across our glo…” · “We work with engineering, capacity planning, network strategy, supply chain, and operations to grow Cloudflare's data center and PoP footprint.” · “Define handoffs with data center providers, carriers, ISPs, and Cloudflare's network strategy team.”
  Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
• Adaptability and learning Core
  In the posting: “We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools.” · “If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, y…” · “Flexible Spending Accounts”
  Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
• Attention to detail and quality Core
  In the posting: “Maintain the standards, templates, and libraries that deployment, operations, and partner teams build from.” · “Fold emerging standards (NEC, NFPA, UL, OCP power and rack specs) into forward-looking electrical designs.” · “Set manufacturer-aligned requirements for fluid quality, material compatibility, cleanliness, filtration, corrosion control, condensation prevention, and lea…”
  Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
• Stakeholder management Core
  In the posting: “You're Cloudflare's owner-side technical lead in these domains: the person who connects what our hardware needs with what colocation providers, equipment man…” · “With colocation providers, hardware suppliers, and delivery partners worldwide, we turn infrastructure requirements into deployments that come online faster,…” · “RFPs, technical bid evaluation, technical negotiations, supplier qualification, and lifecycle cost analysis.”
  Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
• Communication Core
  In the posting: “Oversee handover: deficiency closure, operator training, maintenance procedures, spares, and turnover documentation before production.” · “Clear written and verbal communication across disciplines and time zones, and able to run several projects with limited oversight.”
  Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
• Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
  In the posting: “Partner with supply chain on prefabricated assemblies, preterminated cabling, rack integration, lead times, and alternatives that cut field labor without cut…”
  Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
• Leadership and mentoring Supporting
  In the posting: “8+ years in data center mechanical, electrical, or physical-layer infrastructure, critical-facility cooling, or structured cabling, including architecture or…”
  Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.

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