Senior Software Architect

About the role

The Senior Software Architect – DCIM leads the architecture and design of Digital Realty’s next-generation Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM) platform. This platform powers the monitoring, control, and optimization of critical infrastructure across the company's global data center footprint.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the reference architecture for a global, cloud-native DCIM platform leveraging Microsoft Azure.
• Architect and operationalize a high-throughput, low-latency, highly reliable distributed platform supporting real-time monitoring and control at global scale.
• Design data platform architectures capable of petabyte-scale data ingestion, processing, and analytics.
• Architect secure, globally distributed edge services using industrial IoT protocols such as MQTT and Modbus.
• Develop end-to-end IoT data flows using services such as IoT Hub, IoT Edge, Stream Analytics, Azure Functions, Azure Data Explorer, and Azure Storage.
• Implement real-time alarming, event processing, and analytics in both cloud and edge environments.
• Establish platform reliability through robust monitoring, diagnostics, observability, and automation.
• Lead architectural governance, define standards, drive design reviews, and mentor engineers and architects across global teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 10–15 years of experience designing and architecting large-scale, globally distributed, real-time, secure, cloud-native platforms and products.
• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services and architectures.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Experience building industrial IoT and telemetry platforms with MQTT and edge-to-cloud messaging.
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, Istio, or similar).
• Strong programming skills in one or more of C#, Python, Node.js, or Go.
• Experience building and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to align technology decisions with business and product strategy.

Qualifications

• Experience building and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to align technology decisions with business and product strategy.

Skills

• Experience building and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise platforms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to align technology decisions with business and product strategy.

Benefits

• Health and Safety: Safety isn’t just a priority at Digital Realty — it’s fundamental to everything we do. Protecting our people, customers, assets, and data is central to our culture.
• Compensation Philosophy: Digital Realty offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package and an environment that recognizes and rewards employees for achieving outcomes aligned with the company’s values and business objectives.
• Published Pay Range: $130,000 – $150,000 annually.