Senior Data Center Technical Specialist

Job overview

The Senior Data Center Technical Specialist role is 100% onsite at Fermi’s campus in Amarillo, TX, with periodic travel to vendor facilities, fabrication shops, and partner offices as needed. Compensation is not specified. Fermi’s engineering team supports the company’s data center program and infrastructure delivery. The role serves as the technical authority and design liaison across data center engineering disciplines, carrying technical standards from design through construction, commissioning, and turnover. It helps ensure infrastructure is reliable, maintainable, and built to approved design requirements.

What you'll do

• Oversee technical engineering across data center electrical, mechanical, controls, fire protection, and building management systems
• review design deliverables and installed work against standards
• identify and resolve technical nonconformances
• maintain technical issue tracking
• support operability and turnover readiness
• manage equipment specifications, vendor qualification, and capacity tracking
• coordinate technical reviews and commissioning readiness
• advise on technical issues and proposed modifications
• use AI-enabled analytics and review tools in project delivery.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior data center technical specialist

data center engineering

mission-critical infrastructure

electrical systems

mechanical systems

controls and automation

commissioning

amarillo tx

fermi

onsite

vendor management

ai-enabled analytics

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Requires 15+ years of relevant experience, including at least eight years in hyperscale or mission-critical environments, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical discipline. Periodic travel and extended hours during critical milestones may be needed.

About the employer

Fermi LLC is hiring for this role. Industry: Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services. Sector: 51.