Lead Solutions Engineering (Data Center Design & Infrastructure)

The Lead Solutions Engineer – Data Center Design & Infrastructure is a senior presales professional responsible for designing enterprise data center solutions and infrastructure. This role involves developing technical solutions, qualifying requirements, and engaging with customers to deliver integrated, resilient, and scalable data center designs. The position requires a comprehensive understanding of data center architecture, including standards such as TIA-942 and Uptime Institute Tier III/Rated-3, as well as expertise in power, cooling, telecom infrastructure, and both active and passive components. Reporting to the Head of Presales – SI & Managed Services, the role collaborates closely with cross-functional teams including design, facilities, ICT, OEMs, system integrators, consultants, and customers.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead presales activities for enterprise data center design and infrastructure solutions, from requirement gathering to conceptual design, proposal development, and technical handover.
- Engage with enterprise customers to understand their business continuity, availability, capacity, rack density, power, cooling, physical security, connectivity, expansion, and operational needs.
- Develop conceptual and detailed data center designs covering white space, raised flooring, racks, containment, structured cabling, active/passive network infrastructure, power distribution, UPS, PDU, generators, and related facilities.
- Apply and interpret data center standards, particularly TIA-942 and Uptime Institute Tier III/Rated-3, ensuring customer-specific compliance and design requirements are met.
- Evaluate and design various cooling solutions, including precision cooling, in-row cooling, perimeter cooling, containment-based cooling, and high-density or liquid cooling where applicable.
- Design power infrastructure concepts such as utility feeds, generators, UPS configurations, STS/ATS, PDUs, redundancy, power monitoring, and IT load distribution.
- Design telecom and structured cabling infrastructure including fiber and copper connectivity, pathways, racks, patching, and cross-connects.
- Coordinate requirements across active network, compute, storage, security, and facilities teams to ensure an integrated data center architecture.
- Prepare architecture drawings, layouts, BoQ/BoM, technical specifications, compliance matrices, and responses to RFI/RFQ/RFP/tenders.
- Conduct customer workshops and site discussions, perform data collection, gap analysis, and technical risk identification.
- Collaborate with OEMs, distributors, system integrators, contractors, and subject matter experts for solution validation, design input, pricing support, and technical clarifications.
- Support solution estimation, total cost of ownership discussions, phased expansion planning, and future-ready design recommendations.

Required Qualifications

- 6 to 8 years of relevant experience in data center design, presales, consulting, or solution architecture, preferably with enterprise customers.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecom, Networking, Mechanical Engineering, Data Center Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong practical knowledge of data center architecture and design principles, including TIA-942 and Uptime Institute Tier III/Rated-3 standards.
- Experience with enterprise data center projects involving active and passive components such as structured cabling, racks, containment, power systems, UPS, PDUs, generators, HVAC/precision cooling, and telecom infrastructure.
- Understanding of various cooling technologies and their application in conventional and high-density IT environments.
- Ability to interpret power, cooling, rack density, connectivity, and availability requirements and translate them into integrated designs.
- Relevant certifications such as Uptime Institute, TIA-942, CDCP/CDCS/CDCE, or equivalent are preferred.
- Proven experience working with multiple OEMs, distributors, system integrators, facilities contractors, and specialist vendors.
- Strong skills in enterprise customer engagement, technical discovery, workshops, presentations, and preparing RFI/RFQ/RFP responses and solution proposals.
- Ability to coordinate multiple subject matter experts across network, compute, storage, security, power, cooling, structured cabling, and telecom domains.
- Excellent technical documentation, presentation, communication, stakeholder management, and project coordination skills.

Preferred Qualifications and Benefits

JazzWorld is a certified Top Employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where employees can thrive. The organization values customer obsession, truthfulness, innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial spirit, encouraging employees to challenge convention and deliver impactful solutions. As Pakistan’s largest digital operator, JazzWorld serves over 100 million customers, offering opportunities to contribute to national-scale digital transformation. Employees benefit from a forward-looking leadership, an open culture, meaningful work, and continuous learning and growth opportunities. The company’s purpose-driven environment aims to create a better life for all through connectivity, digital services, financial inclusion, entertainment, and insurance.

The application deadline for this position is 11th October 2026, and the role is based in Lahore.