Principal Engineer Data Center

Principal Engineer Data Center

At Coupang we are building the future of ecommerce. Born out of an obsession to make shopping eating and living easier than ever were collectively disrupting the multibilliondollar ecommerce industry from the ground up. We exist to wow our customers. We know were doing the right thing when we hear our customers say How did we ever live without Coupang We are one of the fastestgrowing ecommerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been at since our inception. We are all entrepreneurial surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core we are bold and ambitious people who like to get our hands dirty and make a handson impact. At Coupang you will see yourself your colleagues your team and the company grow every day.

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About the Role:

The Data Center Architect must be thoughtleader in nextgeneration data center technologies should have a strong proven IT background a passion for solving business problems with technology and familiarity with the broad range of compute infrastructure / products and solutions. This role will require and indepth expertise of developing and maintaining onprem cloud and hybrid data centers to building the next generation datacenter platforms.

This role will be responsible for leading tasks in the planning and designing of a Data Center and/or a CoLocation environment as a dedicated space to deploy networked computer systems storage systems computing infrastructure and associated components that store manage process organize and distribute a large amount of data.

The candidate should possess experience in designing data centers power cooling and HVAC systems engineering considerations. will also oversee and guide the data center operations ensuring all production server environments are secure operational and highly available through continuous proactive monitoring customer support and scheduled maintenance preparation.

This role will require a deep and thorough working knowledge in building BCP /DR with ActivePassive Active Active setups. Demonstrative technical expertise to lead projects in multiple areas (i.e. engineering domains or systems) within a data center facility including construction and equipment installation/troubleshooting/debugging with vendors.

As a Systems Architect the role will participate in the development of future computer architectures that are tailored towards running business goals maintaining the necessary flexibility for new algorithmic methods and use case innovations.

Key Responsibilities:
In depth design and implementation of Data Center build outs including installation of cabinets structured cabling and installation/provisioning of new hardware.
Work with Network engineering and lead Data Center projects to ensure they are delivered to meet customer requirements
Participate in the planning coordination implementation and of approved policies programs and services related to Data Center services
Collaborate with internal stakeholders to define project design criteria and develop a Basis of Design
Technical leader managing the Consultants to implement the project from Design through Construction with comprehensive supportive documentation.
Proven working experience in data center design implementation migration BCP /DR concepts.
Review and update Data Center asbuilt documentation reconfigurations and updates as needed
Full working knowledge of current best practices for cabinet level hardware industry standard cable management documentation and labeling standards
Support and execute all data center capacity management and inventory control for optics cables and all Data Center server/network hardware
Collaborate with internal teams and external vendors to come up with industry best Datacenter solutions/proposal ability to present Architecture roadmap for DC technologies
Coordinate with leads in the System Architect team with container orchestration cloud solutions and services in a hybrid cloud environment
Leads the organizations data management security and migration initiatives while providing direction for a team of database administrators and specialists
Examines the organizations current data management systems and identifies opportunities to enhance performance availability scalability and prepare for growth
Works with Systems and security orgs assists in development of policies for standardizing systems development tools and security practices
Identify requirements research options design and implement solutions at a leadership level for the application/systems/services that organization runs
Perform technical planning system integration verification and validation cost and risk assessments
Identify research design optimize and integrate information technologybased solutions to complex business problems
Conduct and review detailed technical design with technology subjectmatter experts; transition design to solution engineers and assist with implementation plan construction
Possess breadth and depth of knowledge and experience across the following information technology domains: data center technologies (compute storage virtualization network cloud BCP DR solutions)
Expert level experience with public and private cloud services micro services advanced cloud technologies (examples: Virtualization VMware AWS Google Azure onprem Hybrid solutions hyper converged solutions etc.
understand the key aspects of legacy and modern data center architectural systems. Using this experience identify improvement areas in existing and nextgeneration data center designs to address master planning building architectural systems constructibility and sustainability
15 years in Datacenter technologies with proven ability in largescale data center hardware deployments and server relocation projects
Sophisticated knowledge in diagnosing servers hardware repair and component replacement
Lead projects with widespread impact on infrastructure design innovation and implementation
Responsible for conducting and providing oversight for the review of the architectural design of next generation data center designs

Essential Qualifications:
15 years of Data Center architectural experience
10 years of experience in missioncritical Data center design implementation migration
Experience in building BCP DR Architecture implement and manage and operations
Experience with structured cabling optical technologies DC power management and server/network hardware
Should possess knowledge of industry standards building codes and safety standards
Must have strong crossdiscipline knowledge of complete critical facility systems
Ability to provide solutions to complex projects under pressure
Experience working in a regulatory environment with deep understanding of Change Control Incident Management & Problem Management processes and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:
Expertise in the Linux commandline environment
Expert in Datacenter Compute and Network infrastructure
Handson experience in daytoday Data Center operations
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Knowledge of scripting and job creation
Knowledge of version control systems
Ability to create Linux scripts for the completion automation of task level requirements and ability to create and manage cron jobs.
Knowledge of a software development lifecycle that includes development validation integration training and production.
Ability to develop a detailed project plan that includes schedule scope communication plan risk analysis resource estimates milestones and backout procedures
Ability to produce operational documentation using industry best practices in technical writing
Ability to gather process requirements to automate into playbooks
Ability to develop and implement service request workflows for automating system operation and maintenance processes
Adept at working independently but also in a team environment
Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions in a fastpaced deadline driven enterprise environment
Proactive and flexible with ability to effectively work either as part of a team or as an individual
Selfstarter highly motivated individual who adapts to a dynamic work environment
Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities

Pay & Benefits:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. At Coupang your base pay is one part of your total compensation.
The base pay for this position ranges from $184000/year in our lowest geographic market to $376000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on jobrelated knowledge skills and experience.

General Description of All Benefits:
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life AD&D insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
Longterm/Shortterm Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
401K Plan with Company Match
1821 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
12 Public Holidays
Paid Parental leave
Pretax commuterbenefits
MTV Free Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation:
Other Compensation includes but is not limited to bonuses equity or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles) color religion religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices) sex or gender (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy childbirth or breastfeeding) gender identity gender expression sexual orientation ancestry national origin (including language use restrictions) age 40 and over) physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status) military or veteran status use of a trained dog guide or service animal political activities or affiliations ancestry citizenship family and medical leave status status as a victim of any violent crime or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its a condition of employment Coupang requires employees to be fully vaccinated against Covid19 subject to legally required accommodations. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a disability please contact us

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