Data Center Design Manager (Lead)

🗓️ Full-time | Permanent | Start ASAP
📍 Sydney preferred, Australia Remote considered
🏡 Hybrid working (if near a Sharon office)
About Sharon AI
Sharon AI is an Australian neocloud, delivering trusted AI infrastructure organisations need to build, train and run AI at scale. We support customers across the full AI lifecycle, from training through to inference and agentic AI, drawing on a strong ecosystem of technology and co-location partners to deliver capability where it's needed. As the first neocloud to join NVIDIA's AI Compute Program, we're growing quickly, scaling our AI Factory platform to meet rising demand for advanced compute.
The Role
As Sharon AI continues to grow, we’re looking for a talented Data Center Design Manager (Lead) to join our Infrastructure team, reporting to our VP of Infrastructure. You’ll provide owner-side technical and design leadership across the development, expansion and delivery of high-density AI data center infrastructure. Acting as an informed design authority, you’ll translate AI infrastructure requirements into facility requirements and work across internal teams and external engineering partners to support highly available, scalable GPU infrastructure.
What You'll Be Doing
Act as the owner-side authority for data center design and engineering
Develop internal design principles, standards, Basis of Design requirements, technical specifications and reference architectures
Review and challenge designs from data center operators, developers, EPC contractors, OEMs and engineering consultants
Provide technical oversight across electrical, mechanical, cooling, controls and other key engineering disciplines
Translate GPU platform requirements into facility-level infrastructure requirements
Ensure facility designs align with compute, network, storage, platform and operational requirements
Partner with AI/HPC, Network, Storage and Platform architects to create integrated facility-to-GPU-cluster designs
Identify design risk, challenge engineering assumptions and strengthen pre-construction capability
Own design assurance across multiple projects supporting highly available, scalable GPU infrastructure
What We're Looking For
10+ years’ experience in mission-critical, hyperscale, cloud, colocation or data center infrastructure
Strong multidisciplinary understanding of data center engineering, with deep capability in at least one major engineering discipline
Experience designing, delivering or technically governing large-scale data center infrastructure
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach
Strong design documentation, decision-making discipline and attention to detail
A genuine interest in AI, technology and what Sharon AI is building
Nice to have:
Chartered Professional Engineer / CPEng or equivalent accreditation
Hyperscale cloud, neocloud, GPU cloud or major data center developer/operator experience
Experience with brownfield or greenfield development, liquid cooling, commissioning or integrated systems testing
Why Join Sharon AI?
You'll be joining a rapidly growing Australian technology business at an exciting stage of its journey, with the opportunity to work directly with the infrastructure and technology powering the next generation of AI.
🏡 Hybrid working – flexibility between our office and working from home
🎂 Birthday leave – take some extra time to celebrate your day
🧠 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – confidential support when you need it
🤖 Exposure to AI and next-generation technology – work in one of the fastest-moving areas of technology
🎓 Learning & development – we support your career growth with approved conferences, professional memberships & courses
🚗 Novated leasing – a tax-effective way to finance and run your car
🎁 Bounty referral program – generous rewards for successfully referring new talent to Sharon AI
🏆 Employee of the month – recognition plus a $500 gift card
🌏 Growing global business – be part of an Australian technology company with an expanding international footprint
💡 Make an impact – join at a stage where your work can have a visible influence on how we build and grow
🤝 Collaborative culture – work alongside talented people across technical, commercial and corporate teams
Our Values
Integrity | Innovation | Collaboration | Wellbeing | Inclusion
Apply today and help us build the infrastructure powering the next generation of AI.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we’re unfortunately not always able to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates. We appreciate your understanding and want to assure you that every application will be reviewed with care.

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