Senior Technical Leader Data Centre

Salary: £53,900 - 80,900 per year

Requirements:

• Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Automation, Computer Science, or an equivalent field.
• At least 5 years of experience in solution engineering, technical leadership, system architecture, or customer project environments.
• Proven experience designing and leading complex integrated solutions involving multiple technologies and stakeholders.
• Strong command of data centre architecture, including cooling, UPS, medium and low voltage electrical distribution, transformers, and power train.
• Experience working in international and matrix organizations.
• Experience in data centre environments is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of system integration involving both Schneider Electric and third-party technologies is a strong advantage.
• Fluent English is required; additional languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities:

• Capture, analyze, and translate customer requirements into integrated and scalable technical solutions that deliver measurable customer value.
• Define and lead the overall solution architecture across electrical, mechanical, cooling, digital, software, and third-party systems, ensuring performance, reliability, and compatibility.
• Design and prescribe standard architectures for key regional accounts.
• Develop differentiated and competitive technical strategies that support business growth and increase the likelihood of success on complex opportunities.
• Lead technical solution development activities, including system integration, design optimization, equipment selection, and engineering scope definition.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications, Schneider Electric standards, industry regulations, and technical governance requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks, assumptions, constraints, and interface challenges throughout the opportunity lifecycle.
• Support customer workshops, technical presentations, proof-of-concepts, and solution validation activities, building customer confidence and trust.
• Define engineering effort, resource requirements, and execution assumptions to ensure successful delivery following project award.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to tendering, engineering, sales, and execution teams while contributing to innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Support
• Matrix

More:

We are Schneider Electric, committed to solving real-world problems and creating a sustainable, digitalised electrical future. Our data centres support leading cloud, hyperscale, and colocation players through their digital and energy transformation. You will join our OneSol Europe Team within our Cloud & Service Providers organization, supporting strategic data centre accounts across Europe, including the UK and Ireland, France, the Netherlands, BeNe, Italy, Spain, and Greece. This is a hybrid position based in France, the UK, or Spain, reporting to the Head of Tendering. We offer a strong total rewards package with health, insurance, paid time off, teleworking, family support, retirement and savings plans, learning and career development opportunities, and an inclusive workplace focused on growth, collaboration, and community impact. For this France-based role, the expected pay range is EUR 63,200 to EUR 94,800 per year, including base pay and target short-term incentives.

last updated 31 week of 2026