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Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently hiring for an Engineering Technician to support our data centers. The Engineering Technician will help ensure overall availability and reliability to meet or exceed defined service levels of data center operations.
The Data Center Engineering Technician will be responsible for ensuring the overall operation and maintenance of all electrical mechanical and HVAC equipment within the data center. This equipment supports missioncritical servers and must maintain better than 99.999 uptime. The Data Center Engineering Technician will continue to maintain high reliability and performance while keeping operating costs in facilities at a minimum.
Engineering Technicians are Amazons front line when it comes to handson electrical and mechanical equipment troubleshooting. They will maintain operate and troubleshoot Data Center Operations Mission Critical Facilities which includes standby diesel generators and related fuel systems as well as three phase electrical systems such as: switch gear UPSs PDUs wet cell batteries and associated systems CRAC centrifugal chillers cooling towers/water chemical system air handlers and associated systems pumps & motors.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words were the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers storage networking power and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain and were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Sterling VA USA
Manassas VA USA
Ashburn VA USA
Chantilly VA USA
Herndon VA USA


Key job responsibilities
Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance
Perform limited maintenance tasks to include: filter changes battery system PMs and Rack PDU & Rack ATS replacements
Perform root cause analysis for operational issues
Troubleshoot facility and rack level events
Ensure all personnel onsite follow safety protocols
Work oncall and a rotating schedule as needed
Take daily operational readings and provide metrics reporting to senior engineers
Perform basic support concepts such as ticketing systems root cause analysis and task prioritization
Physical Requirements:

All physical requirements are expected with reasonable accommodations
Walk job sites in uneven terrain
Work at heights and from ladders
Regularly walk use hands and fingers handle or feel reach with hands and arms stoop kneel crouch or craw
Regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds; and participate in group lifts for 41 pounds or more
Carry objects weighing up to 40 pounds for short distances
Work shifts longer than eight hours in duration
Respond to off hour emergency calls
Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder
Coordinate body movements when using tools or equipment


About the team
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the worlds most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating thats why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting hasnt followed a traditional path or includes alternative experiences dont let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance
We value worklife harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home theres nothing we cant achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS its in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employeeled affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth
Were continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earths Best Employer. Thats why youll find endless knowledgesharing mentorship and other careeradvancing resources here to help you develop into a betterrounded professional.

High school or equivalent diploma
1 years of data center or mission critical facilities (example: hospital military facility public safety facility etc. experience
1 years of electrical or mechanical experience

2 years of data center engineering experience
Knowledge of BMS and EPMS control systems and data collection/trending
Knowledge of maintenance management software
Experience leading and managing operations of critical facilities which require indepth knowledge in electrical mechanical and control systems

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

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