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.
Are you an experienced manager with a passion for engineering leading teams in delivering data center designs and looking for a challenge to chart your own course If so we are looking for you to help us make history.
AWS data centers are the foundation upon which our software and services operates to meet the growing demands of our customers. This role provides you the opportunity to collaborate with business development design engineers data center operations professionals external vendors and consultants and other crossfunctional teams to assess designs and select colocation facilities that meet our business requirements.
You will be able to showcase your management skills and understanding of data center design engineering and operations of infrastructure common to data centers Telecommunications facilities and other critical environment infrastructure.
You and your team will work directly with internal business teams and with colocation vendors to identify document and resolve any operational/design deficiencies which could impact a sites capability or availability.
You will have opportunities to influence build and improve processes to guide the direction of our colocation data center portfolio on a global scale. So if you are a strong leader with solid knowledge of data center mechanical electrical plumbing and structural (MEPS) infrastructure design engineering management experience Amazon will present a fast paced fun and exciting work environment that is unique in every aspect and offers an exceptional rewarding opportunity for you.
Key job responsibilities
You will be responsible for setting the direction and providing team oversight for the following team deliverables:
Conducting site assessments against AWS standards for collocation data centers legacy facility upgrades and general capital endeavors.
Performing risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor owned and operated collocation data centers infrastructure to determine fitforuse/fitforservice.
Influencing AWS design and specification requirements to meet our business needs for AWS colocation products.
Investigating and documenting rootcause failure analysis associated with infrastructure and equipment failures.
Working with local agencies having jurisdiction to ensure compliance with federal state and municipal requirements and codes.
Collaborating with other engineering operations and commissioning teams to properly test and validate the installation operation and performance of critical electrical/mechanical/fire suppression/controls systems/structural systems.
Supporting Operations data scientists and other business partners to determine utilization efficiency and performance analysis on critical systems.
Travel to Data Center sites as required International & Domestic (up to 50
Assigning and setting priorities for team deliverables for assessments of vendors critical infrastructure designs performance of risk analysis and availability calculations for vendor collocation data centers infrastructure needed to determine fitforuse/fitforservice for AWS cloud compute and networking services.
About the team
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Engineering degree in Electrical Mechanical or related discipline or 10 years commensurate industry or military experience in lieu of degree
5 years experience of focused engineering team management experience for teams conducting Data Center or Carrierclass Telecommunications design engineering and/or operations and maintenance (O&M) of data center critical environment infrastructure.
Business level English language skills
Masters degree in engineering or MBA
10 years cumulative engineering design management experience
PE or EIT
Prior project management experience; PMP PMI
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