AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) 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.
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Key job responsibilities
Drive worldclass quality in the Data Center to achieve the best operating lowest cost infrastructure in the world. The QA engineer will be obsessed with quality engineering and design continuous improvements.
Ability and willingness to think outside of the box to find creative and innovative solutions to reduce costs while maintaining or improving quality reliability or maintainability
The QA engineer will focus on fiber optic and optic components cabling and interconnect products technologies and standards at this point. The scope may expand to mechanical and electrical (M&E) and other mission critical components later.
Work with engineering team to develop a global design standards document global installation best practice guidelines and product specifications for ISP develop a QA manuals and control amendments and revisions develop audit strategies and define quality and operational metrics that measure success.
Audit and inspect DC & edge sites to ensure standards are being followed verify defects generate punch lists report and generate remediation plans action and close all customer complaints and defects provide recommendations based on product and vendor performance continuously propose improvements to existing designs and processes in order to improve IDs speed quality and efficiency.
Conduct training sessions with local Infra Delivery Teams and any other Infra Ops organizations to ensure deployments comply with design standards and best practices.
Candidates must be responsive and communicate with technical teams to collect requirements and communicate with internal customers to describe features technical designs and strategy.
Identify and respond to risks and highpriority issues rapidly and effectively
Support New Product Introduction activities that improve infrastructure quality reduce cost and installation time
Travel 40% to review projects and coordinate with onsite personnel and contractors at AWS Data Centers
This is an opportunity to leverage and grow your existing quality and engineering experience in an innovative and highly collaborative environment where the results of your work will directly impact AWS and its customers.
Key job responsibilities
Drive quality through education and inspections
Maintain professionalism in stressful situations
Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing
Stand/walk/crouch for long periods of time
Use Microsoft Office products efficiently
Research and review technical documents and structural drawings
A day in the life
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a highly innovative company that collaborates across disciplines to produce cutting edge technology that changes our world. The AWS Inside Plant Design and Engineering Team is a new fastgrowing and leadingedge research and development team that is rethinking the design for the critical arteries that connect the various pieces of hardware inside AWS data centers and edge sites.
As a member of this team you will work directly with engineers and managers across the company to develop structured cabling and installation standards. You will also be charged with visiting our data centers and ensuring that we are following these standards while also collecting lessons learned so we are continually improving.
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
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the 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.
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 & 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.
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.
Ability to effectively communicate with technical and engineering teams and different levels management to collect requirements to describe solutions technical designs and strategy
3 years of experience in QA methodology and tools
3 years of Data Center project management and/or engineering experience.
4years in either fiber optic cable optic components cabling and interconnect products technologies and standards (Optional: M&E and other mission critical facilities).
BICSI RCDD and/or DCDC certification or Familiar with either ISO9001 / ISO11801 TIA568C TIA942 and/or ANSI/BICSI
Experience in documenting corporate standards best practice guidelines and/or manuals
Quality Assurance Certifications (CQA/CQE)
Multiregion and/or global experience
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