Data Center Facility Engineer, Data Center Engineering Operations

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.

The successful candidate will oversee the operation and maintenance of the electrical and mechanical infrastructure for Data Centers (DC) in Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud regions. Our technicians are operating and maintaining AWS DCs world-class mechanical and electrical infrastructure. In addition to technical operations and maintenance the successful candidate will oversee facility operations and ensure the implementation of safety procedures.

The role requires a motivated self-managed individual who demonstrates initiative and proactively seeks solutions to problems while striving for operational excellence. The work follows a process-oriented approach: the individual needs a strong willingness to learn new processes and adapt to rapidly changing operational scenarios with conflicting priorities.

The successful candidate will be part of the Engineering and Facilities team and will be responsible for; maintaining availability for customers; ensuring maintenance and operation of technical infrastructure; and the upkeep and operation of the DC facility.



Key job responsibilities
- Safety - Follow and maintain the highest safety standards and diligently encourage a world-class safety culture. As a facility owner team ensure remediation of safety risks/issues in conjunction with other teams. Own the safety initiatives and projects to foster strong safety culture.

- Engineering & Facility Operations and Maintenance - Operational experience and familiarity with electrical and mechanical equipment including Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPSs) Switchgear Circuit Breakers Automatic Transfer Switches (ATSs) Diesel Generators Chillers Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) Exhaust Fans Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and Transformers
- Troubleshoot events within internal Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Take daily operational readings of all mechanical and electrical equipment through routine rounds/log-taking (temperatures voltages currents etc.)
- Supervise contractors who perform servicing or preventive maintenance
- Manual handling and lifting of equipment may be required
- Ability to work shifts (morning late and night)
- On-call rotation reaction to off-duty emergency calls

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- City & Guilds/NVQ Level 3 in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Knowledge of mechanical systems (Mechanical HVAC systems Controls) or knowledge of key electrical competencies and theory

- 2 years of data center engineering operations experience
- Bachelors degree in electrical mechanical or equivalent engineering

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